"Honor belongs to every brother of E Company!" Parks puffed up his chest and waved his right hand very vigorously, and as soon as his words fell, there was a flash of magnesium light, and the reporters froze Parks raising his right arm.

The radio waves passed from street to street, factory, room, man, woman, old man, and child in the United States, who waited quietly by the radio, listening to every word of President Roosevelt and Parkes. Of course, Parks didn't have that much influence yet, and all Americans wanted to hear what President Roosevelt was saying. But under the impetus of President Roosevelt, he directly became a hero known to all. This made Parks a little confused. But none of that matters anymore.

After the award was over, the colonel stepped forward quickly, stopped Parkes, who had already stepped off the stage and was about to leave, and whispered in Parks' surprised eyes, "Please wait a minute, Lieutenant." ”

"Anything else? Mr. Colonel! Parks looked polite.

The colonel nodded and smiled, "Mr. President would like to invite you to lunch." Lieutenant! The Colonel's tone was full of envy, and he looked at the lucky fellow with even a little jealousy.

"What?" Parks couldn't help but look at him in surprise, "What you said is true?" Then he immediately realized that it was rude for him to answer like this, and quickly laughed: "I'm sorry, Mr. Colonel, I mean, it's my honor, it's a great honor!" ”

The Colonel was pleased with Parks' reaction, which was all too normal, an honor that not everyone has, and not everyone who has received the Congressional Medal of Honor. Parks is an exception.

Lunch was served in a small reception restaurant at the White House. Roosevelt was still in that rich state, in a wheelchair. Lunch is also simple, mashed potatoes with steak and a little onion.

A large dining table for two people and everyone else standing on the sidelines made Parks a little restrained, and he even fidgeted. It is true that Parkes is a human being, but after all, in front of such a high-level reception, in front of such a great man, he could not maintain complete composure, so that his movements and expressions were a little stiff.

During lunch, neither of them talked too much. Roosevelt simply asked about the taste of the food and what made him relax, but Parks, of course, didn't intend to say more, and simply nodded in reply.

After the dreary lunch, the waiter quickly cleared the table. But President Roosevelt had no intention of leaving, he looked at Parks with a smile on his face, waited for a moment, and then slowly smiled: "You are amazing, Lieutenant!" ”

Parks knew what he was referring to. So he replied very cautiously: "Mr. President, that is not a credit that I can achieve alone, I have just fulfilled the responsibilities of an officer." ”

Roosevelt nodded, "I know." But the power of the individual is really not negligible! That's the biggest reason why you can get the Medal of Honor, and I'm looking forward to winning again in the European theater and even in the Pacific theater. ”

"I'll try for it!" Parks' answer remained cautious.

President Roosevelt looked at Parks with interest and said with a solemn expression: "I have always wanted to be a soldier, but I have not been able to achieve my wish, this wish can only be a dream since childhood, and you are a hero among the beautiful [***] people, so our meeting is of great significance to me." ”

"My pleasure, Mr. President!"

The two talked a few more polite words, and then Roosevelt took his leave, and he asked the staff to send Parks back. Roosevelt's preferential treatment of Parks puzzled a senior secretary beside him. Roosevelt watched the staff send Parks away, and chuckled softly at the senior secretary beside him, "You must be wondering why I treat this person so preferentially. You know, he almost single-handedly changed the situation on the entire European battlefield, and although we failed in the end, the problem is not his! lies in our Allied generals. I am a gesture to make it known that I am dissatisfied with the entire European theater of war, with the operation of the Market Garden. ”

"Will they understand?" The secretary said suspiciously.

"I wish General Montgomery would understand!" Roosevelt shook his head slightly, "War is not a whimsical game, don't throw American soldiers into the damn graveyard for the sake of fighting for those commands!" In this operation, the entire Allied army failed, but for Parks personally, he succeeded, very successfully! President Roosevelt unexpectedly used the word "damn," a word he rarely used, but today.

Parks saw Virginia outside the White House, she saw Parks walk out from a distance, her eyes overflowing with love, seeing that straight, handsome face, and that resolute look, she couldn't help it, and ran towards him quickly, not caring about any etiquette and image. The whole process of Parks' award is like an honor for himself. She can empathize.

"Honey, I love you!" Virginia rushed up and wrapped herself tightly around Parks, ignoring the staff's surprised gaze, just wanting to hold this man in her arms, this was her man. And her honor.

