Chapter 305 Mourning

On April 4, 945, General Eisenhower asked all troops to do a brief tribute to President Roosevelt. Major Winters decided to proceed in ranked units. The platoon commanders of each platoon arranged the ceremony and agreed on a common time. The battalion headquarters then sent someone to inspect the company and select any of its platoons to participate in the ceremony. Major Winters went to Company D, Captain Nickerson went to Company F, and Major Parks went to Company E, which was deliberately arranged by Major Winters. Captain Wales had nothing to do, and he made an appointment with Compton to go with Major Parks to Company E because of their affection for Company E.

Compton went to the platoon he had led, Captain Wales was in the platoon, Major Parks was in the platoon, these were the platoons they had led, and naturally there was a very cordial feeling. Moreover, when Major Parks arrived at the location of the E platoon, the brothers were so affectionate that they came to greet him, and the conversation between them seemed much more casual and cordial.

"Boss, they thought you were going to leave us alone, so I told them that no matter whether the leader was a company commander or a deputy battalion commander, he would not leave the brothers" White came up and hugged Parks, then smiled and pointed to the guys who were coming around. "Look at you, there's nothing to say now. The boss has been with us since we were in the first row. ”

His words caused a burst of laughter from the crowd. Major Parks patted him on the shoulder and said, "You're right, we're always together" As he spoke, he walked up to the current platoon commander of the platoon, nodded to him, and said, "Okay, Captain, you can start" Captain Fox was transferred to the platoon as a platoon commander when Haylig was promoted to company commander, this is what Parks meant, the brothers in the platoon are the best in E Company, and their veterans are also the most difficult to manage, and now among the officers at the platoon level, only Captain Welfare has the qualifications to control them, Captain Spierre was not good yet, he lacked a lot of experience fighting with his brothers, especially the French and Dutch battles. The guys in the row had a sense of distrust for him. The second platoon of Lieutenant Welfare was served by a supplementary officer, Captain Fisher.

Captain Welfare took out a St. Joseph's prayer book and found a prayer to read to his brothers. There's nothing new about this. He didn't say anything more, and Parks didn't say anything and left. He knew President Roosevelt, and if you don't look up to him, you don't have to say anything at the memorial service, and Captain Folklore is such a person, and even if you admire him, then you don't have to say it. For your admiration is in your heart, not in your mouth.

Major Parks did not wait for Captain Wales and Compton to return to the battalion, he walked back alone, his heart was stirring, and he felt not sorrow but regret for the death of President Roosevelt. After all, President Roosevelt personally wore the Medal of Honor on his body and praised him on the national broadcast. He was the first military member to be left alone by President Roosevelt for his private lunch, and there was so much to it. Despite the benefits, there is also respect and love.

Now that this person is gone, it doesn't matter whether it's praise or criticism left. In any case, it is undeniable that he always made outstanding contributions to the anti-fascist war of mankind. And will his successor, President Truman, who has received the favor of President Roosevelt, change the course of the war from his previous life?

Parks felt that his mind was a little confused, so he simply didn't think about these questions, he was only the deputy battalion commander of an airborne division now, and all the decisions were not his turn to dictate, what he had to do now was to ensure that in the final stage of the European war, the brothers would not pay for casualties.

After the memorial service, Major Winters and Nickerson returned to the regimental headquarters, but Nickerson was running out of wine, and he decided to go to the logistics to ask West, who had instructed West to find the Emerald 69 brand for him. Maybe there's something going on with him. To be honest, Nickerson and Winters were both admirers of Roosevelt, and the death of President Roosevelt also made them a little depressed.

"Captain Nickson" West was sorting through the letters, and when he saw Nickerson, he couldn't help but smile and walked over, "Nice to meet you." Sir"

Nickerson nodded, then walked up to him and said, "Man, I'm telling you, I can't find whiskey." Yes, that special brand of wine, I hope you haven't let me down, and you won't forget about me."

West licked his lips and smiled: "Of course, to be honest, sir, this brand is hard to find in Germany." There aren't many options here. ”

"Yes, I know," Nickerson nodded.

"And sir, if I can really find a few bottles, I'm afraid they're not cheap." West said as he turned to a cabinet door, then opened the cabinet door and took out four bottles of wine, exactly the kind of brand Nickson wanted, "You know, I had a lot of work and a lot of money to get these bottles"

"Money isn't a problem, West," Nickerson already had his eyes shining, "do you need a mark or a dollar?" Or is it some other currency? So saying, he reached out and took the bottles of wine in his hand.

