Shortly after Winters set out on his return, Parks returned to the United States with a second group of voluntarily chosen prisoners of war, and upon his return, he was heroically welcomed by the families of the prisoners of war. While other negotiations were still going on, the POWs were welcomed, the military had softened, and they did not arrest anyone, which President Truman had hoped for. Now is in a sensitive period, the United States is in a delicate period, many people think that the Americans can be in this world except for Soviet Russia, there is no enemy who can be an opponent, but now the Chinese and North Korean armies have given the Americans a bāng, in order not to let this bāng beat the Americans to lose confidence, it is necessary to welcome these prisoners of war as heroes.

Parks made the front page headlines again, but he didn't have time to enjoy the accolades now, because he was going to start making good on his promise to Virginia, he was going to give Virginia a wedding, but because of Jennifer, he didn't want to make the wedding big, he only needed a few family members to come forward, of course, the only thing he couldn't miss was the brothers of Company E, and he hoped that the brothers who had fought side by side with him would also be able to participate in the wedding.

Parks' military membership remained at West Point, and his retirement report was not approved, and no one would approve the release of a man who had won back a large number of American prisoners as reported in the media at this time. But Parks was given a long vacation to complete his wedding. Because of his wedding, even if he planned to carry it out very low-key, he couldn't escape the tracking and reporting of the media, and now it is known throughout the United States, which makes Parks very helpless.

Parks also set foot on the road to California for the first time, after all, his wedding was indispensable for his parents, and he planned to bring his parents to New York to attend his wedding, he rented a plane, and flew to California with Virginia.

Virgilia leaned tightly on Parks' shoulder, she knew that this time Parks was very serious, it was a sign of respect for her, but the only thing she was worried about was Jennefer. Although Jennifer didn't say anything, she could see that Jennifer was very uneasy in her heart, she was worried that something would happen to Jennifer, but this was just worrying, the key was how Parks would handle this relationship.

The weather in California is okay, it's the beginning of the day, Parks is still wearing a military uniform, he is still in the military, and he is used to wearing a military uniform, and he plans to wear a military uniform at the wedding, which is a very meaningful thing for him.

The plane stopped steadily at the airport, Parks took a deep breath, his expression was a little stiff, he would see his parents for the first time, it was the parents of this body that he had forcibly occupied, no matter what, he had to have a good relationship with them. Virgilia felt his stiffness, so she patted his hand lightly and said softly, "What? It's your parents, don't worry about this, they always love your relaxation, Lacey, let's go down"

Parks nodded, then raised his legs and walked to the suspension ladder at the door of the cabin, at the airport, several people were standing not far away, all looking towards the plane, standing at the front was an old man with white hair and an old woman in her fifties, they saw the young man who appeared on the suspension ladder of the flying frame, wearing a colonel's uniform, and his arms were bent A tall and beautiful woman gently held him, and was walking down step by step.

"Lacey is Lacey" The old couple had not yet spoken, a young couple behind them and a five or six-year-old child were the first to cry out happily, one of the women covered her face and looked at Parks, and couldn't help but cry out in a sobbing voice: "It's Lacey, God, his appearance has changed, he is stronger than before, God, finally see him again"

Parks had already walked up quickly, and the moment he saw the couple again, the little estrangement in his heart suddenly disappeared without a trace, originally thought that he was a helpless soul in this world, even if he had parents, they were just the parents of this body, not his real parents and relatives, but now he saw the warmth and the warmth of home from the somewhat trembling figures of the old couple and the eyes that flashed with excitement, and his heart was suddenly warmed.

He walked up quickly, met the trembling old woman's body, hugged him tightly in his arms, and whispered in the old woman's ear: "Mom, I'm back."

When the two separated, the old woman stretched out her trembling hand, gently touched Parks's face, and said in a trembling voice: "God, I can still see you, I thought I would never see you again until I died, Lacey, I miss you very much, your father is also he thinks about you every day, especially after you go to Europe"

Father? Parks let go of his mother, then turned to look at the burly, white-haired old man beside him, whose eyes had once been so sharp, but now had only a gentle sunshine. He looked at Parks, held out his hand, and said, "What?" Don't shake my hand? ”

Parks smiled suddenly, and then stretched out his hand, the two hands were tightly clenched together, both were the same rough, but extremely powerful, Parks leaned over, and then hugged the old man's burly body, hugged it tightly, and said, "Dad, it's good to see you." I used to think I wouldn't see you again."

