the Marines
noun
: the part of a country's military forces that includes soldiers who serve on a ship or are closely associated with a naval force : the U.S. Marine Corps or the British Royal Marines
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Shooter was Iraq veteran who disparaged LDS church The man police say committed the attack, Thomas Sanford, 40, had served in the Marines and worked as a mechanic in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Sanford served in the Marines from June 2004 through June 2008, working as an automotive mechanic and vehicle recovery operator, according to military records obtained by The Detroit News.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Sanford served in the Marines from 2004 to 2008 as an organizational automotive mechanic and vehicle recovery operator, the Marine Corps told Fox News.
—Louis Casiano , Garrett Tenney, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Spies, 43, joined the Marines after earning a bachelors degree in engineering at the University of Southern California.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Sanford served in the Marines from June 2004 through June 2008, working as an automotive mechanic and vehicle recovery operator, according to military records obtained by The Detroit News.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Sanford served in the Marines from 2004 to 2008 as an organizational automotive mechanic and vehicle recovery operator, the Marine Corps told Fox News.
—Louis Casiano , Garrett Tenney, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Spies, 43, joined the Marines after earning a bachelors degree in engineering at the University of Southern California.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
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“The Marines.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Marines. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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