Chapter 350 Planning

Parks didn't know how he got back to the barracks, and he didn't normally give a speech on this grand occasion, he had spoken in the past to raise war bonds, but it was only in front of some high-level people and representatives of the people, and now, he was facing the fanatical ordinary people. [No pop-up novel network] (reading network, the fastest text update wonderful novel!)

"You're still thinking about the speech?" The Welsh captain walked into Parks' office, and in the Shanks camp in New York, the brothers were well cared for, and the fifteen-hundred-plus officers and men were temporarily placed in this camp, and then they were waiting for their dismissal, and after the frenzied welcome on the streets of New York, they could only return to their hometowns alone, whether they were defeated prisoners or heroes of war, they could not escape this fate.

"Yes" Parks sat in his office chair and watched the Captain of Wales clasp his hands in front of Xiong, and then opened the window to look out, and in the distance outside, the loud shouts and laughter between them came faintly through the window, and it was very comfortable and peaceful to listen to.

The scene from the previous day is still in Parks' mind. The enthusiastic cheers on both sides of the road, the arms set up in the square and the sound of cheers, shouts and drums made the whole square tremble. Parks didn't know how he got on stage, he was surrounded by a crowd of men, and the gentlemen in suits escorted him to a stage at the top of the square, where a microphone, a round speaker, was set up, and then, at the signal of a burly man in his fifties, Parks walked up to the microphone.

"Parks—" Someone in the audience was calling his name loudly, and before Parks could even speak, before his voice could even come out, there was a rush of shouts from the audience calling his name.

"Heroes Heroes Heroes" seemed to be neatly trumpeted, everyone was stomping their feet, and the loud sound of the beat was coming together, and these ordinary people preferred to dedicate the title to ordinary military personnel like Parks to those politicians.

Parks froze, on such an occasion, in front of a crowd of tens of thousands, he couldn't help but lose his mind, but soon he suppressed his somewhat throbbing mood, took a deep breath, and then said his first words to everyone: "I am not a hero"

Yes, he is not a hero. He is not a hero compared to those who leave their bodies on the battlefield forever. When he said this, he was a little distracted, the figures of those fallen brothers kept appearing in front of his eyes, their smiles and their figures fighting in the flames of war, as if they were images of a movie.

"Sniper-" The sound that seemed to be far away in the sky was like a lingering bond in the ears, "Brown-" Fresh blood filled the air, and they lost Brown at the Battle of Carrington.

"He stepped on a mine and the second lieutenant was injured by the explosion, where is the doctor, damn it" The door to the basement was kicked open with a thud, and a man with blood was carried in by the brothers, and in the midst of everyone's shouts and the call of the doctor, the major, who graduated from West Point and had less than two days of experience life in the army, stepped on a mine while carrying out the mission of capturing prisoners of war in Agno, and he was the last person to die in the battalion.

"But I serve in a company of heroes," Parks said abruptly, then to the crowd who had been slowly quieted by his first words, "and the brothers who came out of the Tacoya barracks with me are buried in a foreign land, and some have lost their arms or even more forever. In front of them, I'm not a hero, they're the "

Paxton paused, then continued: "Some people think I have done a lot for this company, this regiment, and even the entire 1O1 Airborne Division, and yes, I admit it, I did some, but as a soldier, I just did what a soldier should do, and did it well. I know that the purpose of a soldier's existence is to make this world free of war, he was born for war, and he was born to eliminate war. And what I want is to be able to be a soldier who fought to eliminate the war, and then retired because of peace."

Yes, Parks is a little tired of war, and if there is a war, he will definitely not participate in it again, even in the barracks, but politics is not transferred by the will of soldiers, they are politicians and interests are transferred by the will.

"I wanted peace, and now it has really come. We should cherish the hard-won peace that my brothers have fought so hard for, and I cherish this hard-won peace even more. ”

Parks' voice was slow and calm, he didn't have a torrent of words, no exaggerated expressions and movements, he was telling his story and his heart like an old friend.