"I'll beat you up again, if you don't listen to me," the old man hugged Parks tightly, and then said in his ear, "If you don't say goodbye like this next time, I'll break your legs"

"You're still that stubborn, it seems like you've not changed at all" Parks shook his head and laughed, then let go of him.

"Of course, I'm your father, and that's why," the old man laughed.

Then the old woman laughed and said, "Don't worry, your father is joking, he is much better now, he has rarely drunk since you left, and he has learned to do housework, which is a great improvement."

"All right, old woman, if you say more, beware that I will beat you," the old man laughed, and made an exaggerated gesture, which made the rest of the people laugh. At this time, the little boy suddenly looked up at Parks and said, "You are my uncle?" I heard you're a hero? ”

It was only then that Parks looked at the woman and the man, who he knew were his only sister, Jenny, and his husband, Jack Pratt, and their child, Oliver, a technician for a freighter company, a down-to-earth man. Parks smiled at Jenny and Pratt, then looked down at Oliver and smiled, "No, Oliver, I'm not a hero, but I fight with heroes"

He pinched Oliver's face as he spoke, but it made the little guy protest, pursed his mouth, hid behind his father, and poked his head out to wait for Parks. Parks straightened up and hugged Jenny and Pratt one by one. Then they were introduced to Virginia, and the family was very satisfied with Virginia and greeted them warmly.

"Look at that bastard, he's going to be a backlash," Parks' father shook Virginia's hand and smiled at her, "I don't want his son to be like him in the future"

"Let's get in the car," Pratt said to the group, with two cars behind them, one driven by Pratt and one driven by Parks's parents, "and the neighbors in the neighborhood are waiting for us"

"Neighbors?" Parks couldn't help but look at Pratt, then at his father.

Urek Parks smiled slightly: "Yes, son, you know, we used to live in the neighborhood of 21, and now we don't call it that name. ”

Looking at Parks' strange eyes, Parks' sister Jenny suddenly smiled and said, "Because of the Medal of Honor you received, as well as some other honors, the state government decided to change the name of the twenty-first block to Parkes Street, so many people in the neighborhood wanted to come and have a look, you must know that although they know us very well, you have been away from home for several years after all, you know, they-"

Yes, when Parks returned to his neighborhood, the whole neighborhood of home-based people drove out, and they welcomed Parks with the most fanatical enthusiasm and the loudest cheers. They lined the streets to greet Parks, shouting his name. Parks had to stick his head out the window and wave to the enthusiastic crowd.

In the words of his father, Urek Parkes, he was too proud at this moment. He was even more proud than when he had lived an honorable life, and when he got home, the first thing he said was: "Son, I have to take back what I said before." ”

That sentence, Parks remembers, "You're only going to disgrace the American team." Father continued: "Now the American ** team is proud of you. ”

Will the U.S. team really be proud of me? Parks couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, so much so that when he returned to New York, he thought it was just a joke, how could a country's military be proud of a soldier? But not long after, when a group of prisoners returned to the United States, President Truman gave a speech on the Korean War, in which he praised Parks and said that the American team was honored to have such outstanding soldiers.

Of course, all of this made Parkes' popularity rise again after World War II. At this time, Parks' wedding date was getting closer and closer, and the wedding of the whole country was scheduled for May 8, 1952, Victory Day in Europe, and before that, Parks's invitations had been distributed to the addresses of the surviving E-Company brothers throughout the United States with the post office. Maybe some of these brothers may not be able to receive it because of the change of address, or maybe they will not be able to come for one reason or another, but he still wants to invite all these brothers as much as possible, and come to a party, the first big party after the war.

This means a lot not only to Parkes' wedding, but also to the brothers of the entire E-Company!