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  • n  soldiers collectively

  • In those days, good middle-class Prussians washed their hands of the Prussian soldiery.
  • Others, however, point out that may only exacerbate class divisions and affect the quality of the country's soldiery.
  • Helicopters routinely crash and burn, the befuddled soldiery stumble about unleashing firepower and mostly get offed for their effort.
Quotes

  • Ignacio Bunye in Manila Bulletin
    President Arroyo has vowed the resolution of this issue with fairness and justice, and to uphold the good name of the 99 percent of the soldiery who take the cudgels for our national security 24 hours a day, seven days a week,Bunye said in a...
  • Juan Ponce Enrile in Philippine Star
    Well, I would like to find out what he means by unlawful order. To say that you require the soldiery and the police force to evaluate the order of a superior is a very dangerous doctrine. Why? The military operates by command,Senate President...
  • John Rabe in BBC News
    During the conflict, Rabe wrote: "Last night up to 1,000 women and girls are said to have been raped...... If husbands or brothers intervene, they're shot. What you hear and see on all sides is the brutality and bestiality of the Japanese soldiery."

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