platoon

Example Sentences

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As a lieutenant, Mueller led a platoon of troops, was wounded twice in battle, and was awarded numerous commendations including the Bronze Star for bravery.

From BBC

He joined the Marines and led a rifle platoon of the Third Marine Division in Vietnam, where he received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Problems will arise in coordinating work between groups, coordinating operations at the lowest tactical levels—platoon, company, battalion.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The real sin I had been committing was not that of inching toward the center of a platoon because I was cold.

From Literature

The Minneapolis-born, Princeton and Harvard graduate served as an infantry platoon leader in Guantanamo Bay and Iraq, where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.

From BBC