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At the ceremony inaugurating the museum, Kim, who was accompanied by Russian officials, praised his troops’ “noble sacrifices and heroic military feats.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The two met guardsmen at the fast-food restaurant Shake Shack in the station, covering the troops’ lunch.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2025

Bass said the troops’ primary mission in L.A. was to guard federal buildings that “frankly didn’t need to be guarded.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

The MoD said it took troops' health and safety "extremely seriously".

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2024

He made his own gunpowder, shells, and bullets, and the metallic cases for his troops' Remington rifles.

From Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan by Burleigh, Bennet