platoon
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When Roberts-Smith came home from Afghanistan in 2013, he was considered a national hero, having been awarded Australia's highest military honour for single-handedly overpowering Taliban fighters attacking his SAS platoon.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
In about a year, his infantry platoon went from having one kind of drone, a small quadcopter, to seven types to experiment with.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025
Yet, it’s worth mentioning that “Road to Revenge” has more respect for its bad guys than the 2022 original did for its craven SS platoon, one nose-pick away from goose-stepping inbreds.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
His father is fighting and his stepfather -- one of only two survivors from his original platoon -- deserted to look after his three children.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
Philip Caputo, the young lieutenant who had led his platoon on some of the earliest combat missions in Vietnam, walked into his executive officer’s tent at U.S.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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