sentences:  Kahalani called Captain Emi Palant, the senior officer behind the ramps, to use a signal flag to get the tank commanders' attention and direct them to the ramp, but waving the flag got no response.Palant fired his machine gun at the side of the nearest tank to get the commander to look out, and the message was passed.He ran from tank to tank and rapped on their turrets to get their attention before returning to his own tank and starting to move forward.