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OP Since when has the U.S. government and the media started using the word troops to represent individual soldiers? As in "5 troops were killed" meaning 5 soldiers? I thought a troop was a group of soldiers or a cavalry unit or even a Girl Scout troop. I don't remember this from the last Gulf
war. What gives?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Troops adeybug 05/04/04 11:46 AM Re: Troops shanks 05/04/04 02:00 PM Re: Troops Capfka 05/04/04 08:41 PM Re: Troop: person or group? AnnaStrophic 05/04/04 08:59 PM Re: Troop: person or group? jheem 05/05/04 04:26 PM Re: Troop: person or group? RhubarbCommando 05/05/04 06:52 PM Re: Troop: person or group? jheem 05/05/04 08:23 PM Re: Troop: person or group? Capfka 05/05/04 08:55 PM Re: Troop: person or group? wsieber 05/06/04 10:58 AM Troop group musick 05/04/04 09:58 PM Re: Troops Faldage 05/05/04 10:13 AM
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