Army of the United States

American  

noun

1. the army or armies referred to in the U.S. Constitution, especially consisting of the Regular Army, National Guard, and Army Reserve.

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Example Sentences

“In memory of Philip Nolan, Lieutenant in the Army of the United States. He loved his country as no other man has loved her; but no man deserved less at her hands.”

From Seattle Times

On July 25, 1866, Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army of the United States, the first officer to hold the rank.

From Washington Times

“They were the first members of the expeditionary Army of the United States in France to die, that we might live,” the marker reads.

From Washington Times

“Army of the United States,” it says, “a testimonial of Honest and Faithful Service to this country.”

From Washington Post

One week after this nation was attacked at Pearl Harbor in 1941, I enlisted as a private in the Army of the United States and served for more than four years, climaxed by the campaign in Okinawa.

From Washington Post