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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Hackman, who was born in 1930, had already served five years in the Marine Corps, then bounced around New York, Florida, Illinois, and other places without much luck.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Now beloved as a symbol of American military courage and further memorialized in Arlington, Virginia, as the Marine Corps War Memorial, Rosenthal’s image was seen as a sign of hope for viewers on the home front, who interpreted the flag-raising as a sign that the Pacific war was almost over.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2025
Jason also appeared in series like Desperate Housewives, Arrested Development and two episodes of NCIS (as Robert King, a former Sergeant Major in the Marine Corps and a nemesis of Chief Forensic Scientist Abigail Sciuto).
—Gabriela Silva, TVLine, 21 Feb. 2025
There are already potential customers for Archer in the Marine Corps, Air Force, Army and Special Forces.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Now beloved as a symbol of American military courage and further memorialized in Arlington, Virginia, as the Marine Corps War Memorial, Rosenthal’s image was seen as a sign of hope for viewers on the home front, who interpreted the flag-raising as a sign that the Pacific war was almost over.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2025
Jason also appeared in series like Desperate Housewives, Arrested Development and two episodes of NCIS (as Robert King, a former Sergeant Major in the Marine Corps and a nemesis of Chief Forensic Scientist Abigail Sciuto).
—Gabriela Silva, TVLine, 21 Feb. 2025
There are already potential customers for Archer in the Marine Corps, Air Force, Army and Special Forces.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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“The Marine Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Marine%20Corps. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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