Veterans Never Die!
After Qin Xuan got off the stage, the lieutenant colonel in charge of hosting came forward and said,"Next, we will begin the veterans 'farewell ceremony. Let's invite Regiment Commander Kang to speak!”
Pa, pa, pa!
Amid the applause, Master Kang took a step forward and swept his gaze across Old Ma and the others."Veterans, everyone has worked hard!
The excitement of putting on the badge and cap badge seemed to be yesterday, and the solemnity of the oath under the military flag and the party flag was still boiling in his blood!
A few years have passed, and you have left your best youth and years in the army! He had handed in an excellent answer sheet for his military career!
These…
They are all honors that you should show off in your future life!
But now…
You're going to take off your badges and say goodbye to the flag and the army!
What I want to tell you is…
The veteran spirit you left behind will be the most precious spiritual wealth of the Iron Fist Regiment!
We will cherish it!
It would be carried forward in the future!
A new journey was about to begin!
I wish you all the best…
The future was bright and safe!
No matter where you go, don't forget that you are veterans of the Iron Fist Regiment!
Regardless of whether it was good or bad…
I hope that you guys won't break the reinforced iron bones forged by the Iron Fist Guild!
I hope that when we meet again, I can still see faith, tenacity, and struggle in your eyes!
On behalf of all the soldiers of the Iron Fist Regiment, I would like to give the most honorable…salute to the veterans!”
Master Kang raised his right hand and saluted the veterans.
Swoosh!
Nearly a hundred seasoned soldiers returned the salute in unison and looked ahead.
Phew...
Master Kang took a deep breath and put down his right hand.
The lieutenant colonel in charge of hosting spoke again,""Next, let's invite the veteran representative, Class Monitor Ma Jianguo, to speak on stage! Applause!"
Pa, pa, pa…
Amidst the warm applause, Old Ma walked up to the grandstand and saluted three times.
He first saluted the military flag!
Gao Shiwei and the regiment leader followed!
Finally, it was the soldiers below the stage!
After saluting, Old Ma said in a clear voice,""Respected Bureau Chief, dear comrades!”
"Thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak on behalf of all the veterans of the Iron Fist Regiment…"
After grinning at Qin Xuan, he continued,"My name is Ma Jianguo. I'm the squad leader of the Iron Fist Regiment's Fierce Tiger Sixth Company's Grassland Squad Five.”
"This is my sixteenth year in the army. In my sixteen years in the army, I've sent away fifteen comrades!”
"Now…I'm also a veteran who's about to retire.”
"At this moment, I remember what my old class monitor told me when he retired from the army.”
Old Ma's voice was a little choked." He said that only when you take off this military uniform will you understand what it means to you!"”
The eyes of the soldiers below the stage also turned red, and many of them could not help but shed tears.
" Sixteen years of military life…"
"In the blink of an eye, we arrived…just like that.”
"As for me, we veterans have become the old class monitor in the hearts of our comrades!”
Old Ma let out a long sigh and straightened his back."But comrades and leaders, please rest assured that the soldiers of our Iron Fist Regiment are good no matter where they go!”
"We won't embarrass our Iron Fist Regiment!”
"Thank you to the army and the leaders for nurturing us. Thank you to our comrades for helping us!”
"The last sentence…"
"If there's a battle, I'll definitely return!"
"Comrades, you must remember to call us back when you are in battle!”
After saluting again, Old Ma ran off the stage and returned to the team.
Master Kang's gaze swept across every veteran."Veterans…"
"Take off your badge!"
The lieutenant colonel in charge of hosting looked at Qin Xuan and the others behind the veteran."Turn…right, run…walk!”
Qin Xuan and the others ran to the veterans.
"Halt!"
Qin Xuan looked at Old Ma with reluctance in his eyes.
Old Ma looked at Qin Xuan with a smile, full of gratification.
"Take off your collar badge and cap badge!"
Qin Xuan reached out and slowly took off the collar badge and cap badge on the old horse.
Looking at the collar badge and cap badge that had accompanied him for countless days and nights in Qin Xuan's hands, Old Ma's eyes were filled with reluctance.
To him, that was the symbol of his identity, his youth.
However, the moment his badge was removed, his identity changed from a soldier to a veteran!
"Attention!"
"Turn…left!"
"Run…go!"
Under the lieutenant colonel's command, Qin Xuan and the others returned to the formation.
Master Kang stepped forward and announced,""The Iron Fist Regiment veteran's retirement ceremony begins!”
"Welcome Flag!"
Ta…
The three flag guards carried the military flag and walked forward steadily.
"Salute!"
The veterans raised their right hands and solemnly saluted the flag.
This was the last time they saluted as soldiers!
"Everyone!"
Master Kang shouted,"Turn left and right!"”
The thousand-strong team was split into two halves in the middle.
Left, right.
Turn right, turn left.
