 Shortly after the assembly area was established George, who was severely wounded from the Claymore explosion, turned his company over to Valdez.Allen then ordered Valdez to lead the survivors of Company A northward to join the rest of the battalion.The survivors, mostly from the 2nd and 3rd Platoons of Company A, were then ordered to withdraw through a perimeter formed by Company D. As the surviving elements of Company A pulled back, Company D began to receive sporadic fire from their southern flank, so Allen ordered his command group to remain in place near a prominent anthill with the 1st and 2nd Platoons of Company D. The 3rd Platoon, on the other hand, was instructed to move forward to assist the wounded men from Company A.