platoon sergeant
Americannoun
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Francis J. Tucciarone, who served as Story’s platoon sergeant, said Story “realized that he was sacrificing his life.”
From Seattle Times • May 29, 2023
The former Army platoon sergeant, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, died on 14 June, 2016, near his home in Maes y Bwlch, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2022
“We’re not going to lose any more men to injuries in this platoon,” he told then-Sgt. 1st Class Keith Ayres, his platoon sergeant, shortly after taking over on June 29, according to Ayres’s testimony.
From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2020
The retired Army platoon sergeant and combat veteran said it’s “insulting” that the state won’t trust him to reopen safely while big box retail stores are operating.
From Washington Times • May 1, 2020
In the Army, there is an old expression that the officers make the orders and the sergeants do all the work; this year, as a cadet platoon sergeant, I was learning how true that was.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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