Margaret introduces the story of her brother's involvement in the war and how he met Stubby.

Several soldiers have sacrificed their lives to save the life of Private James Ryan. Captain John Miller gives his soldiers and order to keep moving forward, but Private Richard Reiben gets angry and begins to defy him. Seeing this, Captain John Miller begins tells them about how the war changed him.

Robert and Gaston discover that there is going to be an incoming gas attack and Stubby goes off to alert everyone.

Robert, Stubby and Gaston spent the next few months in the Sibille trench, right in the path of the German advance as they desperately tried to move on Paris. This is a retelling of one of the first significant infantry battle of World War I.

Colonel Shaw commends Private Trip on his fighting yesterday. He offers to honor the Private by allowing him to bear the regimental colors. Private Trip indicates that he is not fighting for the Colonel and expresses concern that, even after the war, he and his people will not benefit if they win.