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'''Wounded in Action''', better known as "'''WIA'''", is a classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] to denote service members that have been wounded during a battle situation. Being Wounded in Action will result in being rewarded with a [[Purple Heart]].
'''Wounded in Action''', better known as "'''WIA'''", is a classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] to denote service members that have been wounded during a battle situation. Being Wounded in Action will result in being rewarded with a [[Purple Heart]].


When [[SPARTAN-II]]s are killed, they are reported Missing in Action or Wounded in Action to create the illusion that [[ONI Directive 930|Spartans never die]]. This was designed to help boost morale for the [[UNSC]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 249''</ref> It is extremely likely that all [[Spartans]] have been wounded in action at some point.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref>
When Spartans became missing or were killed they were classified as [[Missing In Action]] ([[MIA]]) or Wounded in Action (WIA) but never Killed in Action ([[KIA]]); to give the illusion that [[Spartan MIA Protocol|Spartans never die]]<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], ''Kurt kept the tradition....recording himself, as well as..., as MIA''</ref>. It also gave the troops of the UNSC more morale.
 
It is extremely likely that all [[Spartans]] have been wounded in action at some point. <ref>[[Halo: First Strike]].</ref> One SPARTAN, [[Spartan-Cassandra|Cassandra]] (tag unknown) , is considered one of the WIA.
 
A second SPARTAN to be WIA was [[James]] (Tag Unknown). He lost the lower part of his left arm when attacking a pair of [[Hunters]] on Sigma Octanus IV. However, he continued to fight and remained an active member of the SPARTAN-II program until his presumed death during the [[Battle of Reach|Fall of Reach]] when his jet pack was ruptured by incoming enemy fire. The damage caused him to be propelled out of control in to enemy lines.


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==See also==
==External Links==
===Related links===
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_in_action Wounded in Action]
*[[Missing In Action|Missing In Action (MIA)]]
*[[Killed In Action|Killed in Action (KIA)]]
*[[Prisoner of War|Prisoner of War (POW)]]


===External===
==Related Pages==
*[[Wikipedia:Wounded In Action|'''Wikipedia''''s article on "Wounded In Action"]]
*[[Killed In Action]] ([[KIA]])
[[Category:Terms and phrases]]
*[[Missing In Action]] ([[MIA]])
[[Category:Military terminology]]
[[Category:Terms and Phrases]]
[[Category: Military Terminology]]

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