Marine
Veteran
Veteran noun - A person with long experience in a specified area.
Both words in one sentence
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His killer was someone rejected three times for military service who later joined a militia and then started turning up at veteran events claiming to be a decorated marine.
Source: Series / NCIS: New Orleans - Compare the already superhuman rank and file tactical marine◊ with an elite veteran marine◊ and finally a captain◊.
Source: Elites Are More Glamorous -
Also subverted in the novel with Teasle being a Jerk Ass but also a decorated veteran from the 1st Marine division in the Korean War.
Source: Film / First Blood
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