lance corporal
noun
: an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal
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Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Aguilera, 22, enlisted in March 2023 and was promoted to lance corporal in May 2024, according to the Marine 1st Division.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Aguilera enlisted in March 2023 and was promoted to lance corporal in May 2024.
—Caleb Lunetta, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Mitchell served primarily as a lance corporal for the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines Regiment, 2nd Marines Division.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
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Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Aguilera, 22, enlisted in March 2023 and was promoted to lance corporal in May 2024, according to the Marine 1st Division.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Aguilera enlisted in March 2023 and was promoted to lance corporal in May 2024.
—Caleb Lunetta, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Mitchell served primarily as a lance corporal for the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines Regiment, 2nd Marines Division.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Lance corporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lance%20corporal. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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