 After marching for about , the battalion found a fortified VC bunker, so Allen ordered his men to pull back and directed airstrikes against VC positions.When the bombing runs were over, Allen's men entered the camp and a firefight broke out with VC snipers firing down from trees in the surrounding areas.Again, Allen ordered his men to pull back and form a perimeter to protect their wounded soldiers, as artillery strikes were called in against VC bunker positions.