Sentence examples for platoon without from inspiring English sources

The man in uniform, it turns out, is the grandson of the dead private — who didn't die after all, because the platoon, without George to lead it, didn't go on patrol that day and instead lolled around playing cards until lights-out.

Sir Paddy's father, John, disobeyed, turning loose the mules but marching his platoon to Dunkirk without loss.

I ran as fast as I could but it was too late, the platoon had gone without me.

Our platoon was able to function without an officer because of the quality of the noncommissioned officers the Army produces.

Eventually, the first platoon fled from the battlefield without being ordered to do so and the attack was only two platoons strong.

The lieutenant in charge of the platoon ordered it to surrender without a fight as it was far outnumbered and outgunned.

But without his beloved combat platoon, Kellee said, Travis was bereft: "He felt like he wasn't in the Marines anymore".

They withdrew from the village and left without contacting the I&R platoon.

He created a ruthlessly demanding personal training regimen without the support of a platoon of coaches, dietitians and stretchers.

"I believe that because of his experience that more people came back alive and uninjured than would have without him having been part of the platoon," Private Kelly said.

This left the platoon as the only unit in the sector and without armor support.