Lesser men have quailed before that piercing stare, but General Wingrove was never the lesser man. The knot of men around a paunchy figure heavy with gold braid broke up and Admiral Fitzjames climbed slowly to his feet. One by one the heads turned to face the Naval section where rows of blue figures stirred and buzzed like smoked-out bees. A buzz of excited comment ran through the giant chamber. The aging Senator from Georgia checked his hearing aid to see if it was in operating order, while the press box emptied itself in one concerted rush and a clatter of running feet that died off in the direction of the telephone room. Army requests Congress to abolish the archaic branch of the armed forces known as the U.S. He drew a deep breath and delivered what was perhaps the shortest speech ever heard in the hallowed halls of Congress: A day when the Army would have its destined place of authority. His vision went beyond the Congress of the United States, past the balmy June day to another day that was coming. GENERAL WINGROVE looked at the rows of faces without seeing them.
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