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On the corners are statues of an infantryman, sailor, artilleryman and cavalryman, each drawn from actual war dead.
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Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
Kent enlisted in the Army at 18, starting as an infantryman and then joining the Ranger Regiment and then the Special Forces, also known as the Green Berets.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The 22-year-old served as an infantryman and paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Rubio, from the small town near Sacramento, was an infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and had just joined the service in January.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
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Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
Kent enlisted in the Army at 18, starting as an infantryman and then joining the Ranger Regiment and then the Special Forces, also known as the Green Berets.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The 22-year-old served as an infantryman and paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Rubio, from the small town near Sacramento, was an infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and had just joined the service in January.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Infantryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infantryman. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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infantryman
noun
in·fan·try·man
-mən 
: a soldier of the infantry
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