- Thereis,ofcourse,considerablesubjectivesatisfactioninsuchareturnto“normalcy.”Theindividualmaynowreturntotheamorousembraceofhisplatooncommanderinthehappyknowledgethathehas“foundhimself,”andthatheisrightoncemoreintheeyesofthegods.Militiaplatooncomm...
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- Ithinkourplatoonleaderdoesn'tknowandmaybeliketwodudes.ButHooper,mynewest-joinedplatoonleader,grudgedthemtheirlifeofprivilege.HementionsthatoneofhisdaughterswasaplatoonleaderinIraq.Asheshould,theplatoonleaderkeepsinconstantradiotouchwithcolleagues.Th...
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- Thelieutenantwasputinchargeofaninfantryplatoon.That’shardlyanarmy.It’snotevenaplatoon.Maybethewholeplatoonwoulddie,Ithought.Hehadspentthesummerafterhisfreshmanyearin"platoonleader"training.You'dbetterconcernyourselfwiththestrategicproblemsofapla...
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- Hecouldn'tvisualizeeitherMartinezorBrownasplatoonsergeant.Theplatoonsergeantnumberedhismenofffromtheright."Theseguyshavedefinitelydoneitbefore,"saidSgt.FirstClassCraigPritchard,theplatoonsergeant....
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