Sentence examples for platoon member from inspiring English sources
The only degradation described is at the court-martial of one platoon member.
While there, a platoon member whose father was an architect noticed Mr. Wong's skills in math and art (in drawing posters) and suggested that he study architecture.
He said members of the platoon "would blatantly smoke" what they said was marijuana and that another platoon member, Specialist Jeremy N. Morlock, had gone AWOL for a week to avoid a final drug test before deployment.
The result was a film entitled Restrepo (after a fallen platoon member, Juan Restrepo), which won the grand jury prize for documentary at the Sundance festival earlier this year, and is due for release in the States this weekend.
He explains how the breakdown of a Humvee and the command to save that vehicle led Mr. Tillman's platoon to be split in half, separating Mr. Tillman from his brother Kevin, a fellow platoon member.
Fellow platoon member and former Sgt Matt Vierkant told US media he was more angry now than ever before.
At least six platoon members hired private lawyers earlier this year.
As evening approached, one of the platoon members suddenly called for a halt.
Sergeant Vela's conviction follows two unsuccessful murder prosecutions of fellow platoon members.
Two reporters, Michael D. Sallah and Mitch Weiss, spent eight months researching records and interviewing platoon members and Vietnamese survivors.
Five platoon members of lower ranks have been charged with murder and all have said they are not guilty.
