Complex sentence: New recruit Gardner is killed while another soldier, Tex, is maimed by friendly fire from a grenade thrown by Sergeant "Red" O'Neill, with Taylor being mistakenly reprimanded by the ruthless Staff Sergeant Barnes for falling asleep during watch.
Split into simpler sentences: New recruit Gardner is killed while another soldier, Tex, is maimed by friendly fire. Taylor is mistakenly reprimanded by the ruthless Staff Sergeant Barnes for falling asleep during watch.