[Ads-l] soldier

[Dan Goncharoff]

First thought is that many members of the military don't actually fight
anyone any more. They operate equipment, but they don't necessarily handle
a weapon.

On Thu, Nov 14, 2019, 3:05 PM James A. Landau <JJJRLandau at netscape.com>
wrote:

> what's wrong with "fighting men", a phrase that has been around forever,
> or as applicable "fighting men and women".
>
> ("fighting women" could be "Amazons")
>
> - Jim Landau
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