Chapter 356: I'm Coming, West Point

When summer arrives, the Takoya Barracks still feels suffocating, not because of the weather, but because of the intense training that fills the area. 【】Read novels on your phone, update them synchronously\! This is still the cradle of paratroopers, many of whom have gone on to become real paratroopers. The American Stars and Stripes fluttered in the sky above the barracks, and the rows of soldiers lined up like street trees looked at the person standing in front of him with a grim expression, with the rank of major, like a mountain in front of the line.

"Yes, I'm Richard? Major Winters. Of course, I'll allow you to call me Dick and I love the name. Winters looked at these newly recruited soldiers, he pursed his lips, and his heart swelled with emotion, in the summer of 1942, he was like this, with a platoon of brothers, standing in the line to endure Herb? Lieutenant Sauber's roar. Then they began to run "to three miles, to three miles", but it was all like a dream, some of the original brothers were gone, they died on the continent; Some were injured and are still lying on the sick and suffering from their injuries; Some of them went their separate ways, and they were engaged in their own careers.

"From this day forward, you are all soldiers, but you are definitely not a paratrooper, and if you want to be a paratrooper, then go and conquer that mountain. The name of that mountain was Mount Kolahi. Major Winters smiled, and he beckoned to a lieutenant company commander, "Lieutenant Fisher, here Jiao is for you."

Winters said, saluting the soldiers, and then saying, "Good luck, paratroopers," as he walked towards his battalion headquarters, listening to the voice of Lieutenant Fisher behind him, and a smile involuntarily hung on the corner of his mouth. Now in this barracks, the brothers of Company E are the only ones themselves, and in eight years, many of them have changed. But the only thing that hasn't changed is the vibe.

"Looks like you're getting used to it perfectly." When Major Winters pushed the door in, a major officer at the battalion headquarters watched him come in and couldn't help but smile, he was Major Winters's partner, deputy battalion commander Christine? Major Rudolph, after saying this, he suddenly raised his hands in a gesture of surrender and smiled, "Oh, I completely forgot that you were once a legend here"

Winters shook his head and smiled, "No, Christine, I don't want that, you know, I'm being re-drafted. You're the one who stays in the military. I'm not too used to the atmosphere here, after all, it's been five years since I left. It's a long time, and you have to get used to everything. ”

"Well, maybe you're right, I don't know what it's like to leave the army, I used to tell myself, I'll stay in the army for the rest of my life, but what will happen in the future, who knows?" Major Rudolph said, shrugging his shoulders, "But to be honest, I couldn't help but feel proud when I heard that my partner was you."

"Proud?" Winters couldn't help but scoff, "I don't want to reminisce about the past, those things -- you know, everyone who has been on the battlefield, doesn't want to talk about it. By the way, Christine, have you ever been on the battlefield? Major Winters looked at him and said, "Well, I mean in World War II. ”

Rudolph looked a little embarrassed and said: "This - to be honest, I didn't go to school, when I graduated from West Point, the Germans had already surrendered, and then I was assigned to the Pacific theater of operations, but by the time we took the ship to Asia, I mean we were still on the sea, the Japanese had already surrendered." We spent less than two months in Japan before we were transferred back to the United States. So--I didn't go to war at all, and of course I regret it."

Major Winters couldn't help but smile slightly, "There's nothing to regret about this. It was a nightmare, and I didn't want to go through that scene anymore after experiencing so much war. If there was no war, maybe it would have been much better, and of course some things would have been missed. ”

"Of course, I've missed it, so I don't want to miss it this time," Rudolph smiled, and suddenly looked at Winters and smiled, "You know, at West Point, your battle -- I mean the battle of the Blacouret estate in Normandy, the battle to destroy the German artillery, was already a model for the textbook when I was at West Point. You know, it's great to work with you personally."

"You just said you didn't want to miss something?" Major Winters looked at him suddenly.

"Major Winters, you have to keep it a secret, I also heard it from the division headquarters, it seems that we are preparing for a war, you know, we are only training troops now, but we are all preparing for a war - that is the North Korea of Asia." Major Rudolph was a little excited, "I don't want to miss this opportunity. That's what I came to the 1o1 Airborne Division for."

1o1 Airborne Division? Yes, now the 1o1 airborne division has been reorganized. But this is just a training unit, a reserve, not a regular active force, but it is all preparing for a war. And Winters was one of the first officers of the former 1O1 Airborne Division.

