February 13 was the most glorious day for John Kennedy. Not only did he receive the Medal of Honor (the highest honor) and the Purple Heart (the Medal of War Wounds) for his successful escape, his outstanding contributions to the cover of his companions, he also successfully delivered a keynote speech in Congress. His speech was so successful that it won applause. In addition, the soldiers on the same torpedo boat used stuttering but immersive language to depict the wise and decisive deeds of the commander leading them all the way out and the glorious deeds of protecting others. The Speaker of the Senate expressed his gratitude on behalf of Congress: "Thank you, brave and fearless soldiers, thank you for everything you have done for the country!"

Combined with his family background and educational background, everyone regards him as a rising political star. What makes Roosevelt and the Democratic Party boss even more happy is that his story actually explains whether a thought-provoking soldier who is wronged should retaliate against the country and other comrades? The conclusion is that no! If you have grievances, you can come back and say that revenge on comrades, colluding with the enemy, etc. are despicable behaviors and low personality. This suddenly breaks the legitimacy of the "uprising in front of the formation" and at the same time reverses the vague prejudice of the investigation committee against Turner's existence.

At the later hearing, the Army also admitted that it was indeed a bit embarrassing to not be able to win 5-6,000 German troops. Combined with the original "dismissal on the spot, meritorious service" resolution signed by Marshall, it is easy to find out where the real problem of the failure of the battle was precisely because the Army was unable to take over the German troops on the island, which eventually led to a global passive situation. Considering that the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army Lieutenant General Devers and the Commander of the Navy Atlantic Fleet, General Ingersoll, forcibly held Turner's responsibility not only did not help but also conform to the political correct principle of "tolerance". After the tone was set, the subsequent investigation was easy, and the Democratic Party and the Joint Conference both breathed a sigh of relief. The Army also took this to pass the blame and deducted the responsibility to both the two division commanders and were likely to be sentenced to death in absentia for "treason".

The Democratic Party executives also believe that John Kennedy's best way out in the future is not to join the army, but to devote himself to politics, starting with the Massachusetts Representatives (relatives are more down-to-earth and have lower requirements for political experience, which is in line with Kennedy's age of only 27). Due to the relationship between Joseph and Roosevelt, a group of heavyweights including Hannegan, Richard, Truman, McKinsey (Joseph's close friend) are all optimistic about him.

FBI Director Hoover also secretly helped Kennedy. For a week, the three major American newspapers and magazines published his glorious deeds in the form of front-page headlines and columns. The last sentence of his speech in Congress was summarized when the best quote of the year was extracted as a symbol of the American spirit and widely promoted. He also became the cover character of Time magazine. After all public opinion was operated together, it diluted the impact of the defeat in the battle and even united more people.

The hospital where Kennedy was treated received thousands of flowers and gifts, so that the hospital had to set up a special ward to resettle. His comrades spontaneously carried out patrol and guard tasks. Within a week after the news was made public, the single young man received hundreds of thousands of letters expressing his love from all over the country.

Because he helped the Navy clean up the charges and even helped the Army reduce the responsibility, the senior executives of the Joint Association visited him in person. Although they felt sorry for the military losing this young man, they understood the necessity of the Kennedy family in politics. With the Navy's full operation, he quickly obtained the proof of retirement due to injury. Many observers asserted that as long as Kennedy can accumulate certain political experience and do not make serious mistakes, he is highly likely to be elected president within 20 years and he must be a Democrat!

On February 18, Truman, who was struck while the iron was hot, submitted a review report on the Turner issue on behalf of the Independent Investigation Committee, believing that Turner "loyally fulfilled his duties and did his best in this battle... It is recommended to stop his review and restore his official position." The conclusion won an overwhelming victory in Congress! But this is not enough. Truman, who was ruthless, proposed a motion to request a loyal review of Henry Wallace, accusing him of committing many misconducts such as "destroying the relationship between British and American ally" and "revealing military secrets at will". Wallace asked Dewey for help, who avoided it. The Republican Party also believed that he had lost his value and abandoned him. The Democratic Party, who controlled Congress, hated Wallace, who "betrayed" him. In the situation where the Republican Party was almost giving up, agreed to the committee's request to increase the review of Wallace.

After learning that Wallace would be under review, several members of the Progressive Party he had just formed joined forces to announce their concealment and announced their withdrawal from the party. Their reasons are very simple: Since the investigation shows that the above problems exist in the Joint Conference, Wallace's protection fee section was suspected of "slandering soldiers". They were unwilling to "join the flow" with it. Only one week after the establishment of the Progressive Party was left with Wallace, a commander-in-law, and fell into the point of being betrayed by everyone.

