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Policeman, fireman, soldier, sailor, airman, marine, etc.
Army, Soldier Navy, Sailor Air Force, Airman Marine, Marine
The Purple Heart is given to any Soldier, Airman, Sailor and Marine who is wounded in combat. It is also the only medal that is not earned, but entitled.
A Sailor, Marine, Airman, or Soldier that was killed in battle (or killed in action). It is a polite term like "he passed away" or "he met his maker" or "his number was up" or "he bought the farm", etc.
No. In modern language use we differentiate with terms like Airman or Sailor or Soldier or Marine and the whole world is expected to know the difference.
"The process of becoming a soldier, sailor, Marine or airman begins with a lot of paperwork, a lot of hurrying up to wait, and then the big step: boot camp."
A German soldier/sailor/airman when saluting would say "Heil Hitler" .
Ramrod...for early firearms Employee, family member, Soldier, Sailor, Marine, etc..
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis - 1959 I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier Sailor or Marine 2-23 was released on: USA: 28 March 1961
Yes. Veteran is any Marine, Soldier, Sailor, or Airman whom has honrably served for any period of time, regardless of duty station. Please feel free to add if you have different informaiton on whether having been Honorable, Other than Honorable, or Dishonrably Discharged has any bearing on Veteran status...
The "201 file" is the military's designation for "personnel file". Every soldier, sailor, airman and marine has a 201 file. The designation comes from the form 201 the military used prior to the Spanish/American war, the predecessor to the DD-201-A used today.
If you've ever gone through basic training in the army, you get this right away. The soldiers ID Tags resemble actual dog tags and you get treated worse than a dog until you've earned the right to be called a soldier, paratrooper, marine, sailor, or airman.