"What! You said Major General Sullivan...... How is this possible! John almost thought something was wrong with his ears. Pen Fun Cabinet www.biquge.info Jairo just told him that Major General Sullivan was forced to resign from his post as logistics chief of the Third Army because he was reported to have homosexual behavior.

You know, this is not the 21st century, where homosexuality is a mental illness. Not to mention that homosexuals can legally marry and have children, even holding public office is expressly forbidden.

If it were left in Nazi Germany, it would have been impossible to negotiate whether homosexuals would have been sent to concentration camps once they were discovered. Although homosexuals in the United States were not sent to concentration camps, it was not uncommon for police to search for homosexuals in speakeasys and forcibly send them to so-called psychiatric centers before the "Stonewall Riots" in 1969.

In the U.S. National Defense Act, homosexuality is also clearly defined as a mental illness that is unfit for service, and both men and women are excluded from service. If Major General Sullivan is really confirmed to have committed homosexual acts, let alone be dismissed from his post, I am afraid that in the end he will have no other way but to retire.

However, John had the impression that Major General Sullivan was an old-fashioned gentleman with a scholarly demeanor, and a devout Irish Catholic. Generally speaking, this kind of person is more conservative in thinking. And although Sullivan's wife has been dead for many years, she also left him with 4 children. Now Sullivan is also a person with a full house of children and grandchildren, how can he be gay.

"I didn't believe it either. However, according to the Judge Advocate General's Office, the information they received was very well documented. It is said that Sullivan has been in a romantic relationship with a male military doctor for at least a dozen years, and both of them acquiesced when they were investigated. Seeing that John didn't believe it, Jairo continued to add.

"It's incredible." John felt that his three views had been further refreshed. Strictly speaking, Sullivan was not the first homosexual he met in his life, Hoover was the first. It's just that the rumors about Hoover being gay have long been heard in his previous life, so he didn't suffer such a big impact on his thoughts.

Of course, it was not Major General Sullivan's homosexuality that shocked John's thinking, but that he was already a major general, so how could he still be caught up in it. How much enmity does the whistleblower have with Sullivan, and he wants to punish him to death like this.

"By the way, why did you ask him so well? Did you know each other before? Jairo asked, intentionally or unintentionally.

"I've dealt with it a few times, but I'm not very familiar with it. In order to raise the weapons to help the British, I went to the Third Army several times to look for him. John quickly cleared up his relationship with Sullivan, he didn't want to be suspected of homosexuality.

Jairo, of course, didn't suspect that John was gay, but he had another question in mind. "You're not going to fall in love with the spot Sullivan left behind, are you?"

"How come, how long have I been in the 82nd Division." John quickly denied it.

But Jairo is not stupid, he has already faintly figured out John's little bit of caution. "Speaking of which, you're a good fit. But if you really want to go to the Third Army, you have to hurry. I've heard that someone has already taken aim at that location. ”

"Who?" John subconsciously asked, completely revealing his intentions.

Seeing that he had deceived John's purpose as soon as he said it casually, Jairo chuckled, "You should also know Brigadier General Philip Hayes from the Supply Division." ”

"The fourth child of the Hayes family?" John was shocked, this was a formidable opponent. Except for his own superior economic conditions, he is not superior to Philip Hayes in any other aspect.

The grandfather of Brigadier General Philip Hayes was Rutherford Burchard Hayes, the 19th President of the United States. During the Civil War, Hayes Sr. was a famous general in the North, and after the war, he was elected to Congress twice and served as governor of Ohio three times, leaving a large "legacy" in both military and political circles.

In particular, during the presidency of the United States, Hayes Sr. did two far-reaching things.

First, during his tenure, he thoroughly contacted the military management of the southern states, and made great contributions to solving the problems left over from the Civil War, promoting the real return of the southern secession states to the Union, and safeguarding the unity of the country.

In addition, in an effort to ease tensions between the North and the South, Hayes Sr. provided large federal grants for the reconstruction of the southern states to help build a railroad to the Pacific Ocean. To this day, President Hayes is one of the Republican presidents most popular among Southerners and Democrats.

Second, during his presidency, Hayes Sr. vigorously promoted the reform of the civil service system, breaking the prevailing political party fertilizer distribution system at that time. Although difficult at the time, this reform ultimately prevented the authority of the president and government officials from being further eroded by partisan interests, and laid the foundation for the long-term stability of the federal government.

With these two great credits, the descendants of the Hayes family have enjoyed a lot of shade. Moreover, among the five sons of old Hayes, except for the two who died young, the other three are also quite competitive.

The eldest Satis-Hayes is a well-known barrister in the United States, who runs the family business in an orderly manner and is quite influential in his hometown of Ohio.

The second, James Hayes, inherited his father's military talent. During the Spanish-American War, he fought against the Spaniards in Cuba and Puerto Rico and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Later, he felt that the military life in the United States was not exciting enough, so he retired and began to venture around, suppressing the Boxer Rebellion in China and suppressing bandits on the Mexican border. Before the United States became involved in World War I, the 58-year-old James Hayes also served in the Anglo-French Army (and later joined the American Expeditionary Force) and was awarded the Treaty Medal several times. In the U.S. military, James Hayes has always been regarded as a legend.

As for the third eldest, Rutherford Hayes, in addition to being a brilliant banker, is also a trustee of the family-founded Burchard Library. He founded the American Library Association (ALA) in 1895 and pioneered the "mobile library" and children's reading room, making outstanding contributions to American culture and education, and has high prestige in academic and cultural circles.

And what Jairo said, Brigadier General Philip Hayes, who coveted the post of chief of staff of the Third Army, is the eldest son of Rutherford Hayes Jr., the fourth eldest of the third generation of the Hayes family, and the representative of the family in military circles. This man has served in the U.S. Army for 25 years and is the strongman who has wrestled with General Brian-Somerville and competed for chief of supply. Whether in terms of military rank, seniority or connections, John has a certain gap with him.

John even speculated with some malice that Philip Hayes might have been behind Major General Sullivan's troubles. Perhaps, seeing that he had no hope of surpassing Somerville (at this time, Somerville's appointment as commander of the soon-to-be-established U.S. Army Logistics Command was a foregone conclusion), he planned to jump out of the circle of the General Staff and try to take a roundabout route to the troops below?

However, John was always a man who would easily give up. In his opinion, it would be a pity to give up such a good opportunity without trying at all. But on his own, he clearly did not have an advantage in the face of Brigadier General Philip Hayes. It seems that this time I have to ask Uncle Stimson for an idea again.