Sentence examples for platoon said from inspiring English sources

This arose when a defense witness, a sergeant in the platoon, said that Eriksson had none.

Matthew C. O'Dell, an infantryman in Sergeant Betancourt's platoon, said as he stood guard on Tuesday.

Several members of the platoon said that the prevalence of improvised explosive devices and near absence of actual combatants engendered frustration.

Captain Palmer Winstanley, commanding L/Cpl Roney's platoon, said that night insurgents set off a large bomb and launched an attack with small arms fire.

A former officer in Kyle's platoon said that Kyle was willing to spend hours setting up the perfect shot, and joked, "He was extremely patient while being a sniper.

"I don't know who it was," Lt. Steven Berch, leader of the fallen marine's platoon, said of the attacker, "but he was very well trained". After two hours of bombardment, the sniper at that mosque ceased firing.

A lot of the other young men in the platoon say they joined for the bonus, or for money for college, or for a sense of direction.

There were enough arms for two platoons, said Sgt. First Class Patrick E. Keough.

Re-enlistment rates across the brigade are running above the Army's goals, and soldiers in six platoons said in interviews that they still loved their jobs: the camaraderie, the sense of mission, the ability to play a role in history.

The proponents of truck platooning say several hurdles still needed to be ironed out and road users would not see self-driving trucks just yet.

"And they did exactly that," the platoon commander said.