He talked about the difficult life of his brothers in battle, the battle of forgetting their lives and even the torture of being wounded and sick in battle, and he talked about love in the battlefield and the cruel concentration camps. Quietly, no one interrupted him, even though much time had passed for the speech, and even the mayor of New York City did not mean to interrupt him. The more he can impress people, the more it shows his success.

Finally Parks nodded, pursed his lips at everyone, and said, "I can't tell all the stories, but I remember all the stories, and these will be the most valuable treasures in my life for the rest of my life." When we are in eternal peace, I will say to my children and grandchildren that I was an American GI, that I served in a company of heroes, that I call the Brothers, and that I will always remember its name - Company E, 5O6th Regiment of the 1o1 Airborne Division, and that I will miss all the brothers in the company, and the days when I lived and fought with my brothers -- that's all that I, an American GI, had to say about this war."

Paces stood quietly, then gave a military salute to everyone, he turned quietly, and then counted his steps, and left with great difficulty. This may be the fulfillment of one of his wishes, he wants to say that some Americans know the story of this brotherhood, although this story has been scattered and continues to appear in some newspapers and radio, but this is what he wants to do by telling it one by one, so that everyone can face it with shock.

Silence After a short silence, the applause like chao water set off a huge wave that instantly flooded the square, and when Parks quietly walked off the stage, the applause was like a storm, pushing those people and things in the story to the top again.

"Lacey, you know what? You made the brothers famous" Captain Wales stood at the window, still looking out the window, he watched the big bull Landowman hit the ball, and then the ball flew into the air, and then laughed softly, "At least after they become famous, they don't have to worry about finding a job, this is a good thing, please, as long as we are in the company, there will always be someone to buy it." ”

"You're thinking so far Harry, I don't think about anything now, I don't know what the fate of our assault company will be, maybe we'll all be disarmed and return to the fields and get a job on the streets, certainly not the kind of job where you give a speech in the square and no one throws coins at you" Parks shook his head and said, "I hope the 1o1 Airborne Division will not be disbanded because of General Taylor's departure"

"Are you sure there are such rumors?" The Captain of Wales frowned at this, and now Major Winters was still far away in Germany, and he did not know what fate would befall him. Now the assault company is still established in the name of the 1O1 Airborne Division, and if the 1O1 Airborne Division is disbanded, it also means that the assault company will also be disbanded

"That's why you said that in the square?" Suddenly, the Welsh captain smiled at Parks, "I know the reason why you mentioned the 1o1 Airborne Division, you want people to remember this division forever, and then let the military have some scruples and not disband a heroic unit, right?" You're going to make the big guys hurt their heads, they're going to hate you to death, look at today's paper, what's written on it? ”

"Testimonials of an American GI", "Company of Heroes of the 1O1 Airborne Division", "Serving with Heroes", ...... And so on, and so on, these are direct quotes from Parks' speeches, many of which are praising the heroic deeds of the 1o1 Airborne Division, as well as some of Parkes' accomplishments, which will soon become a major news event in the United States.

"I hope it will be of some use, Harry, I've done my best" Parks nodded at Wales, then stood up and walked over to Wales, looking out the window at the brothers who were running on the cao field, "If I can't change anything, I may choose to retire, or get a job, and of course, in due course, I can choose to go to West Point." But probably not now"

"So what do you want to do?" Wales looked at Parks and said, "Don't tell me you didn't prepare anything, and then just come out of the barracks, hang out on the street with your luggage, or just go home"

"Home?" Parks looked at Wales.

"Yes, don't you live in Virginia? You're not going to go home and check it out? Wales gave Parks a strange look, "I haven't been home for a long time, I think I'm going to see my parents, I'm going to invite them to my wedding with Betty, we've been preparing for this wedding for a long time, it's the most important time in my life, I don't want them to miss it"

Yes, his own parents, Parks's eyes appeared in front of the person named Orrick? Root? Parks' man's face and the concerned look of the kind woman. He sighed softly, then nodded lightly, "You're right, Harry, it's time to go home and have a look."

And Parks is about to start planning his own future life, and perhaps the 1o1 Airborne Division will be disbanded as it has historically been. Those at the top would not let their pretensions stop them from thinking that he should find a job and settle down in New York until the war of 195o was over, and perhaps he would consider attending West Point again.