Robert, who inherited his father's prominent nose, bushy eyebrows and sly smile, was seven years older than most second lieutenants and one of the few platoon leaders in his brigade with combat experience.
An infantry captain plunked down in the mountains of Nurestan, figuring out how to control rugged terrain with a few American platoons, a larger force of questionable Afghan soldiers and police, and a mistrustful, war-weary population is something very different.
Once across the Aisne with a few Polish lancer platoons, Nansouty launched a heroic pursuit, capturing enemy cannons and munitions, and taking a significant number of prisoners, among whom was the teenage Russian Prince Gagarin.
Manager Jerry Manuel said he might use a few of his platoon players and shuffle the batting order Sunday when the Marlins' left-hander Scott Olsen faces the right-hander Pedro Martínez.
Torre has been more inclined in the past few weeks to platoon in certain situations with O'Neill, removing him for a pinch-hitter when a tough left-handed reliever comes into the game.
The cover story was that Pat Tillman had died getting out of a vehicle, confronting enemy troops, but it was almost immediately apparent that he died when a few of his platoon mates started shooting at an Afghan soldier working alongside Tillman.
Holmes, a 20-year-old from Boise, Idaho, was Morlock's direct subordinate and one of the few privates in the platoon.
At Urus-Kert, Captain Sokolov organized the final defense of the hilltop, aided by a few soldiers from a platoon that had broken through rebel lines.
Said Gary Dickinson, chief executive of GM's Delco Electronics, in a recent speech: "Eventually cars will drive themselves, platooning a few feet apart at 150mph".
Kingsbury, one of the few survivors of his platoon, ran down the Track with the group.