It was precisely because of the name of the 1O1 Airborne Division that Major Winters re-stood in the Takoya Barracks and talked to the soldiers here, but the former E Company of the 5O6 Regiment was nowhere to be seen. Only the subordinate 187th Regiment was reconstituted a year after its disbandment and became a regular combat unit, and this unit was the only regiment of the 1O1 Airborne Division that participated in the Korean War.

"Confidentiality?" Winters couldn't help but shake his head and smile, there is nothing to keep secret about this kind of thing, and now the whole world knows that the Americans are going to North Korea, and being able to hear such news from the division headquarters means that it is not a secret. But he was unimpressed by Rudolph's desire to fight, and no one who had not experienced war could appreciate the pain of war.

I just don't know what happened to Parks now? He knew that Parks was also being drafted, and Parks had called her the day after Winters received the call-up letter. Over the years, they kept in touch by phone and the occasional two or three xiao-type gatherings of three or four people, with only the occasional Welsh absence.

Yes, Parks received a letter from the call-up. But instead of training the troops, Parks lied to Virginia, he just didn't want her to worry, MacArthur needed him to lead a brigade of Black Panther Special Forces, and the corresponding rank was a lieutenant colonel. Of course it's a youhuo. But once he entered the Black Panther Special Forces, then Parks had to accept MacArthur's assignment, and then go to the Korean battlefield, and would also become the vanguard, infiltrating the battlefield in advance, providing detailed and accurate information for the follow-up troops, including assassinating the leader of North Korea, and so on.

Parks would not have been buried for MacArthur's future defeats, nor would he have paid for his defeats. He wanted to get rid of this damn errand, so he chose another path, one that even MacArthur couldn't have stopped him. Because he has the Medal of Honor

Friday, June 3o, 195o. A high-end xiao car was speeding in West Point, Orange County, on the west bank of the Hudson River in northern New York, Virginia was wearing a simple skirt, even if it was a simple match, it couldn't hide her charm, and her eyes glanced at the person next to her from time to time, with a smile, just like Hua.

"Fortunately, the military academy is not too far from me, and if there is a holiday, there is no need to run too much" Virginia smiled at Parks and spoke softly. She behaved like a gentle wife, as if she was telling her husband to go out

"Don't worry, dear," Parks smiled and nodded. The car stopped not long after a curve. Parks picked up his simple luggage from the back seat of the car and kissed Virginia, "I'm here." As he spoke, he pushed the car door open, then got out of the car, facing Virginia in the car, and waved his hand

"Goodbye, Lacey" Virginia was a little reluctant, but she still drove the car decisively and sped away towards the road where she came. Parks was left alone.

Today is not the day of the start of West Point, yesterday was, but Parks only came to report today, which is nothing, because this time he did not come to West Point because he was a student. He missed out on being a student.

He looked up at the gate where a wide road led, and there was an arched building marked with a shield and an eagle relief, which was the main gate of the famous West Point Military Academy, the Saiyan Gate, where several soldiers were standing guard, their eyes looking at Parks who was walking towards them.

Parks showed them his letter and credentials, and soon the soldiers stood up to Parks, apparently knowing this man, and judging by the photographs and himself, they were impressed. Yes, at West Point, there is no one who does not know the name - Lacey? Major Parkes, deputy battalion commander of the 1O1 Airborne Division, and former company commander of Company E of the Heroic Company. Because on the military textbooks of the West Point Military Academy, several battles he commanded are regarded as classic textbook examples.

"Hello, Major Parkes," the soldier saluted in admiration.

Parks returned the salute and walked through the gate of the military academy with a smile. Yes, from this moment on, he became a member of West Point. It's just that he didn't enter West Point as a cadet, but as a military instructor. Because before that, his old superior, the new president of what is now West Point, Maxville? General Taylor was transferred here from the Army Staff. General Taylor expressed great enthusiasm for Parkes's arrival, he immediately found Parks's phone, and then the two talked on the phone, and General Taylor even said that Parkes should not be a cadet, but an instructor when he came to West Point. He believes that Parks' military talent is enough to serve as a military instructor at West Point.

Parks was carrying a simple duffel bag and headed inside, and in the distance he saw a high-end Xiao car driving towards him. It was evident that it was General Taylor's car, and that he had come to pick up Major Parks.

"West Point, I'm coming," Parks said silently in his heart as he looked at General Taylor, who came out of the car with a warm smile, and a smile appeared on his lips.