Flashback story told as the men rest on a rainy night, Sgt. Saunders recalls the experiences of himself and several other men on the day of the D-Day invasion, including tales about Doc Walton, who was reluctant to go into battle; Caje (called "Caddie" here), who is accompanied by another Cajun; and Hanley, who at the time was a sergeant, and had little battle experience compared to Saunders. Following the landing, the men move inland and come upon a farmstead held by a squad of German infantry.