The soldier's courage and sacrifice is full of glory, expressing devotion to country, to cause and to comrades in arms.

CNN: Obama: 'Peace requires responsibility'

Some of my comrades in arms great financial advisers and bloggers are quick to note that merely calling oneself a fiduciary does not a fiduciary make.

FORBES: Connect

But both Kelly and Erin's superiors seem to have viewed the women under them not as comrades in arms but as threats to be countered.

WSJ: The Tyranny of the Queen Bee

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

ECONOMIST: China and North Korea

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

ECONOMIST: Uganda and Rwanda

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

BBC: In full: Brown's speech to Congress

"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.

CNN: 'A long night' at Quantico Marine base: 3 dead in shooting

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.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Kerry's bait-and-switch

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