The squadron was regrouped and reported the attack to our commanders back at the field HQ, we were getting some food and we managed to get some soldiers from a passing infantry company to bury the dead.

I walked passed some of the crews and heard whispers, "... He just gunned her down", "it was quick and he didn't hesitate" and even "she didn't get a chance, he opened fire and that was it..." I just whacked the side of the tank, everyone just stared at me, even the ladies that were apart of the infantry, I walked off, looking over the wrecked Stug, which was just a burnt wreck, still smouldering.

I just face it, calming myself down, but I heard the sound of combat boots on sticks, I turn and see a girl, she was young, in enemy uniform, I raised my weapon, but I didn't pull the trigger, I eyed her, she was frightened, unarmed and raised her hands in the air.
'She couldn't be older then... What ?, 18' I thought, then lowered my weapon "what is your name ?" I asked her, "she flinched at my voice, even though it is soft, "A-Anna" she stuttered, she had long, blonde hair and Blue eyes, "how old are you ?, you can't be older then 18" I said, "I'm 18" she said, "I'm Jamie Anderson, I'm 20 years old" I said, this made her a little less scared, "please don't shoot me, I saw you shoot that girl earlier" she said, "come on, I'll take you to my commander, I promise that you will be treated fairly as a P.O.W" I say, she stands up "you don't have a weapon on you, I will not shoot you, I shot her as she was about to fire a Panzerfaust at my tank" I added.

I marched behind her and told her to carry on through the bushes, the second everyone saw me, they were fine, then they noticed the girl in front of me and they got to their feet, "leave her alone, she fought bravely with her comrades and is a P.O.W" I said, and everyone just stared, "I thought you would just have shot her" said one of the girls, "she surrendered when I found her, AND she wasn't ARMED with a Panzerfaust to hit my tank" I replied, and marched her over to Crystal, who looked shocked.

"Who is this, Sergeant Anderson ?" She asked, looking at the prisoner.

"I found a prisoner, her name is Anna, she is 18 years old and surrendered to me as a prisoner of war, and as the Geneva convention complies, she is to be protected and fed, cleaned and taken to a P.O.W camp till the end of the war, she is to have respect as she fought with honour and dignity" I said, "OK, I'll get one of the infantry squads to escort her to HQ" she said and turned away, I turned to Anna, "well, miss Anna, I wish you the best of luck, and hope all the best for you when this awful war ends" I say with a smile, she smiles, "I thought you were evil and unforgiving, it seems I was mistaken, good luck, sergeant, and I hope we will meet again at the end of the war as friends" she said, "I would like that" I say, then turn away as the squad came up and put her on the back of a truck, I waved to her as the truck drove off.

I saw the whole squadron looking at me, "what ?" I said.