Chapter 149: Bestowal Ceremony
What Gao Yuan learned, in fact, learned how to walk right, how to salute, and what to say when he received the medal.
Actually, I don't need to say anything at all.
Because this is not a film festival award, I have to give an acceptance speech after winning the award.
When this soldier was awarded a medal, he went up to salute, and at most he said two or three sentences.
What kind of work is there in the army, honor itself is the most important, and it is useless to say anything else.
"Comrades, compatriots, today I would like to announce a sad news, our two shelters in Shimen were unfortunately killed in the attack of aliens, and today we express our deep condolences to the victims of the first Shimen temporary shelter and the second Shimen temporary shelter, and express our deep condolences to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives.
I declare a three-minute silence in memory of the fallen soldiers and the people who have been killed. ”
After speaking, Li Wen stood aside, left the position directly opposite the microphone, and bowed his head in silence.
Everyone bowed their heads in silence.
At Base 12, no matter what they were doing, the people listening to the radio all put down what they were doing, stood up straight, and bowed their heads in silence.
A young mother pulled her child, and when she bowed her head in silence, tears kept falling until she could not bear it anymore, and her body staggered, and she sat down on the ground limply.
"Mom, what's wrong with you? Mommy ......"
The young mother hugged the child and cried bitterly: "It's gone, it's gone, it's just the two of us......"
The young child burst into tears, and next to him, another young child took his mother's hand and whispered, "What's gone, Mom, what's gone?" ”
Wiping away her tears, the mother of another child whispered: "Our home is gone, child, Shimen is gone......"
It was a moment of silence, but she couldn't help crying, and then she covered her face and cried loudly.
There were too many Shimen people in Vault Twelve, so they quickly burst into tears.
Levin's voice continued to echo through the radio.
"Our sacrifice is great, but, through the Battle of Shimen, we found the weakness of the aliens, the aliens are not invincible, our counterattack has caused a certain degree of damage to the aliens, comrades, compatriots, this is the first face-to-face battle between us and the aliens, although our commanders and fighters are all sacrificed, but we know that the aliens are not invincible, perseverance is victory, we will definitely be able to defeat the alien invaders and recapture our homeland."
Without going into a long speech, Li Wen quickly said: "Our commanders and fighters of the Shimen Refuge have made great sacrifices, their sacrifices will not be forgotten, and their will to fight will be inherited and carried forward by us." ”
"I announce that the garrison of the second garrison of the Shimen Temporary Refuge has been awarded the collective first-class merit!"
"I announce that a garrison unit in the Shimen Temporary Refuge has been awarded a collective first-class meritorious service!"
The 33258 Brigade led by Wang Hu is part of the garrison of Shimen No. 2, but not all, and now it is the collective first-class merit of the entire garrison force, so the name of the 33258 Brigade will not be mentioned.
But Gao Yuan is not in a hurry, he is waiting.
"I announce that Comrade Wang Hu, commander of the 33258 Brigade, will be awarded the title of Special Meritorious Hero, awarded the Special Meritorious Hero Medal, posthumously awarded the rank of Major General, and ask the representative comrades of the 33258 Brigade to receive the medal for General Wang Hu."
After finishing speaking, Li Wen stood aside with a serious face.
Gao Yuan took a deep breath, he was wearing a military uniform without epaulettes and collar flowers, walked to the front of the stage, stood in front of Li Wen and saluted.
Li Wen picked up a medal from the box in the hand of an officer next to him, raised it with both hands, and showed it to everyone in the audience, then he put the medal back in the black velvet box, and finally took the box containing the medal, and handed it to Gao Yuan with both hands.
Gao Yuan saluted again, turned around and saluted everyone in the audience, and then he took the box, turned around, and held the box in both hands to face the hundreds of audiences in the audience.
"Salute!"
Most of the people present were soldiers, and all the soldiers saluted Gao Yuan, and those who were not soldiers stood and saluted.
Of course, the salute is not for Gao Yuan, but for the medal that Gao Yuan is holding, representing Wang Hu's medal.
Gao Yuan stepped off the stage with the box in his hand and placed it on the table in front of him.
"I announce that the title of the hero unit of the 33258 Brigade Tiger Brigade will be awarded, and the flag of the Tiger Brigade will be awarded! Please come to the stage to receive the flag! ”
Gao Yuan's excited breathing was a little difficult.
One flag bearer and two flag guards walked into the auditorium of Base 10 with a military flag with three big characters written on it.
Everyone stood solemnly, staring at the military flag.
Takato saluted the flag bearer and flag bearer, and then he reached out and took the military flag.
This military flag embodies the hard work and blood of too many people.
Gao Yuan looked at the military flag in his hand, and then he turned around and held the military flag diagonally forward to face the audience.
"Salute!"
Again, everyone saluted, this time to all the officers and men of the 33258 Brigade.
