hˈɛvi fˈaɪɚ fɹʌm ɐdʒˈeɪsənt ɹˈɪdʒᵻz əkɹˌɑːs hˈɔːɹsʃuː vˈæli tə ðə wˈɛst ænd saʊθwˈɛst plˈeɪɡd ðə mɚɹˈiːnz æt ðə bˈeɪs ʌvðə hˈɪl ænd kəntˈɪnjuːd tə dˈuː sˌoʊ æz ðeɪ mˌeɪd ðɛɹ stˈɛdi ɐsˈɛnt.
Heavy fire from adjacent ridges across Horseshoe Valley to the West and Southwest plagued the Marines at the base of the hill and continued to do so as they made their steady ascent.