One mustachioed vendor, Abdul Satar, insisted that some used combat boots in his possession were American, even though they bore Italian labels.

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Hours later and 10 shirtless men with shaved heads, jeans and combat boots have gathered backstage, laughing while they stretch and jump.

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Wounded and worn out, Elmore left the Marine Corps two months ago, happily trading in his combat boots for an alligator-skin cowboy pair.

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Gamers will be able to create a fully customized hero, which is a departure from stepping into the combat boots of Master Chief.

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L.A. brass, often ditching combat boots for tasseled loafers, were common sights at properties that included hotels, telecommunications services, pharmaceutical concerns and even airlines.

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She did allow that she had only had to cross the street from her hotel and would change into combat boots for the train ride home.

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Father Kapaun has been called a shepherd in combat boots.

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Conway's are big combat boots to fill.

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At a private club in downtown Manhattan, Ms. Sarandon, wearing skinny jeans, combat boots and a striped cotton top, sipped tea as her fluffy dog, a Pomeranian mix named Penny who has her own Twitter account, cuddled up by her feet.

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