serviceman
noun
ser·vice·man
ˈsər-vəs-ˌman 
-mən
1
: a male member of the armed forces
2
: a man employed to repair or maintain equipment
3
: a gas station attendant
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wishing our servicemen overseas the best of luck
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The Tillmans, dual nationals born to a German mother and U.S. serviceman father in Nuremberg, Germany, played for both the German and U.S. youth national teams growing up.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Dozens of Air Force members came together at a suburban Atlanta church Friday with the family and friends of Senior Airman Roger Fortson to honor the serviceman, who was shot and killed in his Florida home by a sheriff’s deputy on May 3.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 17 May 2024
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Dozens of Air Force members came together at a suburban Atlanta church Friday with the family and friends of Senior Airman Roger Fortson to honor the serviceman, who was shot and killed in his Florida home by a sheriff’s deputy on May 3.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 17 May 2024
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“Serviceman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serviceman. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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serviceman
noun
ser·vice·man
ˈsər-və-ˌsman
-smən
: a member of the armed forces
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