Sentences with phrase «made lieutenant colonel»

In mid-1944 he got his wish when he was made lieutenant colonel and put in charge of the 272nd Field Artillery Battalion, which would soon be in the Battle of Normandy.

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I was actually made an honorary lieutenant colonel when I was doing court - martials [sic] when I was a barrister and so I have a certain amount of experience of the military there.»
After a little fine - tuning at local obedience classes, we were ready... Soon my brother - in - law, who is a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve, suggested that Marlee's status as an amputee could make her a welcome addition to the therapy dogs visiting at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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