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  • abbreviation lance corporal

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  • abbreviation military, US Lance corporal

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Examples

  • Remarkably, amid all of the dust, blood and bullets of battle, the humour and character of men such as LCpl Watson (11 Platoon, 1 R Anglian) shine through: "Watson's section now came crashing through the compound door, Taliban bullets cracking into the dirt at their feet as they ran across the open ground.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • He claimed to be a PFC (wearing LCpl chevrons) and could not explain what a PFC chevron looked like and then couldn't explain the NCO stripe on his trousers.

    CAN ANYONE ID 2010

  • SOPs, and play by our rules in our house: If you continue blundering around like a drunken LCpl in the O Club just to prove how badass you are, you're not going to be very happy here.

    joel david schecter 2010

  • Like before, it has sent a tidal wave of mixed emotion throughout the company at a time when we were just getting through the loss of LCpl Dechen.

    Gulf War II 2006

  • Here, here, I'll drink a beer in your honor LCpl DP.

    Happy Birthday, LCPL Dark Prince - SpouseBUZZ 2008

  • To provide an arc for the series, the creators relied on the concept of a road trip, concentrating on the people in the lead Humvee, who include team leader Brad "Iceman" Colbert (Alexander Skarsgard), driver Josh Ray Person (James Ransome), LCpl.

    Television: HBO Shoots to 'Kill' 2008

  • I am a LCpl in the Marine Corps and I know many Marines that were these bracelets and think about their brothers that are not with us today.

    Eugene Lacy Wheeler 2004

  • All of them were making the displays as interactive as they could - the LCpl on the artillery display was popping a dummy round in and out of the breech of the 105mm howitzer, and letting kids and adults alike pull the cord.

    Archive 2006-08-01 2006

  • I do commend the young LCpl for upholding his obligation, but I fear he is probably about to suffer for his statements.

    Think Progress » 62%. 2006

  • Knowing this, I have received a new bracelet - LCpl David

    Loveletters from Vol 4 1999

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