On February 20, the Independent Investigation Committee officially launched the review of Wallace, and his request to resign from vice president was officially approved. Wallace himself was released on bail pending trial. All information and relevant documents in his office were sealed and investigated. All people close to him, including drivers, secretary, housekeeper, private doctor, etc., received a request to cooperate with the investigation. That afternoon, Wallace, who was desperate, learned that Hoover's subordinates not only appeared around his residence, but also collected all black materials related to him from his friends, colleagues, subordinates and even relatives. He called a familiar lawyer, but none of the lawyers dared to take the case, but just advised him to be patient. He called a reporter, and the reporter told him that the current propaganda was to mobilize all Americans around Kennedy's famous sayings.

That night, Wallace, who was completely desperate, died of drinking at home, leaving a suicide note for Roosevelt before his death, and accused Roosevelt of the Joint Conference and Hoover and others. However, his wife knew that the matter could not continue, so she called Harry Hopkins, the only one who could speak, and proposed to hand over the suicide note to him without making it public, but hoped that the other party would promise not to disturb the family's purity. After consideration and asking Roosevelt, Hopkins agreed to this opinion. The next evening, the Independent Investigation Committee revoked the charges and ended its operations on the grounds of the death of the suspect, and hastily announced the conclusion that he would not continue the review. Subsequently, due to Truman's series of ruthless performances in the case, Roosevelt officially nominated him as a vice presidential candidate. Since the Democrats controlled both houses of Congress, it was not difficult to pass the appointment.

After learning that Wallace had committed suicide, Li Hai and General Jin looked at each other and sighed. No one expected to finally get to this point. At the same time, the two were also scared. If they had not admitted it at the beginning and had not handled it well, now this would be their fate. But if they thought so, their work would have to continue. Roosevelt signed the relevant documents and agreed to change the transfer of the materials to the Aleutian Islands and let the Soviet side be responsible for the last part of the transportation. He also added a passage to the suggestion letter, "If the materials are intercepted, the Soviet side should try their best to sank the ship and avoid the materials falling into the hands of the Japanese side." The Soviet military officer signed his name with a smile and did not have the final say.

On February 21, the Joint Conference resumed all normal work. The Navy hoped that Roosevelt and Churchill would communicate in depth to make up for the previous rifts of the two countries and provide convenience for the next step of combat.

Hearing the inside story of the Navy's initial plan to send a fleet to intercept the German fleet in the Falkland Islands and then had to give up, Roosevelt sighed and said without saying a word for a long time. Li Hai gritted his teeth and said, "In terms of provoking British-US relations, he has done something that the enemy has always wanted to do but has not been able to do."

Everyone knew that although the continued aid to Britain was temporarily approved, Churchill repeatedly emphasized that he would not shake his confidence in each other's alliance because of Wallace's "inappropriate" remarks, the rift between the two sides finally existed.

"Is it still time to go there now?"

Nimitz shook his head and said, "Because this incident took two weeks, it is probably impossible for the main fleet to intercept. We can only let submarines and land aviation from South Africa to harass them. The biggest possibility now is to pursue them. After this fleet leaves the Falkland Islands, it will be chased. Moreover, this requires a quick advance speed. The warship must use a nearly high-speed sprint to catch the other party..."

"In other words, we lost a good opportunity to fight?"

"Yes, this damn politics. We could have eliminated warships and supplies with German ground forces, but now there is only the fleet left."

"I agree, you can draw up a combat plan." Roosevelt thought for a while, "Who will lead the team? Do you need to notify the British to remove Cunningham?"

"No, no," said Nimitz. "I suggest that Spruins bring the troops there. In addition, I also propose to give the upcoming Hancock to the British, and use practical actions to make up for the relationship between the United States and Britain."

General Jin looked reluctant, but no matter how reluctant he was, he would nod.

"In addition, the situation in the Pacific is also very urgent," Turner added. "After wandering for several days, the Japanese fleet suddenly launched a raid on some islands. Now Tuvalu, Tokelau, and Samoa are all occupied by them. We speculate that the next direction is that the Vanua and Fiji ANZ routes are in danger of permanently being cut off. Whether or not to deal with the German fleet, the Pacific fleet must be drawn!"

Kakuda and Nishimura, who had really not found a ship to break through these days, were bored and led the second flight to fight. As a result, after a fight, they found that the US military was so weak. When the plane exploded and the naval guns were bombed, the Musashi had even hung up the white flag and surrendered before the fire was opened. So they occupied three islands without hesitation and collected all the US military supplies on it and packed everything away!

In the early morning of February 24, 1944, Spruins led the South Atlantic squadron to gallop towards the Cavaliers...
Chapter completed!