Abstract:
After bullets tear through the fuselage of Pete’s B-17 Flying Fortress, he wonders if his brother Johnny will make it back from his tour in the Pacific. Would Mom and Mary be all right without them?

The Germans capture Pete Skripka. He faces confinement in Stalag 17B and a forced prisoner of war march. During his internment, Pete collaborates with two other prisoners to detail their lives in words and pictures.

The Skripka siblings’ lives are portrayed in their hopes and loves, with their friends and foes. Enduring their heartaches, losses and sufferings during World War II, they now face new challenges.