On the right, E Company, although not under attack, was cut off and had to withdraw.
He was, and is, all but worshipped by the men of E Company.
The other two got away, but E Company took a few prisoners.
After eight weeks in the hospital, he returned to E Company.
He would not accept any position of responsibility within E Company.
The men of E Company wished it had been 210,000, or even 2,100,000.
There was another reminder of the price that E Company and the others had paid to get to where they were.
It should have been the most perfect summer ever for the men of E Company.
They had spent their entire three years in E Company.
Elements of E Company also left their position during the day.