Word: sergeant-major
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...last month, a detachment of Israeli soldiers and police surrounded Kanj's spacious villa and took him into custody. Also arrested was a sergeant-major in the Syrian army, reportedly a frequent visitor to the house. Last week Israeli officials revealed that Kanj and four others, all Druse, will be tried next month on charges of collecting military information for Syria...
...father's tales of warring with General Pershing on the Mexican border. He joined the Army at 17, received a battlefield commission during World War II, and rose to captain. But with his sketchy education, further promotion was impossible. He reverted to noncom, now holds the rank of sergeant-major. Still hard and trim at 48, Kelley is in charge of re-enlistments for the Second Division Headquarters, about 20 miles north of Seoul, Korea...
...HILL. Sean Connery stands out among the good guys taking their punishment at a British army stockade, ruled, in fine style, by Harry Andrews as a sadistic sergeant-major...
...Around. Being poor no more, Bob Ruark can and does travel where he likes, maintains a house in London and two in Spain, is an ilustrisimo Knight Commander of Spain's Order of Civil Merit. Not the least of the Knight's luxuries is a former sergeant-major in the British army named Alan Ritchie, who serves him as secretary, listens to his plots develop, and transcribes Ruark's massive manuscripts...
...year ago I sent to G-2 a study dealing with Soviet concepts of strategy. I'd like to use it over the weekend." "I desire to land in Washington at 0830 on Wednesday." "What do you think of Mr. Attlee's book?" "I hear your sergeant-major had a baby yesterday. Boy or girl?" (The general will write a letter of congratulation.) "Please get me by noon some anti-religious quotations from Marx, Lenin and Stalin." "What was I thinking about yesterday when I talked to so-and-so?'' Gruenther's insatiable demands...