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бывший военный (Others said they were military veterans but claimed not to be serving currently. 4uzhoj); военный ветеран (Military veterans often receive special treatment in their respective countries due to the sacrifices they made during wars. wiki Alexander Demidov); ветеран войны (особенно в контекстах, где очевидно, о какой именно войне идёт речь fa158); ветеран боевых действий (A military veteran is a person who has served and is no longer serving in a military.
Military veterans that have served directly in combat in a war are further defined as war veterans (although not all military conflicts, or areas in which armed combat took place, are necessarily referred to as wars).  wikipedia.org Alexander Demidov) |
