China and North Korea share a long border and a long history as communist comrades-in-arms.

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The tiff is all the more baffling because Mr Museveni and Mr Kagame were once comrades-in-arms.

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Cemetery after cemetery across Europe honours the memory of American soldiers, resting row upon row - often alongside comrades-in-arms from Britain.

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"As we take care of our Marines and their families that are dealing with this tragedy, I'd also ask for the support of our neighbors, the community, and their thoughts and prayers as well for our Marines who have lost their comrades-in-arms, " Maxwell said.

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The truth is that any unwarranted damage being done to the reputations and sensibilities of John Kerry's former comrades-in-arms by his critics among the Swift Boat veterans scarcely compares to the wholesale sullying of the Democratic candidate's former colleagues during his now-infamous congressional testimony in 1971.

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Can everybody please give our comrades-in-arms a huge round of applause? (Applause.) And please, all of you give our very best to your families back home, because I know it's just as tough, if not tougher for them to see you in harm's way and away from the family.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President at Commander-in-Chief Ball