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
“My first concern when I was a platoon sergeant was my men,” he told the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2021
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
I was now a platoon sergeant, a cadet master sergeant, and the youngest senior noncommissioned officer in the entire corps.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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