war veteran

Noun

Meaning

war veteran (plural war veterans)

A person who has served in the armed forces during a war.

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A decorated Iraq War veteran and an immigrant from the former Soviet Union, Lt Col Vindman began his evidence with an eye-catching statement about the freedoms America afforded him and his family to speak truth to power without fear of punishment. Source: Internet

But here's the thing: Vance is an Iraq War veteran and graduate of Yale Law School whose Wikipedia entry lists his occupation as "venture capitalist." Source: Internet

Gowen’s Grandson, also a Gowen (1690-1769), moved to Falmouth around 1740 and the Wilson’s of the Falmouth (greater Portland) area descend from him including Revolutionary War Veteran, Major Nathanial Wilson (1740-1818). Source: Internet

Russell Crowe and Christian Bale share the top billing in their respective roles as the outlaw Ben Wade, and an impoverished Civil War veteran named Dan Evans. Source: Internet

One resident, an 86-year-old Navy Korean War veteran, died March 28 from complications related to COVID-19 after he was admitted to a hospital. Source: Internet

Current Wisconsin State Senator Tom Tiffany and Jason Church, an Afghanistan War Veteran, are the candidates on the Republican side. Source: Internet

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