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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 | When [[SPARTAN-II]]s are killed, they are reported Missing in Action or Wounded in Action to create the illusion that [[Office of Naval Intelligence Directive 930|Spartans never die]]. This apparently helped boost morale for the [[UNSC]].<ref>[[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> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
===Related Pages=== | ===Related Pages=== | ||
*[[Missing In Action| | *[[Missing In Action|Missing In Action (MIA)]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Killed In Action|Killed in Action (KIA)]] | ||
*[[Prisoner of War|Prisoner of War (POW)]] | |||
===External=== | ===External=== | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Wounded In Action|'''Wikipedia''''s article on "Wounded In Action"]] | *[[Wikipedia:Wounded In Action|'''Wikipedia''''s article on "Wounded In Action"]] | ||
[[Category:Terms and Phrases]] | [[Category:Terms and Phrases]] | ||
[[Category: Military Terminology]] | [[Category: Military Terminology]] | ||
Revision as of 15:54, February 20, 2010
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-IIs are killed, they are reported Missing in Action or Wounded in Action to create the illusion that Spartans never die. This apparently helped boost morale for the UNSC.[1] It is extremely likely that all Spartans have been wounded in action at some point.[2]
Sources
- ^ First Strike page 249
- ^ Halo: First Strike
