2941-13-04 Being in the canteen of station 745, resting from a hard day of work for the UEE, a soldier approaches me, looks like a new recruit and says: Sorry to bother you sir, I have seen that he has many medals and I was wondering if I could tell how he got one of them, to inspire me in you. Obviously I reply that there was no problem, I am always willing to encourage the new generations. Boy I will tell you how I got the medal of honor and you will see that they arrive when you least expect it. 2937-03-07 At that time I was Captain and pilot of a Hercules A2, the Nemea's Lion. We were on a collection and delivery mission, we were going to the planet Ferron II, in the Ferron system, to pick up a cargo and military personnel, to take it back to the UEE headquarters. We landed on the planet without any setback, all in time and weather without complications, we landed at a vanguard military base, with several tanks and occasional fighters. We're received by General Frank Riley, a senior official of the UEE, we did not expect to have to transport someone so important, my crew and I assumed that something was plotting UEE with the neighboring system Oretani, which borders the Vanduul, but that It wasn't relevant to the mission. We refueled the ship and collected supplies, while the general and his squadron prepared the cargo inside the Nemea's Lion, and when there was only one tank left to enter, BOOOOM! We heard a loud explosion, followed by others in a short period of time, it seems that the fighters had exploded. My squad and I hurried to put the personnel inside the ship, but without giving us time the tank that had to be transported jump through the airs, my comrades positioned themselves in defensive formation, each one in his position. The gunners to the turrets, Matthew began to connect the systems and I rushed to start engines to get out at full speed. With all the personnel on board, I hurried to take the flight without even closing the hatch, we did not have so much time, and Mattie would close it up, it would not be the first time. Even with all the hustle we are a professional team and in a few moments we were in situation, the attackers were 4 fighters and two larger combat ships, a Hamerhead and a Retaliator, somehow they knew we were there, I thought they were possibly mercenaries They wanted the general, he showed up on the bridge to receive a status report. I told him to hold on to it, it would be a busy trip but there was no need to worry, we were a great team, I do not know why, he did not seem very confident of my words. The turrets knocked down two of the fighters, a Mustang and a Hornet, but the other 4 did not take off, Matthew informed me about the geography of the planet, to try to gain advantage with it, which was very useful. -General, Guys, we're going to have to raise the level and play hard, hold on tight and try not to throw up on my ship ...- I said with a jocose tone. I headed straight for a mountain and said: -Mattie releases a couple of bombs on my signal-, once they fell to the ground, they would provide a smoke screen on the two fighters, at that moment enter Nemea's Lion for a gap in the ground, that gave to a system of caverns that Matthew had mentioned to me. As we had predicted, the Mustang was going too fast and when coming out of the smoke it crashed with the mountain, which came out better than expected as its fragments destroyed the other Hornet. We were not safe yet, the Reliant was following us closely and the Hammerhead was ..... BOOM! There was a thunderous explosion, so -I think there's only the Reliant left- I said with a smile. I did not stop dodging stones and mounds at high speed, the ship brushed and crunched from time to time in the narrowest places, as if screaming in pain, but I trusted in its resistance, not in vain we named it Nemea's Lion. The Reliant did not take off from us, but it seemed that his pilot was not so skilled and we had gained a little margin. Matthew told me of a narrow overture but we could go out for it, I told the guys to point to the front to enlarge it with cannon fire, which caused a tremendous dust, we went out by the hairs and in that instant without thinking i do looping to finish at ground level, about 15-20m high, facing the dusty hole. When the Reliant came out I used the ballistic guns and the turrets fire to pelt it and reduce it to a mass of burning metal, with this we had discarded all the enemy ships. We left the orbit of Ferron II and quickly used a QT to leave that sector before reinforcements came. 2937-18-07 A few days after having left General Riley at the UEE center, we received a notification to attend an event, to which we all had to attend in full dress uniform. They gave the whole crew a medal to the value, for the acts that occurred on 03-07-2937 in which they went from a pick up mission, to a rescue mission of a senior military officer. Then the General said: -I give Captain Everson Greenway a promotion to Mayor Everson Greenway, and I give him the medal of Honor for his acts and bravery.- 2941-13-04 And that's the story of how a simple pick up mission, can become a decorated hero without you expecting it. Work hard and give your best every day, boy, I'm sure you'll get far. -A second, are you the famous Devil-May-Care, aka DMC? - said the recruit. -The same- answer. -A pleasure to meet a legend like you, sir. Thanks for your advice, I will give the best of me! - Answered.