soldier
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It says the head was brought to the UK by a British soldier during World War One and it remained in the possession of the family for a century.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
My eyes watered as the camera panned over his arm-in-arm players as they shouted the line, “Think, o beloved homeland! That heaven/gave you a soldier in each son.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
SEOUL—A North Korean soldier escaped across the Korean demilitarized zone, one of the world’s most fortified places, demonstrating that even Kim Jong Un’s intensified surveillance can’t completely stop his people from fleeing the regime.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
General Chris Donahue -- the last American soldier to depart Afghanistan and the current commander of US Army forces in Europe and Africa -- will leave his position early next month, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
After I took over from the soldier on duty, no other personnel would enter.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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