color bearer


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Noun1.color bearer - the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle
standard-bearer
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"
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They were new and beautiful, and the color bearer habitu- ally oiled the pole.
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HIS SERGEANT SIGHTED THE UNION COLOR BEARER RIDING BEHIND THE LINE, DREW A BEAD, AND ON THE ORDER, FIRED .
Gettysburg: the eve of battle
As the 24th attacked a series of Conference rifle pits on Missionary Ridge, the regiment's color bearer was shot down.
VFW's most illustrious leaders hailed from Milwaukee: Milwaukee holds a special place in VFW's history: it produced two early-day commanders-in-chief who achieved national notoriety

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