old guard

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Ultimately, "The Gray Man" is as mindless as it is thrilling — not unlike the similar Netflix offerings, "Extraction" or "The Old Guard."

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2022

Infantry Regiment, known as the Old Guard, kept precise, ritualistic vigil on the eastern side of the massive stone crypt overlooking the cemetery and the nation’s capital.

From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2021

On July 2, 1937, the Old Guard took up sentinel duty, manning around-the-clock watch that continues to this day.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2021

Infantry Regiment, the Army’s oldest active-duty infantry unit, which is known as the Old Guard and includes the Tomb Guard.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2021

"Not on a bet!" said I. On the following Wednesday the Old Guard counted noses and found itself short the star member.

From Fore! by Loan, Charles Emmett Van