It Begins . . . Really will miss them. We're here on this mountaintop, detached from our main unit as sniper killers , which consists of three 81mm mortar tubes and our own grunt support. Supposedly, Uncle Charles wouldn't dare mess with us. Sporadic fire and reported movement on wire.
West perimeter starts drawing heavy automatic weapons and recoilless rifle fire.
Ammo bearers begin pulling HE rounds in preparation. 0200 hours - Heavier fire coming in. Never had seen green tracers used against us. East perimeter getting hit bad. Must keep up mortar support.