When the barrage was finished we picked up our gear and started over to investigate. It took fifteen minutes to cross the ravine. When we reached the target area, we could see the effects of the shelling all about us. The torn brush looked as if it had been swept down by a gigantic weed whip. Small trees were cut in two.
Bushes lay flattened, pushed to one side.
We methodically searched the ground for evidence of the attackers. I spotted the hideout first, as a bright spot of color caught my eye. We discovered a collapsed bunker, carved out of the side of a steep bank - it had taken several direct hits. Clothing and personal effects lay scattered about. We discovered mortar rounds abandoned in the brush when the crew scrambled for cover from the huge howitzer shells.