"I announce that the 33258 Brigade will be awarded the first-class collective merit of the Red Third Company, and the representatives of the Red Third Company will be invited to come to the stage to receive the medal on their behalf."
Gao Yuan stepped forward again, he handed the military flag to the standard-bearer who was waiting on the side, because the military flag would continue to be displayed, and then he replaced the big red three who gave up the illusion of welcoming death and passed the honorary certificate of collective first-class merit.
"Salute!"
The generals saluted again.
"I declare ......"
"I declare ......"
There are many collectives that have won medals today, and there are many individuals who have received medals, and the audience has never had the opportunity to sit down, and they are saluting over and over again.
There are many military flags that have been left on the platform and raised by the standard-bearers, but they are the numbers that have been withdrawn forever, the troops that have disappeared forever, and the glory has become history.
The flag of the Tiger Brigade was also on it, which made Gao Yuan very nervous, although he got the promise, he was really afraid that the flag of the Tiger Brigade would be sent to the honor exhibition room along with the other military flags.
The ceremony was live-streamed, but only on radio rather than television, and could be heard at High Command, the Vault's thirteen bases.
But the galaxy didn't come, because there were too many people coming today.
But Gao Yuan came to the stage again and again to receive medals and honorary certificates, of course, he only received them on his behalf.
In the end, Li Wen paused for a moment, and then the live broadcast was immediately cut off, and after Li Wen asked the person in charge of the live broadcast with his eyes and confirmed that the live broadcast had been interrupted, he said loudly: "I announce that Comrade Gao Yuan will be awarded a first-class meritorious service, and Comrade Gao Yuan will be invited to come to the stage to receive the honor." ”
A lot of people don't understand, they don't know who is high and far.
Even Gao Yuan himself doesn't understand, why does he have a medal? And it's also a military merit medal?
Gao Yuan came to the stage in a daze, but he didn't forget what to do, after he saluted Li Wen, he shook Li Wen's outstretched hand, and then Li Wen turned around and picked up a golden medal from the box.
"Today, you are the first and only one, and I can wear the medal for you."
Li Wen was very emotional, he took the medal and pinned it to his chest for Gao Yuan, and then he exhaled and said, "Thank you for your contribution to the fate of the country and mankind, Comrade Gao Yuan." ”
Gao Yuan saluted, and then he turned to salute the people in the audience.
After receiving everyone's salute, the whole auditorium burst into applause for the first time.
When the applause gradually subsided, Li Wen said loudly: "I announce that this award ceremony is over. ”
A kind of soldier holding a military flag and holding a medal that no one could receive turned around and began to walk down the stage, but the flag bearer holding the flag of the Tiger Brigade remained where he was.
Gao Yuan almost snatched the military flag in his hand, and then he exhaled a long breath and whispered in a voice that no one else could hear: "Brigade Commander Wang, Company Commander Zhou, our 33258 Brigade is still there, and it has become the Tiger Brigade, don't worry." ”
Next, Li Wen was about to speak, but Gao Yuan didn't listen much at this time, he was very peaceful, very relieved, and very happy.
But Gao Yuan quickly thought of a question, that is, what is he now?
A first-class meritorious soldier has become the only successor of the 33258 Brigade, or a survivor, but now he doesn't even have the status of a full-fledged soldier, how can this be a problem?
Gao Yuan didn't expect to be a brigade commander, he knew that this kind of thing couldn't happen, but it didn't matter, even if he wasn't a soldier of the 33258 Brigade, it didn't matter, as long as the number was still there.
Gao Yuan would be happy if he could immediately rebuild the 33258 Brigade with a few hundred people, but so far there has been no order or news in this regard.
So how do you calculate it?
Takato fell into deep doubt.
Finally, the award ceremony ended, Li Wen's speech also ended, and after the participants began to leave, Gao Yuan was called aside alone.
"Comrade Gao Yuan, please give me the battle flag, I will keep it for you temporarily, and now please go and have a small meeting."
Gao Yuan subconsciously put the military flag back, instead of handing it to an officer in front of him.
After hesitating for a moment, Gao Yuan said: "The military flag won't be taken back, right?" ”
"No, I'm just keeping it for you temporarily, there is a special place to store it, the chief specially explained, let me tell you that this military flag will not enter the honor exhibition room, don't worry."
Gao Yuan finally handed over the military flag to others with confidence, and then he met Xinghe again in a small conference room.
"I saw it all just now, and you also got a first-class merit, congratulations to you."
Gao Yuan whispered: "You didn't specifically ask for this first-class merit to be given to me, right?" ”
"My request? No, not at all. ”
"Really?"
"Really, you deserve it, why do I need to ask for it for you?"
Gao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "But it must have something to do with you, um, but I'm still very happy." ”
Xinghe spread his hands and said, "I want to go out to see you, but they won't let me, saying that it's not safe, so I have to stay here and watch, oh, congratulations, now let's go to dinner." ”