paratrooper

Example Sentences

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The Pentagon is currently moving US paratroopers and Marines into the area.

From Barron's

The Americans have more than four thousand US Marines on ships heading to the Gulf, paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne on standby and are discussing further reinforcements.

From BBC

Elements of a US paratrooper division are also reportedly on their way.

From BBC

Several thousand US paratroopers are heading to the region from California.

From BBC

French paratroopers, part of a multinational force, supervise the evacuation of Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat among the crowd and journalists on Aug. 30, 1982, in Beirut.

From Los Angeles Times