Serling is under pressure from the White House and his commander, Brigadier General Hershberg, to wrap things up quickly. Furthermore, the crew of the Black Hawk claim that they heard firing from an M16, but Ilario and Monfriez claim it was out of ammo. Warrant Officer One Rady, the co-pilot, was injured early on and unconscious throughout. Sergeant Altameyer, who is dying in a hospital, complains about a fire. However, Staff Sergeant John Monfriez claims that Walden was a coward and that he led the crew in combat and improvised the fuel bladder weapon. Specialist Andrew Ilario, the medic, praises Walden strongly. Serling notices inconsistencies among the testimonies of Walden's crew.

The two crews were unable to join forces, and when the survivors were rescued the next day, Walden was reported dead. However, her own helicopter was shot down soon after. When Walden encountered a T-54 enemy tank, her crew destroyed it by dropping a fuel bladder onto the tank and igniting it with a flare gun. She was the commander of a Medevac Huey helicopter sent to rescue the crew of a shot-down Black Hawk helicopter. Later, Serling is assigned to determine if Captain Karen Emma Walden should be the first woman to receive ( posthumously) the Medal of Honor. The United States Army covers up the details and transfers Serling to a desk job. While serving in the Gulf War, Lieutenant Colonel Serling accidentally destroys one of his own tanks during a confusing nighttime battle, killing his friend, Captain Boylar.

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