marines
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Miller signed on as Cochrane’s captain of marines, and together they sailed to blockade the Spanish fleet at the Peruvian harbor of Callao.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Soldiers, marines, and their support crews need food, water, ammo, and other supplies; a base of some sort would have to be set up.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
The 1992 courtroom drama, A Few Good Men, concerned the court martial of two marines for the death of a fellow soldier.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025
Taiwanese marines, equipped with anti-aircraft missiles, would likely defend the city’s airport.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
Two marines — they had obviously been in Nam awhile — came over and stood near the sergeant and looked at us.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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