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The Corps has appeared across the world in key battles including the battle of Belleau Wood in World War I, across the Pacific Theater in World War II, Afghanistan, and Iraq, among others.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Many of the old watering holes — like Palmer’s Bar, which predates World War I — have struggled and closed amid changing demographics, shifting drinking habits and declining foot traffic.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Then came Heinz Wittmer (Daniel Brühl), a World War I veteran and his wife,Margret (Sydney Sweeney), enticed by news of Ritter’s experiment and seeking a fresh start in paradise.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
After Columbia and a tour in World War I, Simon had gone to work for a friend of his father’s—a sugar importer who liked the way Simon, born to a musical family, played the organ.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Many of the old watering holes — like Palmer’s Bar, which predates World War I — have struggled and closed amid changing demographics, shifting drinking habits and declining foot traffic.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Then came Heinz Wittmer (Daniel Brühl), a World War I veteran and his wife,Margret (Sydney Sweeney), enticed by news of Ritter’s experiment and seeking a fresh start in paradise.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
After Columbia and a tour in World War I, Simon had gone to work for a friend of his father’s—a sugar importer who liked the way Simon, born to a musical family, played the organ.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
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“World War I.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20War%20I. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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