Apparently, the word soldier is derived from the latin solidus, the bit coin of
the times and paid to the armed forces by their employer.
Don't the other three US forces get paid?
;-)
Amities
Philippe
Le 3 mai 2016 à 15:40, Bob Whitmire <fujixbob@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> Ah! Another chance to be pedantic. Use of Army and soldier is redundant. In
> the US, only members of the Army are soldiers. Air Force is Airmen, or
> flying squirrels (Airpersons?), Navy is sailors or swabbies, and Marine
> Corps is just jarheads. <g>
>
> Back to your regular programming.
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> Certified Neanderthal
>
>
> On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 7:42 PM, Christopher Crawford <
> chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Last week, I photographed this house with a banner in the front yard
>> welcoming home a female U.S. Army soldier who had been in Afghanistan.
>>
>> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=2354
>>
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