Active
Vet
Vet noun - A person with long experience in a specified area.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Also, it should be assumed that when it's mentioned that a character served in the military on active duty between August 2, 1964 (the Gulf of Tonkin incident) and May 15, 1975 (the Mayaguez incident) that he is is a Vietnam vet.
Source: Useful Notes / The Vietnam War
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Vet and Active. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/active/vet
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