Chapter 158: Medal of Honor
After seeing that all the people in the entire command tent had left, John looked Yu Yang up and down for a while: "Yu, ten years have passed, why haven't you changed at all?" Why do you look so young, and you are exactly the same as when you were in Mogadishu, I thought I had met your twin brother! โ
Yu Yang touched his face, this question is indeed not easy to explain, his time here has only been four months, and nearly ten years have passed in this space.
The Black Hawk Fall happened in 1993, this year is 2003, and there are still a few months, which is exactly ten years, four months, how much can his appearance change?
"Maybe it's because of the race problem, we yellow people age a little slower, well, it should be like this, maybe after two years, I will make you look even older!" Yu Yang thought about it and found a reason that was barely reasonable.
John nodded after hearing this: "Indeed, Li of Company A is in his thirties this year, but he looks like he is only in his twenties, I really envy you, unlike us, in two years it will look like he is in his sixties, Yu, I can't believe that I can still meet you now, I have always, I have always thought that you have been sacrificed, those damned officials said that you were only seriously injured for the sake of propaganda, God forbid, you are still alive!" โ
As he spoke, John shook Yu Yang's hand vigorously again, as if John's hand had never let go since the two met.
"It may be that God thinks that Heaven has been overcrowded lately, and there are wars everywhere, so he didn't want to take me in, so he let me back, and I didn't expect to meet you here, John didn't expect you to be a colonel now, I remember that you were just a second lieutenant at that time!" After Yu Yang finished speaking, he gave John a thumbs up.
Yu Yang didn't know much about the American promotion mechanism, but he was promoted from a second lieutenant to a colonel within ten years, which can be said to be a rapid increase like a plane.
In China, if you want to be promoted from second lieutenant to colonel in ten years, it is almost impossible, of course, if it is possible during the war years, maybe it has something to do with the fact that the United States seems to have been fighting all these years.
"After returning from Somalia, I was received by the President and awarded me a Congressional Medal of Honor, oh Shet, don't you say I forgot, Yu, your medal is still with me, and I will give it to you! Damn, it's this medal that makes me think you're dead, otherwise, those officials will definitely not let go of so many good publicity opportunities, after all, you are the protagonist! โ
After John finished speaking, he quickly got up and stood up, walked to an independent tent in the innermost part of the tent, and then walked out with a delicate wooden box, carefully holding it in his hand, as if he was holding a rare treasure, gently placed it on the table, opened the box, there were two medals inside, and there were some slight differences in style, and gently took out one and handed it to Yu Yang.
"Yu, this is your medal of honor, the president was going to award it to you in person, but I don't know why, the president said that you are very weak and can't receive it in person, and you don't have any family, and you want to find someone to send it to you, I volunteered to take this errand at that time, but I didn't expect that this medal, I sent it ten years late!" After John finished speaking, tears flowed uncontrollably.
"There were two medals that were awarded that time, yours and mine, but I was the only one standing there to receive the award, how I wished I didn't have this medal at that time, you and Kyle, and Duren could stand in front of me well!"
John said as he wiped his tears, a man in his forties did not look very good when he cried.
After receiving the medal, Yu Yang also fell into silence after hearing John's words, although he didn't get along with Duren and Kyle for a long time, but these two people were indeed a pain in Yu Yang's heart, after all, these two people were Yu Yang's comrades-in-arms who went to the battlefield for the first time, and they could hand over their backs to their comrades-in-arms with peace of mind.
The medal is not heavy, but Yu Yang feels very heavy in his hand, this medal contains too many things, and after looking at it twice in his hand gently, he solemnly withdrew it into his pocket, not thinking that he could actually win the highest medal of honor for American soldiers.
The U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor, also known as the Medal of Honor, is the highest and very high standard medal awarded by the United States established by the United States under the U.S. Congressional Act of 1862.
The individual who receives the Medal of Honor must have heroic tenacity, self-sacrifice, and fearlessness, and must show courage and courage that is significantly superior to that of his companions, and the award of this medal must be accompanied by convincing proof of service, and the recommendation must be considered on the basis of outstanding merit, and the Medal of Honor can only be personally awarded by the President of the United States, who is the Supreme Commander of the United States Armed Forces.
The Medal of Honor is also the only medal in the United States that cannot be legally bought and sold, and it is illegal for a person other than the recipient to wear it in public, and the offender is liable to a fine and imprisonment for not more than one year under 18 U.S.C. ยง 33 Section 704.
Yu Yang, John and others performed enough in Mogadishu to earn the medal, and after the successful end of the mission, the failed military operation made the U.S. government feel humiliated.
Therefore, the deeds of Yu Yang and others have become the last fig leaf of the US military, and the deeds of Yu Yang and others have been amplified and promoted, and finally become heroes known to American citizens and real war heroes.
The time on the back of this medal is December 1993, which should be the time of award, the position below the time, and Yu Yang's name, but pinyin, if you can, Yu Yang prefers that the name on this medal is in Chinese.
"By the way, Yu, why are you here? I mean, why are you with the people at Blackwater? After the two chatted for a while, John gradually regained his composure.
Yu Yang grinned: "It's nothing, I just can't stay still, I want to find something to do, after I was discharged from the army, I found that I didn't fit into this society, and I didn't know anything other than fighting, so I joined Blackwater International." โ
Speaking of this, Yu Yang paused and organized the language: "This time the company sent me here, I need to carry out a seven-day mission here to help you eliminate the Iraqi government army and guerrilla members in the city, and there are some rewards for the top three people who kill the enemy, the reward is not low, and I also made a bet with people, I will definitely be the top three." โ
Half-truths, Yu Yang didn't dare to reveal the killing place, and he couldn't tell John some of the truth about the matter, half-truths and half-truths.
"Well, you must have PTSD? Well, it's really scary, George, do you remember? โ
"Well, I remember, he gave me chocolate!"
"He committed suicide, and three years ago, because of PTSD, he used a USP and blew his head out!"