Recent Examples on the WebFor days before the attack on July 6, 1964, expectations grew that the North Vietnamese would attempt to overrun the camp — defended by more than 300 South Vietnamese soldiers and local militiamen, the American unit and an Australian military adviser.—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024 The militiaman symbolize the citizen-soldier who help maintain American liberties.—Olivia Munson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024 The most sadistic guards were often the Donbas militiamen.—James Verini Paolo Pellegrin, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023 There was more anger at a funeral Wednesday in the holy city of Karbala for 17 other slain militiamen, attended by local politicians, religious leaders and members of the country’s military, where relatives emphasized the militiamen’s service to Iraq.—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2024 The siren alerting residents to incoming fire goes off almost at the same instant as the impact, so close is the town to the Lebanese border and Hezbollah militiamen.—Neri Zilber, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Nov. 2023 A day earlier, rampaging Arab militiamen had grabbed Dr. Mustafa by the neck, accusing him of giving medical care to enemy fighters.—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023 Palestinian militiamen in the camp held out for three-and-a-half days.—Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2023 If the Russian soldiers were sometimes alarmingly young, the Donbas militiamen looked much too old and out of shape to be at war, and while the Russians were at first cordial, the militiamen made a point of being detestable.—James Verini Paolo Pellegrin, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
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