Still his father said nothing, his eyes fixed on the view like a soldier on guard duty, determined not to miss the signal flare sent up by a savage tribe on a distant hill.

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The soldier had apparently been on duty in central London and was returning to the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich when he was attacked, Raynsford said.

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Former soldier Kristian Williams, who was on duty as a doorman at the bar in Queen Street, told the jury Mr Edwards returned from the toilet and claimed his drink had been taken away.

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For Prince Harry is a soldier and a prince: both will be on duty for this tour, if a bit more prince than during his last visit.

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Ballymena soldier Phillip Gillespie was already on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan when his life changed dramatically last January.

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Cherchez la femme: in 1962, James Joseph Dresnok, an American soldier stationed on the South Korea side of the demilitarized zone, snuck away from guard duty to visit a woman.

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On Sunday night, thousands of soldiers stood on the tarmac here, to bid farewell to a Canadian soldier who died in the line of duty.

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