paratrooper
Example Sentences
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More than a decade after his death in police custody, the body of former paratrooper Christopher Alder was discovered lying in a mortuary.
From BBC
His tanks covered Ukrainian paratroopers and their task was to prevent Russian troops from crossing the bridge.
From BBC
He entered an elite unit of Russian paratroopers, which crossed into Ukraine the very first day of Putin’s Feb. 24 invasion, one year ago.
From Seattle Times
“I had a cousin who was a paratrooper that got hurt pretty bad in Vietnam,” Mr. Strong told L.A.
From Washington Post
The governor, who served as a paratrooper and captain in the U.S.
From Seattle Times
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