On D-Day+1, in a cold rain, the 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines prepared to assault the mountain. The Second Battalion's commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Chandler W. Johnson, set the tone for the morning as he deployed his tired troops forward: "It's going to be a hell of a day in a hell of a place to fight the damned war!"
On D-Day+1, amidst the cold rain, the 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines prepared to attack the mountain. The battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Chandler W. Johnson, began the morning by sending his weary soldiers forward: "It's going to be a tough day in a difficult location!"