"Dollars, sir, I've got to keep the dollars, the war is almost over, isn't it? We won't be able to take it long, in Europe" West licked his lips and looked at Nickerson's outstretched hand into his pocket.

With a "snap", Nexon slapped a large roll of dollars on the counter, and then left, suddenly turning back to West and saying, "Continue to help me collect this wine"

West picked up the thick roll of banknotes, estimated it, it was already a big value, and couldn't help nodding happily: "I will, sir, you have never been disappointed in me every time" and then watched Captain Nickerson step out of the door, and muttered with a smile, "I have never been disappointed every time"

When Nickerson walked into the battalion, he heard the Welsh captain shouting, "Hey, look, our rich kid is back, and he's always spending a lot of money on the kind of wine he likes, and it seems that I'm not wrong now."

"It's not yours, Harry," Nickerson said, glancing at Captain Wales and shaking his head, "I bought it for a great deal of money, and don't even think of sharing it with me, maybe I should buy a drink or two with money like in a bar." ”

"Because of President Roosevelt?" The Welsh captain looked at Nickerson with some discouragement.

"No, in order to be able to shut you up" Captain Nickerson sat down, then opened one of his bottles, poured himself a glass, took a sip, and then looked at the people around him, "For him, this him, everyone knows who it is, a president who once made the whole country admire is gone, there will always be people who remember and sadness.

Winters nodded, but he didn't say anything. Like Parks, he left without saying anything in the platoon in which he participated. He could see that the officers in general were saddened by President Roosevelt's departure, but not everyone was so among the ordinary soldiers, and at least half of the soldiers showed an attitude of indifference. It's not that they don't respect President Roosevelt, it's that they've come to Europe to fight in war, and they've suffered so much, and some soldiers even think that if President Roosevelt doesn't let them cross the Atlantic to fight here, they might be happy at home

April 8 is a special day. Since the morning, the birds have been swapping endlessly, which makes the Captain of Wales, who has asked to sleep in the same room with Parkes, a little unbearable, and he shouts words like "damn, hell" and then covers his ears with a pillow.

"Harry, maybe there's something happy today. Birds don't know if you're covering your ears, they won't stop. Since you can't escape it, why not just send a pillow to enjoy. Think of their tweets as beautiful songs. Major Parks slept in the other bed and was shaving in the bathroom in the room.

"Well, what you're saying is the truth," Captain Wales jumped up, "I've been disturbed anyway, just damn it, I could have slept a little longer today." ”

"You'll have a chance" Parks wiped the soapy water on his face with a towel, and walked out, "Let's go, Dick is still waiting for us, he sent a herald in the morning, I think there must be something important hurry up, let's go, or we'll be late"

"Wait, mine clean up first, five minutes," the Welsh captain jumped out of bed and hurried into the bathroom.

"Three minutes, Harry, or you'll just walk on your own, it's not far anyway" Parks' voice came from outside the door, making Wales bare his teeth. Because he was in such a hurry, he hurt his lip when he brushed his teeth.

The battalion headquarters, as well as the company commanders and platoon commanders, saw Major Parks and Captain Wales hurrying in, Major Winters motioned for them to sit beside him, and then stood up and said, "I have important news to announce. As he spoke, he looked around for a moment, and then added: "The German resistance in the Ruhr area is over. More than 10,000 German troops surrendered. ”

As soon as these words were said, the battalion headquarters exploded, and the officers had smiles on their faces, they clapped their palms to each other, and then laughed and hugged. Clearly, this is the most exciting news in recent times. Also since the Great War, by far the best of all the good news means that they will go deeper into Germany and then the war will end. That's what everybody looks forward to.

"So we've got two more hours to prepare, and we're going to get out." As he spoke, Major Winters walked up to the map of the battalion headquarters, pointed to a place on it, and said, "This is called Dolmagen, and we will go there, and then we will be stationed there, and we will be told from above, and we will search there, and then report to them what is there." As for what can be presented, it's up to us" said and patted the end, "Let's go and prepare, we only have two hours"

What can they show? Parks already had a slight idea of what the outcome would be. They will have a huge camp in Dolmagen. And that scene will shake the brothers of the entire battalion.