Sentences with phrase «commanding young soldiers»

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He witnessed soldiers, commanded by a major, lining up young Sikhs along the hostel's corridor to be shot.

Gist: Two young soldiers, Bartle (21) and Murph (18) navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling.

There's an untested Lieutenant (Ramon Rodriguez); a raw recruit (Noel Fisher) so young he had to get his parents» permission to enlist; a veteran (Jim Parrack) suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; a soldier (Ne - Yo) set to marry his sweetheart; another (Taylor Handley) who knows about Nantz's checkered past; and the brother (Cory Hardict) of a G.I. who died overseas under the disgraced Sergeant's command.

On the Western Front, the Battle of Passchendaele has begun, and among the many fatalities from Joseph's regiment is the trusted commanding officer, who is replaced by a young major whose pompous incompetence virtually guarantees that many good soldiers will die needlessly.