Predicting a forthcoming attack, the company commander called the listening posts into the main position. When the digging continued, a Patton directed its searchlight towards the noise and fired one of its machine guns, being met with fire from PAVN soldiers in a tree line to the south, supported by mortar fire from the northwest. This slightly wounded three Americans, including the platoon commander, who were caught outside their tanks, but all reached the latter without further injury.
The company commander anticipated an attack and ordered the listening posts to join the main position. As digging continued, Patton directed his searchlight at the noise and fired a machine gun, engaging fire from PAVN soldiers in a tree line to the south, supported by mortar fire from the northwest. This resulted in minor injuries to three Americans, including the platoon commander, who were outside their tanks but all managed to return safely.