"Take a step back…Go!"
Everyone took a step back, leaving a two-meter-wide path.
"Send the veterans! Salute!"
Swoosh!
Everyone present, including Gao Shiwei on the grandstand, raised their right hand and looked at the veteran who was about to retire.
The veterans lined up in two rows and walked along the two-meter-long path in the middle of the team.
"Goodbye, veteran!" Master Kang shouted first.
"Goodbye, veteran!"
"Goodbye, veteran!"
At this moment, no matter how strong the veteran was, he could not help but shed tears…
They knew that they really had to leave.
As the old soldiers shouted," Take care, old soldiers!", the figures of the old soldiers went further and further away until they disappeared.
……
In the evening.
A modified Dongfeng Fighter drove into the Iron Fist Regiment.
"Chief of Staff, you targeted the Iron Fist Regiment in the last exercise and even beheaded Regiment Commander Kang.”The driver, Chen Shanming, asked uncertainly.
"Hehe, he has to give it to me even if he wants to. I want these four soldiers!”" Don't worry," Fan Tianlei said confidently." I know Old Kang. Besides, I came prepared!"”
The car stopped, and Fan Tianlei went straight to Master Kang's office with the big and small bags in the trunk.
Dong dong dong…
Master Kang was in the midst of concluding the Iron Fist Regiment's next training focus when there was a knock on the door.
Master Kang didn't even raise his head.”
The door opened, and a Texas braised chicken was handed in through the crack.
Master Kang sniffed and smelled the smell. He was amused."Yo! Who was this? Knowing that I haven't eaten braised chicken from my hometown for a long time, I'm giving a chicken in the snow! Come in, come in! This bootlicking was good! Who is it?"
Fan Tianlei walked in with a smile. Master Kang's expression changed immediately.
Fan Tianlei didn't mind." It's me, Commander Kang," he said with a smile." I'm here to flatter you!"”
"Chief of Staff Fan? Why are you flattering me? Take it away!" Commander Kang lowered his head and continued reading the documents.
Fan Tianlei wasn't angry at all. He smiled and walked in front of the desk."Commander Kang, don't be angry! Didn't I come to see you? As the saying goes, Buddha doesn't hit the giver! Our Commander Kang is magnanimous. He won't stoop to the level of a professional thief like me, right?”
"Stop smiling at me! You're like a weasel paying a New Year's visit to a chicken--you don't have good intentions! Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? No, not even one!"
"I haven't even said anything, but Commander Kang already knows what I want! Commander Kang is really amazing!" Fan Tianlei carried the chicken and sat down.
"What are you doing here? I don't care who you want from me, just one word-No!”
"What are you saying, Commander Kang? Why do I have to ask you for him? How many years have we been friends? You were the one who pulled me out from the pile of dead people at the front line! Savior! Why? I came to see you and gave you your favorite hometown braised chicken. Is that wrong?”
"Don't give me that!" Master Kang didn't buy it." Fan Tianlei, I'm warning you. Don't treat me like a three-year-old kid!" You've blinded me time and time again. Do you think you can get rid of me with a braised chicken? Ridiculous!"
The head could be broken, blood could flow, but integrity could not be lost!
Fan Tianlei revealed a sly smile and took out two bottles of Maotai from behind him.
Regiment Commander Kang's eyes lit up, and then he said seriously,""Take it away! This is an emergency mobile combat unit! The higher-ups had clearly stated that the emergency mobile combat troops were absolutely not allowed to drink! Do you want me to make a mistake? Hurry up and take it away!"
"I looked at your shift schedule just now. You're not on duty today! Why are you in the office?"
Master Kang was stunned. You brat, how dare you mess with my information! Who told you that!"
Fan Tianlei pointed at the shift schedule on his desk.
Master Kang mocked,"As expected of a professional thief!" You can even see this…"
"Let's go! Old Kang, don't be so arrogant! They were all emergency mobile combat troops. Who didn't know who they were? You're not the chief on duty today. What's wrong with going out for a meal? Let's go out and find a place to have a good drink! You probably haven't drunk it for half a year, right?”
"Half a year? It had been a whole year! Other than the two sips I took from your wine pot during the last drill! This prohibition is killing me!"
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Fan Tianlei called out.
"No!" Commander Kang shook his head." Your wine isn't enough. I haven't satiated my craving yet. It's gone!" I won't fall for this trick!"
"There's a box in the car!"
"Really?" Commander Kang's eyes lit up.
"Can I come empty-handed? Let's go, there's a whole box!"
Master Kang immediately packed his things. Come with me to change your clothes. We have to wear casual clothes when we go out to eat!”
"I have casual clothes in the car. I'll change in the car and wait for you!”Fan Tianlei put down the liquor and left.
"You old fox, you are indeed the Chief of Staff of the Special Combat Brigade. You are ready to disguise yourself at any time!”
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