"When you get to the top of the wall there is a straight drop, a small flat bit and a slope bringing the ground back to the same level, " he said.

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At the summit of Corcogemore, I could see the land around me roll and slope downward, as if the ground had slid down suddenly and the rocks holding it together made one final grab at staying put.

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And the pace and slope will depend on conditions on the ground, but it will begin.

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And with shells landing around him, amid smoke and chaos and the screams of wounded men, this soldier, this friend, scaled down the icy slope, risking his own life to bring Private Corwin to safer ground.

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