Sentence examples for in their platoon from inspiring English sources

Behind, glints the wide grin of Miller, newly engaged to the only woman in their platoon.

Adam W. Kelly, who is accused of assaulting Private Stoner along with several other soldiers, as well as possessing hashish, told investigators that he admired Sergeant Gibbs, as did others in their platoon, from senior officers to subordinates, and that he "displayed solid tactics".

Restrepo, by the way, was the name of a medic in their platoon who was killed early during their march into the mountains.

Such looks and pedigrees gave them a leg up with the kids in their platoons, while I, skinny and knobby-kneed, almost didn't dare to let my troops see me reading anything so sissified as "The Pocket Book of Verse".

The Grizzlies may not bring in their subs platoon-style, but there seems to be an inevitable stretch in the early second and fourth quarters when Conley, Gasol and Rudy Gay all grab a breather at the same time.

Bubba was originally supposed to be the senior partner in the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, but due to his death in Vietnam, their platoon leader, Dan Taylor, took his place.

Five were killed in a double bombing in Sang in that all but put their platoon out of action.

Hugo Mendoza, their platoon medic, was back in another ditch, calling: "I'm bleeding out.

Soldiers in combat, Junger writes, "all but ignore differences of race, religion, and politics" within their platoons; in such environments, "individuals are assessed simply by what they are willing to do for the group".

What soldiers want when they envision the Purple Heart is to get shot, patched up, and returned to their platoons in one piece.

Platoon members had close contact with other platoon members, less contact with other platoons in their company, and even less contact with other companies.