old soldier
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Historical Examples of old soldier
But fully sixteen lagging years had dragged by since then; and for the old-soldier element the times were out of joint.
Old Judge PriestIrvin S. Cobb
There were Pompeius and Corvinus, old-soldier friends with whom he exchanged reminiscences of the hard campaign.
Horace and His InfluenceGrant Showerman
Old-soldier resource and much hard swearing failed to make it a workable vehicle.
Pushed and the Return PushGeorge Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex)