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.