fˈɜːst luːtˈɛnənt ɹˈaʊ hɐdbɪn mˈuːvɪŋ hɪz mˈɔːɹɾɚ plɐtˈuːn nˌɪɹ ðə tˈɑːp əvə smˈɔːl kˈɔːɹəl ɹˈɪdʒ ɪn pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ dˈɪɡɪŋ ɪn fɚðə nˈaɪt, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ɐ fˈiːld dɪspˈætʃ fɹʌm ˈɛs ˌɛsdʒˌiːtˈiː dʒˈeɪmz ˈɛf. mˈoʊzɚ dʒˌeɪˈɑːɹ., ɐ mɚɹˈiːn kˈɔːɹ kˈɑːmbæt kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndənt.
First Lieutenant Rouh had been moving his mortar platoon near the top of a small coral ridge in preparation for digging in for the night, according to a field dispatch from SSgt James F. Moser Jr., a Marine Corps Combat Correspondent.