the Marine Corps
noun
: the part of the U.S. military that consists of soldiers who serve at sea and also on land
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Terry McClure was a baker in the Marine Corps stationed at Camp Lejeune in the late 1970s.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
In the last two years, the Navy, which the Marine Corps is part of, has received more than 320,000 claims and has settled 64 of them, Navy spokesperson Joe Keiley said.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2024
Whelan, 54, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1994 as an administrative clerk and served for 14 years, including two wartime deployments to Iraq, according to his official service record reviewed by The Washington Post.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Chafing at the role of ground-pounder, Glenn resigned from NASA in 1964 and retired from the Marine Corps in the same year, with his cap set for the Senate.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 30 July 2024
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
In the last two years, the Navy, which the Marine Corps is part of, has received more than 320,000 claims and has settled 64 of them, Navy spokesperson Joe Keiley said.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2024
Whelan, 54, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1994 as an administrative clerk and served for 14 years, including two wartime deployments to Iraq, according to his official service record reviewed by The Washington Post.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Chafing at the role of ground-pounder, Glenn resigned from NASA in 1964 and retired from the Marine Corps in the same year, with his cap set for the Senate.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 30 July 2024
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“The Marine Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Marine%20Corps. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.
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