Thousands and thousands of soldiers lost their lives.

成千上万的士兵丧生。

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Another 45,000 people were evacuated and thousands of soldiers converged on the area to dig out survivors and blast away debris that had created a barrier lake several kilometres long.

另有4.5万居民被疏散，上千士兵奔赴灾区搜救幸存者并清扫淤泥碎石，这些碎石流形成了长达几千千米的堰塞湖。

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Another 45, 000 people were evacuated and thousands of soldiers converged on the area to dig out survivors and blast away debris that had created a barrier lake several kilometres long.

另有4.5万居民被疏散，上千士兵奔赴灾区搜救幸存者并清扫淤泥碎石，这些碎石流形成了长达几千千米的堰塞湖。

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After three and a half years of fighting, hundreds of thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers had been killed or wounded.

VOA: special.2009.12.03

French forces helped government troops recapture the main north cities and towns, and thousands of soldiers from African countries have also been deployed.

BBC: Mali: French soldier killed fighting Islamists

Officials said the commanders will face a challenge of continuing training of Afghan forces while overseeing the extraction of tons of equipment and thousands of soldiers over the course of the year.

WSJ: Obama to Draw Down Troops in Afghanistan

U.S. officials acknowledged that commanders will face a challenge of continuing to train Afghan forces while overseeing the extraction of tons of equipment and thousands of soldiers over the course of the year.

WSJ: Obama to Draw Down Troops in Afghanistan