As they lift off, Chris sees Elias running away from the Vietnamese below. He is finally tracked down by the enemy and killed. Back at the camp, everyone is very tense about the Elias ordeal. Chris is very upset about it and shares his anger with the other soldiers. He did not know that Barnes was listening in.
Barnes walks in and gives the men a speech that puts down Elias.
He then challenges the men to kill him and Chris takes up the challenge. Chris gets in a few good hits, but is taken down by Barnes who also cuts his cheek. Chris hears about the other battalions that have been hit hard and informs the others that they were probably going to be also. The next day, the platoon heads out in the jungle to prepare for the battle. Chris and King talk some and King gets a message that his tour was up and he could take the next helicopter out of there.