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A '''veteran''' was an active participant in | A '''veteran''' is a [[The Living|living]] [[retired]] [[soldier]] enjoying, or at least attempting to enjoy, civilian life. A soldier upon dying, whether before or after retiring, becomes a [[former soldier]]. | ||
Typically, a veteran was an active participant in one or more military campaigns. Veterans know all too well the [[horror|horrors]] of the [[battlefield]] and have the (physical and perhaps also mental) [[scars]] to prove it. [[Retired]] militarymen are veterans. [[Strahd von Zarovich]] is, for example, a veteran. | |||
'''Veteran''' may also be used to describe an individual's competence in a violent and dangerous profession. A veteran mercenary, guardsman, or adventurer is experienced and battle-tested. [[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]] was, for example, a veteran monster hunter. | '''Veteran''' may also be used to describe an individual's competence in a violent and dangerous profession. A veteran mercenary, guardsman, or adventurer is experienced and battle-tested. [[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]] was, for example, a veteran monster hunter. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:58, 17 March 2013
A veteran is a living retired soldier enjoying, or at least attempting to enjoy, civilian life. A soldier upon dying, whether before or after retiring, becomes a former soldier.
Typically, a veteran was an active participant in one or more military campaigns. Veterans know all too well the horrors of the battlefield and have the (physical and perhaps also mental) scars to prove it. Retired militarymen are veterans. Strahd von Zarovich is, for example, a veteran.
Veteran may also be used to describe an individual's competence in a violent and dangerous profession. A veteran mercenary, guardsman, or adventurer is experienced and battle-tested. Dr. Rudolph van Richten was, for example, a veteran monster hunter.
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