Sergeant
Sergeant (normally abbreviated to Sgt) is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent.
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Famous quotes containing the word sergeant:
“So, my sweetheart back home writes to me and wants to know what this gal in Bombays got that she hasnt got. So I just write back to her and says, Nothin, honey. Only shes got it here.”
—Alvah Bessie, Ranald MacDougall, and Lester Cole. Raoul Walsh. Sergeant Tracey, Objective Burma, to a buddy (1945)
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