Sentence examples for both platoons from inspiring English sources

Derrick played a key role in this action, and coordinated both platoons during the final assault that afternoon.

In addition, both platoons had thirty-six men in three squads – two assault squads and one heavy weapons squad – and were furnished with a 60 mm M2 mortar, two M20 Super Bazookas, and a M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle as well as the M1 Garand and M2 Carbines that the majority of the men were armed with.

An Oliver Stone hero is often torn between two paternal figures (Charlie Sheen in both "Platoon" and the first "Wall Street," for instance), and so Jake is long on mentors, turning to Gekko after the death of the benevolent old-school broker (Frank Langella) who had been like a father to him.

Stone won Academy Awards for directing for both Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July.

Rather, we should convince the Iraqi Governing Council to step up Mr. Wolfowitz's initiative of establishing combined units -- both military platoons and police units.

Joc Pederson and Trayce Thompson have surprised with their power production — Pederson has a team-leading eight home runs and Thompson has seven — but both are platoon outfielders.

At around 10 40 am gunfire had died down, but Alpha Company was virtually destroyed during 30 minutes of fighting, with the company commander wounded and the leaders of 1st and 2nd Platoons both killed.

Now platoons from both forces, along with the Americans, have consolidated into a single base, flying the Iraqi and Kurdish flags.

Both the lead Australian platoons were soon enveloped, as fire swept across the front of B Company from the Viet Cong engaging them with heavy machine-guns, claymore mines and light mortars.

The objective was captured following a simultaneous assault from both ends; the platoon then dismantled demolition charges that had been fitted to the bridge, and dug in to wait for reinforcement or relief.

Braces of spaniels, couples of dachhunds, and platoons of poodles make strolling an art, both for the dog owner and for the unattached pedestrian.