Chapter 260: Eagle Claw Team Goes on Stage to Receive Award
Song Yiyuan actually won first-class merit four times!!!
You should know that there are thirty-three criteria for evaluating first-class military merit, and even the most outstanding soldiers find it difficult to meet all the conditions.
Therefore, it is more common for soldiers to be awarded second-class or third-class merit during their service, but first-class merit is extremely rare.
The Eagle Claw was able to win the first-class collective merit this time because Song Yiyuan obtained wrong intelligence and temporarily adjusted the strategy under such circumstances, minimizing China's losses and also capturing the pathogen expert from Country R.
The troops were able to follow the clues and learn about the "Black Poppy" plan and the information about capturing Chinese people for human experiments.
Song Yiyuan and his group had military medals hanging below their decorations, while the others were more reserved, only wearing two or three medals.
The left side of Song Yiyuan's chest and abdomen was filled with honors and military medals.
There were twelve military medals in four rows hanging from the bottom of the medal to the hem of his clothes.
These are his personal medals.
As he moved, his military medals shone brightly under the light, attracting the attention of the soldiers and their families.
There were also many female soldiers from the art troupe in the small doors on both sides of the podium, stretching their necks to look at Song Yiyuan.
Seeing that Song Yiyuan was about to move to the fourth row, Lin Qingqing turned away and stopped looking.
What she was most interested in today was Jiang Haixia's dancing.
Jiang Haixia said that they have been rehearsing for half a month.
Xiuhong pulled Lin Qingqing's arm and whispered excitedly, "Qingqing, look at your Team Leader Song. He looks so impressive today. I'm afraid no one except the commander can match his military medals."
Lin Qingqing whispered into Xiuhong's ear, "After the awards ceremony, Jiang Haixia will dance."
"Really?" Xiuhong asked again in surprise, covering her mouth.
Lin Qingqing nodded heavily.
Honghua, who was standing by, looked at the two of them mumbling and tilted her head to ask, "What are you talking about? Why are you laughing like that?"
Xiuhong muttered to Honghua again, who tilted her head, and Honghua also covered her mouth in surprise.
She still remembered the first time she met Jiang Haixia, her eyes were cold and sharp, as if they could kill people.
Even after Jiang Haixia became familiar with them, she was still a little afraid of her.
What does such a person dance like?
Honghua couldn't imagine this scene.
While the three of them were chatting, Song Yiyuan and his group had already moved to the second row.
Song Yiyuan led the Eagle Claw warriors to the right and moved to the seats. He sat down upright on the chair in front of Lin Qingqing.
Zhang Liang and others also sat down in turn.
When he just walked to the fourth row, he saw Lin Qingqing and several sisters-in-law tilting their heads and chatting, without even looking at him.
Zhang Liang saw that the team leader was showing off today and thought that he had married and wanted to show off.
In the past, when team leaders came to commendation meetings, they would only wear medals, not all the clothes like today.
But why did the team leader’s face turn dark as soon as he sat down?
He straightened his back a little, and wanted to turn around to look at his wife, but he didn't dare to move.
The time is now exactly half past six.
The chief pushed the microphone, coughed, and looked up at the crowd in the auditorium.
Holding the manuscript, he spoke solemnly, "Dear comrades: First, on behalf of the 957th Regiment, I extend my highest respect and most sincere greetings to all the soldiers! It is because of your bravery, your uncomplaining courage, and your unwavering perseverance that you are defending the dignity of our country and the glory of our nation..."
The chief gave a long speech, and the soldiers and their families present listened attentively with bated breath.
"...The troops have decided to award the Eagle Claw Special Operations Team a first-class collective merit as a token of encouragement."
After he finished speaking, the Director of Publicity took the microphone and said, "Please invite the soldiers of the Eagle Claw Special Operations Team to come on stage to receive their awards."
At this time, ritual music began.
The nineteen members of Eagle Claw stood up in unison with the ritual music.
They skillfully adjusted their uniforms from top to bottom, then turned around and marched onto the stage.
When the people from the art troupe heard that the award ceremony was about to begin, they all poked their heads out of the small door to watch.
Song Yiyuan's decorations and military medals stood out among the group, and his temperament was also the most outstanding.
The female soldiers in the art troupe all blushed and their hearts beat fast when they saw it.
Xiuhong snorted coldly when she saw this scene.
After the Eagle Claw group came on stage, they automatically stood in two rows.
The director of the Propaganda Department said in a deep voice into the microphone: "Please ask the leaders to come to the stage and present the awards to the soldiers."
The leader, Political Commissar Wang, Chief of Staff Lu, and Political Department Director Xu Weijiang stood up, straightened their military uniforms, and stepped onto the stage.
At this time, five soldiers wearing red flowers came out from the small door on the left side of the podium.
Two soldiers held ribbons, two soldiers held medals for collective first-class military merit, and one soldier held a military medal.
Five soldiers marched onto the stage, stood at the edge of the stage, and waited for the leader to come over.
After the four leaders came to the stage, they automatically divided into two groups. The leader and Political Commissar Wang were in one group, and Chief of Staff Lu and Director Xu were in another group. Each group was responsible for one row.
The soldier holding the military medal followed behind the commander and the political commissar, and in front of them were soldiers holding ribbons and medals.
"The award ceremony begins."
As soon as the voice from the microphone fell, the music became more passionate, and the chief and several other leaders began to present awards.
The collective first-class military merit medal was naturally awarded to the team leader Song Yiyuan.
Song Yiyuan was in the first row. Political Commissar Wang first put the ribbon on him. The leader then took the medal for seven first-class collective merits and pinned it on the only empty space on his chest.
Looking at the military medals hanging on his clothes, the leader almost couldn't help rolling his eyes.
He turned around, took the medal for the collective first-class merit, and handed it to Song Yiyuan with both hands.
Song Yi took it with both hands and held it up with his left hand.
The chief and the political commissar saluted each other and stood at attention.
There wasn't much small talk or encouragement during the whole process; that wasn't necessary in the army.
Lin Qingqing had been staring at Song Yiyuan on the stage. After seeing his gentle appearance, she looked at his resolute face and calm eyes now, and felt very...uncomfortable.
The third row was not far from the stage, and Song Yiyuan was in the first position. He had noticed Lin Qingqing staring at him a long time ago, and his heart was filled with joy.
He hung so many military medals today just to let Qingqing see that he is also very capable.
Time went by quite slowly as we had to award nineteen people.
Half an hour later, at the announcement of the Propaganda Department Director, "The award ceremony is over," the four leaders stepped up and took their seats.
Five soldiers retreated from the right. Song Yiyuan and his group saluted all the soldiers in the auditorium, then turned around and stepped to their seats.
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