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Platoon Leader is a memoir by James R. McDonough. [1] It is narrated by McDonough in first person view and tells of his story in the Vietnam War as a lieutenant in command of 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 503rd Infantry(Airborne). It was loosely adapted into the 1988 film Platoon Leader.
Outlaw Platoon is a 2012 war story memoir written by Captain Sean Parnell and author John R. Bruning. The book details Parnell's 2006–2007 experiences as an infantry platoon leader during the War in Afghanistan .
The soldiers, who referred to themselves as the "Kill Team", [1] [2] were members of the 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, and 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. They were based at FOB Ramrod in Maiwand, in Kandahar Province of Afghanistan. [3] [4]
The platoon prepares for the attack and shoots off flares to illuminate the battlefield showing the Viet Cong advancing on them with an enormous force. The base is hit hard. The base is hit hard. Sergeant Hayes uses his claymores and Knight calls for an airstrike to repel the enemy, but the platoon suffers heavy casualties in fending off the ...
Father, Soldier, Son—memoir of a platoon leader of the 28th Infantry Regiment in Vietnam. Nelson, James Carl. The Remains of Company D: A story of the great war. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2009. ISBN 9780312551001 plus Webcast Author Interview at the Pritzker Military Library on 29 October 2009; Bowman, Stephen L., COL USA (Ret).
Sydney Jary MC (24 May 1924 – 5 August 2019) was a British Army officer who was a platoon commander during World War II. [1] He was awarded a Military Cross for valor in combat. [ 2 ] After the war he wrote a book, 18 Platoon , about his experiences that became a recommended text on several military academy reading lists including that of the ...
This cheat sheet is the aftermath of hours upon hours of research on all of the teams in ... 16-14 ATS 9-1 L10 69% 3PT 38% 3PT Top Scorers: Turner 19.9, Buford 14.5 ...
Lyle Joseph Bouck, Jr. (December 17, 1923 – December 2, 2016) enlisted in the Missouri National Guard at age 14. During World War II, he was a 20-year-old lieutenant in charge of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon, 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division.