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...Malley, 23, who as a Marine Corps corporal in Viet Nam was severely wounded by enemy mortar fire, yet succeeded in evacuating what remained of his platoon and killing eight V.C.s...
...theory behind the new approach is that the West Point grad is not intended to be just a platoon leader. "Those we can turn out in 90 days," says retired Lieut. General James Gavin, an academy graduate. In today's Army, the diplomacy, political savvy and staff skills of a career officer may prove as pivotal as his mastery of firepower; needed are not rote answers but a broad background of educational experience. "The fellow who spent his whole career first as a platoon leader, then company commander, then battalion adjutant just doesn't exist any more," explains...
...monuments. Roman triumphs and imperial purple are out; the dead great don't even get purple prose. Olive-drab words backed by properly inspected facts do the honors. Today's armies, those huge agglomerations of men and machines required for warfare by great industrial states, still need platoon leaders and even heroes; but above all they need a military bureaucrat, a lord of the files...
...Eastern Intercollegiate Footbal Association voted Wednesday, 19-13, to recommend that the NCAA eliminate two-platoon football and go back to the old system of limited substitution, with nearly all players going both ways...
...said the high cost of two-platoon football was the reason the measure got broad backing. Teams are now forced to carry and equip more players than they would with limited substitution, he said...