He rose to infantry platoon commander, leading more than 60 Marines through counterinsurgency operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. As an infantry company executive officer he was second in ...

SCOTTSDALE — The Arizona Diamondbacks want to see Pavin Smith “strangle” a starting platoon role against right-handers, in the words of general manager Mike Hazen. The club has publicly ...

Platoon, directed by Oliver Stone and released in 1986, is now available to stream. The film draws directly from Stone’s personal experiences as a soldier in Vietnam, offering a raw and ...