▁Capt . ▁John ▁Miller ▁( Le e ▁Mar vin ), ▁reve als ▁sc ars ▁received ▁while ▁under ▁inter rog ation , ▁but ▁claims ▁he ▁never ▁conced ed ▁to ▁his ▁capt ors ▁anything ▁but ▁his ▁name , ▁rank ▁and ▁serial ▁number . ▁In ▁un guard ed ▁comments ▁on ▁the ▁stand ▁Miller ▁calls ▁Hall ▁a ▁cow ard . ▁▁ ▁Capt . ▁Hall ▁has ▁his ▁sister - in - law ' s ▁support , ▁but ▁his ▁father ▁initially ▁ref uses ▁even ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁trial . ▁Hall ▁is ▁dis con sol ate ▁and ▁wishes ▁to ▁ple ad ▁guilty . ▁But ▁his ▁lawyer , ▁L t . ▁Col . ▁Frank ▁Was nick ▁( Ed mond ▁O ' B rien ), ▁persu ades ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁witness ▁stand ▁and ▁explain ▁his ▁actions . ▁ ▁In ▁stark ▁detail , ▁Capt . ▁Hall ▁dis clos es ▁the ▁tort ure ▁he ▁under w ent . ▁This ▁includes ▁how ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁b ury ▁other ▁soldiers , ▁dead ▁or ▁alive ; ▁how ▁he ▁carried ▁a ▁wounded ▁man ▁for ▁four ▁days ▁so ▁he ▁wouldn ' t ▁collapse ▁and ▁be ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁grave ; ▁solit ary ▁conf in ement ▁for ▁months ▁at ▁a ▁time , ▁denied ▁light ▁and ▁company ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁ex crement . ▁F acing ▁repeated ▁dem ands ▁to ▁read ▁propag anda ▁statements , ▁Hall ▁rel ented ▁but ▁wrote ▁one ▁himself , ▁using ▁language ▁that ▁attempted ▁to ▁mock ▁the ▁enemy ' s ▁purpose . ▁Hall ▁experienced ▁a ▁breaking ▁point ▁when ▁the ▁enemy ▁delivered ▁a ▁letter