[Ads-l] soldier

[Alice Faber]

Not to mention that they're not all men.

AF

On 11/14/19 5:06 PM, Dan Goncharoff wrote:
> 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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