The deep kiss between the two touched the staff who were not far away, and they applauded the two. This made Virginia finally wake up to the fact that she was now doing something ambiguous in broad daylight. She shyly ducked into Parks' arms, allowing Parks to carry her almost into the car.

Parks went straight to the hotel, where he packed his things and got back to the battlefield as soon as possible. Virgilia watched Parks clean up, and couldn't help herself, helping him fold his clothes and organize his suitcase.

"Honey, will you leave a day for me?" Virginia suddenly stopped, tears in her eyes, and looked at Parks, "Do you know how often we're going to see each other?" Do you know that I worry about you every day and miss you? ”

Parks stopped, he walked over and cupped Virginia's face with a look on his face: "Honey, there are some things that can't be helped. I promise you that once the war is over, I will be with you, every day! ”

"But—" Virginia seemed to struggle within.

"Don't be, dear. I know how you feel, and so do I, I think of you on the battlefield, and I promise you that I will come back alive. Parks kissed softly on the soft flap of her lips.

With a long suffocating kiss, Virginia gave in. She had to give in, she knew that this man's decision was difficult to change, and she didn't want to go against this man's wishes, she didn't want him to be unhappy.

As the car slowly pulls towards the airport, Parks will return the same way he came, which will get to Europe faster. Parks knew that the brothers must still be trapped in the deep trenches, subjected to almost incessant shelling by the Germans. He wanted to join his brothers as soon as possible, and with them, even if it was hiding in the trenches, eating the greasy British supplies of ten [***] one.

The plane came to a halt in New York, and then Parks and Virginia said goodbye. He couldn't help but be deeply moved when he looked at Virgilia, who was getting farther and farther away from him, but still insisted on standing on the edge of the runway, but he knew that his brothers needed him more, and he needed to stay with his brothers more, which was his responsibility as the commander of E Company.

Parkes' speech quickly spread over the airwaves and in newspapers throughout the United States and Europe. On the desk of Colonel Zinke at the regimental headquarters were several newspapers with the picture of Parks waving his right arm.

"Lieutenant Parks should be back!" Colonel Zinke said to Lieutenant Colonel Strell with an inquiring tone, "I hope this kid doesn't get lost in Washington!" ”

Colonel Stryll suddenly looked at the newspaper carefully, and then smiled slightly: "Zink, have you noticed an interesting phenomenon?" I mean what is in the newspaper! ”

"Any questions?" It was clear that Colonel Zink was confused.

"President Roosevelt not only gave Parks a grand ceremony on the lawn of the White House, but also broadcast it to the whole of America on the airwaves," Strell said, pointing to his hug.

"Yes, it's a grand ceremony, but I think Parks deserves it!"

"No, no, I'm not talking about that, I mean, after the ceremony, Mr. President left Parks alone for lunch." Striele smiled suddenly, "Don't you think it's funny?" ”

Colonel Zinke took the newspaper, then looked at it under the guidance of Streel, and then nodded, "What's this?" Perhaps Mr. President was more interested in Parks personally. ”

"Do you really think that's the case?" Lieutenant Colonel Striele couldn't help but laugh, "I'm sure the people at the Allied Command will definitely pay attention to this text." And it seems that there are some topics that have flowed out of the White House staff, saying that President Roosevelt praised Parks for his achievements to the secretaries after Parks left, and although the whole plan failed, Parks was a success! ”

When Colonel Zink heard this, he immediately reacted, and couldn't help but shake his head and smiled: "Streel, we don't have to worry about this, let those people go to it, it seems that they must be in a panic!" Especially the British! ”

"I'm sure General Taylor will be happy to see such news!" Striele couldn't help but nod and smile.

"Of course." Colonel Sink nodded.

"Well, our hero should be back! I hope the people in the Allied Command won't trouble him! Striele put the newspaper down and leaned back comfortably in his chair.

"Don't forget, Parks is in my regiment, and it's not their turn to find trouble!" Colonel Sinker laughed.

Obviously, there are a lot of things involved, but this will not make Zinke and them bother, and even General Taylor will not be able to take his turn, maybe General Patton's fiery temper will magnify the cannon after reading this newspaper, in the Allied command.

Regardless of what the bigwigs thought, the brothers of E-Company were so encouraged that West brought them the latest newspapers, and then they learned the whole thing.

"I wish I had lunch with the president!" Goneri said enviously.

Wales was on the table with his legs on his legs, munching on an apple, then looked at Guaerney and said with a smile: "If it were me, I don't think so, can you eat an apple comfortably with your legs in front of the president?" ”

(To be continued)