guardsman
noun
guards·man
ˈgärdz-mən 
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Guardsmen were deployed to the region.
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The other guardsman, 24-year-old Staff Sgt.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025
Bondi said the suspect’s charges will be based on the victims’ prognosis, adding that the guardsmen volunteered to work on Thanksgiving so others could enjoy the holiday.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 27 Nov. 2025
According to three officials briefed on the investigation, the suspect first fired at a guardsman standing only a few feet away, then shot at another who tried to take cover behind a bus stop shelter.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The names of the guardsmen have not yet been released, per the New York Times.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025
Bondi said the suspect’s charges will be based on the victims’ prognosis, adding that the guardsmen volunteered to work on Thanksgiving so others could enjoy the holiday.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 27 Nov. 2025
According to three officials briefed on the investigation, the suspect first fired at a guardsman standing only a few feet away, then shot at another who tried to take cover behind a bus stop shelter.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The names of the guardsmen have not yet been released, per the New York Times.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Guardsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardsman. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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guardsman
noun
guards·man
ˈgärdz-mən
: a member of a national guard, coast guard, or similar military body
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