Chapter 109 Silver Star Medal
On February 4, the largest conference hall of Perrin City Government was packed, with representatives from various functional departments, schools, factories, mining areas, etc. sitting on both sides, and hundreds of soldiers sat upright in the middle of the conference hall.
These soldiers were all wearing military dresses and looked solemn.
Four or five days have passed since the battle, and some soldiers are injured. The fixed steel bracket stabilizes the broken limbs, but these have not affected the soldiers' sitting posture.
Of course, in the front row of this military-specific area, there is a figure that is the most special because it is David wearing a federal dress.
When David came here in the morning, he was arranged to sit here. He was supposed to sit in the school representative area, but Lieutenant Eaton designated him to sit in the front row of the military area.
Amid warm applause, several city officials including Lieutenant Eaton, Lieutenant Elmer, Mayor Bernard of the City Government, Deputy Mayor Jasper and other municipal officials walked onto the rostrum.
Instead of sitting down with the remaining officials, Lieutenant Eaton came to the presidency in front of the rostrum.
"Everyone! Perrin City has experienced the most serious Zerg invasion in 20 years. After our strong resistance and strong counterattack, Perrin City has successfully defeated the Zerg invasion!"
Lieutenant Eaton's voice echoed throughout the conference hall through the amplification device of the presidency.
"After approval from the Panshi Star Military Region and the Federal Command approved it, the army and individuals who performed bravely in the war to protect Perrin City will be rewarded!"
There was warm applause again in the conference hall. What the Federation pays most attention to is merit, which is also the fastest way to advance.
The interstellar Federation has an extremely large population base. Except for a very small number of high-ranking military academies, they will be qualified as officers as soon as they graduate, most of the officers are promoted from their merits.
Even those officers who graduated from high school will not be able to continue to be promoted without corresponding merits.
Compared with ordinary people, being able to get merit is the fastest way to improve social status.
"First of all, on behalf of the military, I would like to thank the citizens who responded to the conscript. This time, fifty-three civilian soldiers were summoned by the army to participate in the war, and thirty-nine people were killed. The Panshixing Military Region posthumously awarded these thirty-nine civilian soldiers as the soul of the Federation, and their children enjoy free education until they graduated from college and have the right to apply for military academies first!" Lieutenant Eaton said in a deep voice.
Although there have been rumors in Perrin City that the battle a few days ago was extremely tragic, no one expected that the powerful soldier died in the mid laner of the civilian soldier, and almost most of the civilian soldiers who were recruited died.
In the cognition of ordinary people, armored soldiers wearing exoskeleton armor are almost representative of their strength.
After Lieutenant Eaton announced, several staff members led the crying family to the stage and received honors belonging to thirty-nine folk soldiers.
David found the honor of the Soul of the Federation from his memory, which is almost the same as the title of martyrs in his previous life. It is the exclusive title of the one who died in the war.
Their family can receive federally issued credit points every month to maintain their own lives, which is also the federal way of solving the worries of frontline soldiers.
David actually knew that the role of these folk warriors was very limited. During the entire war, they only restrained a few flying insects. They were then influenced by the bewitching brainworms and lost their combat power. Even thirty-five warriors became slaves to the bewitching brainworms.
However, the military must reward the dead civilian soldiers, otherwise it will be difficult to recruit civilian soldiers to participate in the battle when needed.
David sat upright and kept in the same position as the soldiers beside him.
Rewards were awarded one by one, from medical soldiers who were not afraid of life and death to soldiers guarding other city walls, but David found that except for the victims, the other soldiers who participated in the war only had the rewards that were most outstanding.
Until the reward for military soldiers was announced, all rewards were ordinary military merits without medals.
David thought of a sentence he had heard before, that the Interstellar Federation was very strict in the issuance of actual medals, almost reaching a harsh level.
Now it seems that it may be an important life-and-death battle for Perrin City, but for the Panshixing Military Region, it is just a small city-defense war, and it is inappropriate to issue too many medals for such a war.
"Next, please invite Lieutenant Elmer and Sergeant Gillard to the stage!" Lieutenant Eaton said in a deep voice.
Lieutenant Elmer and Sergeant Gillard walked to the presidency and stood in front of the crowd below.
"Thank you for your bravery. On behalf of the military region, I awarded you the Iron Star Medal!" Lieutenant Eaton looked at the two subordinates, smiled on his face, took the Iron Star Medal from the soldiers beside him, and put them on each of them.
"Fight for the Federation, die for the Federation!" Lieutenant Elmer and Gillard Bundesliga shouted in unison, then saluted Lieutenant Eaton, and saluted to everyone below the stage, showing the Iron Star Medal in front of him.
Even more warm applause sounded. This was an honor that Perrin City had not had in many years. It was the first time that someone in Perrin City received an actual medal after Hans came to Perrin City with the title of "National Scholar".
"Everyone, I think everyone knows that in this war, a hero appeared in our Perrin City. One used a long-range sniper gun to kill 112 first-level Zergs and three second-level Zergs, including the nightmarish-like deception brainworm. He saved Perrin City and saved millions of citizens!" Eaton's voice became more and more powerful as the narrative became louder and more powerful.
In the huge conference hall, everyone knew who the hero was, and their eyes were all focused on David sitting in the middle of the first row below.
"Perland City hero, David Kerr, come on stage!" Lieutenant Eaton said loudly.
Everyone in the conference hall stood up, and even the disciplined soldiers stood up neatly to applaud David.
This was the first time David encountered such a scene in his two lives. He took two deep breaths, stabilized his somewhat excited heart, stood up and walked onto the rostrum.
"David, I thank you on behalf of the military!" Lieutenant Eaton stepped forward and hugged David hard and said, as if this was the only way to express his mood at this moment.
"Lt. Eaton, I just did what I should do!" David said with some restraint.
"The Panshi Star Military Region entrusts me to award you the Silver Star Medal and record your record into your military achievements. The military welcomes you to join after graduation at any time!" Lieutenant Eaton said loudly.
With a "boom", the entire conference hall was boiling.
It turned out to be the Silver Star Medal, which is already the highest medal that the Panshi Star Military Region can give. No matter how high the medal is, it must be directly awarded by the Federal Command.
You should know that David is not a soldier, and this Silver Star Medal can usually be obtained by only soldiers.
In fact, David's military preparations for combatants played a great role in determining the medal.
Unlike the temporary recruitment of civilian soldiers, David was a truly military man, but a reserve officer who was not valued.
But whether it is preparatory or formal, they are all people from the military system, which made the military unanimously pass the choice of military medals when choosing a reward for David.
As for why it is the Silver Star Medal, the biggest reason is the deceptive brainworm.
Even if you kill a deception brainworm on War Star, you will get a lot of rewards, not to mention that this is the Rock Star on the edge of the war zone.
The other reason is David's potential. A powerful sniper who has not yet become a soldier can rely on long-range snipers to kill 112 first-level Zergs and three second-level Zergs. He has the qualification to become a soldier in the investigation. This potential genius also received bonuses when formulating medal levels.
Lieutenant Eaton hung the silver star medal in the silver light on David's chest, patting David gently to express his encouragement.
David looked at everyone in the audience. He saw Hans with a proud smile, Bertha, who had the same expression beside Hans, and Little Edie who was still a little confused but applauded hard.
He saw Mr. Henrietta at the school, and several teachers he had never really met.
He also saw several of his friends, Myron, Jim, Daly and De Quincy.
David bowed to everyone below the stage and returned to his seat wearing the Silver Star Medal.
Chapter completed!