The ABC television network program was broadcast that night, and the next day all the major print media reported it with headlines, and these propaganda and public opinion greatly enhanced the reputation of Hailu and caused a shock in China, and quickly spread to other countries...... In everyone's perception, the US Navy and Army Forces are already a super strong army!

Inside the sea and land, after the public sacrifice, the officers and soldiers not only did not feel sad, but all ignited the spirit of war - everyone knows that in the current situation of world war, since they have joined the army, they cannot avoid going to the front line, compared with other branches of the military, many people are glad that they have joined the sea and land!

For the army, many times, honor is more cohesive than material, just as Admiral Leahy said at that time, the sea and land "really have a 'soul'"! ——

On Friday, August 11, a Marine Corps promotion ceremony was held on the South Lawn of the White House, where President Roosevelt personally conferred the rank of General on Sea and Land, and Vice President Henry Wallace awarded Lee the Medal of Honor in his capacity as the ex-officio Speaker of the Senate, which was also promised by Roosevelt before.

Subsequently, Li Junhao was entrusted by the president to confer titles on 10 generals who had been promoted to lieutenant generals in the navy and army, including chief and deputy chiefs of staff, ministers of various departments, and commanders of the Second to Fifth Armies.

After several landing operations in the Pacific Theater and the recent Normandy landings, the Marine Corps has clearly defined its position as a branch of the military, and in addition to guarding foreign institutions and emergency intervention, the most important of the three major tasks is amphibious operations. You can do it at any time! ——

In the afternoon of the same day, Li Junhao received a notice from the Joint Chiefs of Staff that he had become a full member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the capacity of commander of the Navy and Land, and the meeting ranked fourth, after Admiral Leahy, chief of staff of the White House, Admiral Marshall, chief of staff of the Army, and Admiral Stark, chief of naval operations, and before Admiral Arnold, deputy chief of staff of the Army and commander of the Air Force.

In this way, he became an official non-voting member of the highest command structure of the US military, and no longer participated in the meeting either as a temporary member of the National Intelligence Director or as a reserve member of the Navy and Land Commander, as before; And this ranking also shows that the sea and land are truly recognized as the third largest branch of the military within the US military.

Although it is also possible to participate in the meeting, this official non-voting member means that he is qualified to become the convener (chairman) of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which is a right that temporary or alternate members do not have. Of course, with his current qualifications, it is impossible to compete for the chairmanship, but with this right, future naval and land commanders will also benefit from it.

Although he is an informal member, he and Admiral Leahy are the only two people who participate in both the advisory meeting and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which means that he already has great influence on both the political and military sides.

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That night, at a private party with Ayres and Leahy, Lee knew that the real reason why he received the Medal of Honor this time was because of Roosevelt's gratitude—because the success of the Normandy landing represented the beginning of the successful Allied counteroffensive on the European continent, which actually greatly helped Roosevelt's new presidential campaign!

The successful implementation of the first step of the Allied "Overlord" plan and the formation of a second theater of war in Europe show that World War II has reached the most critical juncture, and US public opinion generally believes that it is not appropriate to replace the head of the executive at a critical moment.

The Democratic administration of the United States has not even publicly warned voters: "It's better not to change boats when you go to the river!" ”

Therefore, in this case, coupled with Li Junhao's previous series of military exploits, Roosevelt personally applied to Congress: to award him the American Medal of Honor!

Knowing this situation, although Li Junhao was calm on the surface, he felt a little uneasy in his heart - in the past few days, he found that the green light spot representing Roosevelt on the detection radar was fading in color, and the speed was a little fast, which made him start to worry. He knew that this situation meant that Roosevelt's perception of himself was getting worse, but he didn't know why.

Now it seems that Ayres and Leahy did not know about this, which aroused his suspicion even more - could this be the legendary "Meritorious Lord"?

At this time, he heard Ayres mention that Roosevelt was so angry with the "exhausted old man" of Republican presidential candidate Thomas Dewey that he even made public a health certificate presented by his doctor, Vice Admiral Ross McIntyre, and demonstratively campaigned in bad weather to make his physical condition worse, much to the worry of White House advisers.

Li Junhao's mind suddenly flashed with inspiration, and he felt that he understood what the problem was - the Stuart family behind him!

At that time, when he returned to his family after his 30th birthday and learned about the situation of his relatives, he had the idea of avoiding suspicion at that time, because in addition to his "father" Collen, who was not in politics, was a Democrat, his "uncle", "uncle" and "cousin" were all Republicans, and they were high-ranking members of the party!

Looking at the current Stuart family, the second-generation eldest son Dahlavi is the Senate minority (Republican) whip and vice chairman of the Finance Committee, the son-in-law Joshua Hoover is a senator and a member of the Joint Defense Committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and the third-generation eldest grandson Alberto is a congressman;

His third-generation second grandson is not currently a member of the party, but he is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a commander of the Navy and Army, a director of national intelligence, a director of the CIA, an assistant attorney general, etc., and the power of this family is a little too huge!

Presumably, it was for this reason that Roosevelt's vigilance......

In addition, it is possible that some people close to him said something to him! That's when he remembered a man - Harry M. S. Truman.

Truman was Roosevelt's fourth-term presidential candidate in the presidential campaign, and it is said that he was forced in by Roosevelt. He served as a judge in Jackson County, Missouri, from 1922-1924, as county chief judge from 1926-1934, and was elected to the U.S. Senate of Missouri in 1934, re-elected in 1940, and is in the fourth year of his second term. This man is a hardcore Democrat and has a staunch anti-communist attitude.

Li Junhao knew that Truman successfully became vice president in this election, and he would take over as president after Roosevelt's sudden death, and then serve a second term as president for seven years and 10 months.

It is not surprising to say that Truman was hostile to himself, a political and military upstart from a Republican family!

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