 Most of the time, we were standing over enemy bodies. I led the initial assault company in that four-day battle, and we took the position. I was wounded and then evacuated, so I was out on the first day. For days and days and nights, they were being hit by mortars. The Italian commander was killed, the sergeant major was killed. The forces went out to try to save some of these folks that were in battle outside the wire, and we were so tired we had trouble even engaging. It was a long grind. It was much tougher in many respects because of the jungles and the water and the leeches and the lack of American support. It's not a popular war. The country completely turned against the war, and that includes my friends. And they turned against anybody who had anything to do with the war. Consequently, what we did, we just shut up about the war, what about our business? Returning to America was difficult because the anti-war movement, up until that time, it was very bad. Unlike it is now, the people are very pro-military. There was a new line of patriotism that began with the country again, and the Vietnam vets were finally recognized and appreciated a lot more than they were. The Fifth Marine Memorial, I think, I think is great. It tells the other Marines that are serving today and will serve tomorrow that no man's left behind, and that's either physically or spiritually. You never forget. We take care of our own, we look after our own. I hope future generations of Marines look at that wall and remember the guys who died.