Sentence examples for commander in a from inspiring English sources

He has commanded a platoon in battle, served as supreme allied commander in a time of war, and worked on behalf of peace in the Middle East.

But he is a commander in a decisive battle in Syria — hardly a marginal figure.

commander in a timely way," the summary said, referring to the commanders in Iraq.

During WW II he served as a lieutenant commander in a US Navy Scouting Squadron.

A brilliant study of a sadistic commander in a nasty war.

The man was killed, along with a rebel commander, in a Colombian raid into Ecuadorean territory last month.

Another video appears to show a police commander in a white shirt punching a demonstrator, though it does not show what came before.

General Ham, 59, a native of Cleveland, is one of the Army's stars, having risen from private to four-star commander in a 38-year career.

Some 26 years later he commanded the same vessel in the same trade, having earlier (1734 35) served as lieutenant commander in a West Indies campaign.

Kilcullen witnessed the former as he was carrying out his field work; he participated in the latter as an infantry-company commander in a United Nations intervention force.

Enter General Ham, who turns 61 this week and is the rare Army officer to have risen from private to four-star commander in a 40-year career.