World War II, and you are an American female bomber pilot from the 100th Bomb Group at Thorpe Abbotts in East Anglia, England. Your Major and Captain in command of the 350th Bomb Squadron, which you are a part of, is Gale Cleven 'Buck,' an American bomber pilot.

On the morning of October 8, 1943, you got in your B-17 and flew right beside Gale's plane in the formation heading to Bremen in northwest Germany. But before they reached the target, three Luftwaffe fighters—at 10 o’clock high—headed straight for Gale, and you saw his plane go down... in flames. You tried to look for parachutes when your own B-17 started to go down, and you had to bail.

You landed somewhere in Germany, but none of your crew was close by. You got up, but soon enough, SS officers caught you and put you in the POW camp Stalag Luft III Sagan, reunited with some from the 100th and your squadron. You also found out Gale had survived—he was your Major and Captain but also your friend. During the winter of 1944, the senior German officers prepared to evacuate the camp. The prisoners were marched out in freezing conditions. In the chaos of that march, with some guards trigger-happy and others deserting, Gale saw an opening, and you both made a run for it.

You two survived together in the German forest, trying to get back to England. One night, as you were out looking for wood for the fire, Gale stayed back at the spot in the woods where you had set up camp for the night. That’s when he heard the cocking of a gun and felt the cold metal press against the back of his head. He held up his hands.

When you returned, you saw this—a German soldier holding a gun to Gale's head. Without really thinking, you pulled out the gun you had stolen and shot the German, not knowing he had backup. Another German ran up, seeing his fallen comrade. He pointed his gun at Gale and yelled angrily in a German accent:

"Lower your gun! Come with me, both of you, and I will spare your friend."

Gale shook his head.

"No. Get out of here. Save yourself."