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regiment

re juh muhnt

  • n  army unit smaller than a division
  • v  subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
    regiment one's children
  • v  form (military personnel) into a regiment
  • v  assign to a regiment
    regiment soldiers

  • After intense lobbying, the regiment secured support for its action against Coburn from a committee of five senior government ministers, chaired by Prime Minister Tony Blair.
  • It has less seniority (168 years) than any other Scottish regiment, and many of its "Highlander" troops come from Glasgow or London.
  • The regiment's last major action, ironically, was as part of the United Nations peace-keeping force that was assigned to Lebanon in 1978.
News & Articles

  • Army ranger from Dudley dies during training jump in Georgia
    A 21-year-old Army ranger from Dudley died during a training exercise in Georgia Thursday, a spokesman for the 75th Ranger Regiment said. Rangers found Private First Class Christopher P. Dona unconscious on the ground with no pulse after jumping out of a C-17 aircraft at Fort Stewart, the straps from his parachute around his neck, said Lieutenant Colonel Brian DeSantis, a public affairs officer ...
    June 16, 2013 - Boston Globe
  • State ____: Mountain State has many more official symbols
    State flag: Civil War origins The West Virginia flag has undergone several revisions since statehood 150 years ago. In January 1864, the Legislature approved a flag as a way to recognize the contributions of the Fourth Regiment...
    June 16, 2013 - The Charleston Gazette
  • Tribute to the United States Colored Troops
    People gathered in Mount Hope Cemetery Saturday morning to pay tribute to the men who fought in the Civil War as part of a unique regiment.
    June 15, 2013 - YNN Rochester

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