“What makes a good platoon sergeant is someone involved with their NCOs, mentoring and guiding them primarily and just making sure the Soldiers in my platoon have everything they need.” – Staff Sgt. Christian Marquez, platoon sergeant with G Company 1-160th Infantry Regiment, reflects on what makes an effect platoon sergeant within the infantry on Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Task Force Rattler Task Force Spartan U.S. Central Command U.S. Army | U.S. Army Central

PLATOON premiered on 19 December 1986. Written and directed by Vietnam veteran Oliver Stone, and starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and Willem Dafoe along with an incredible supporting cast, it would be nominated for eight Academy Awards and win for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Sound, and Best Film Editing. This powerful ending paired with the hauntingly beautiful Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber has stayed with me. For more on the making of PLATOON, read THE BOOK OF SHEEN and listen