Editing Chris Preston

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'''Chris Preston''' was a [[human]] who served in the [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] at the start of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. By [[2526#January|January 4, 2526]], he has reached the rank of [[Lance Corporal]].{{Ref/Reuse|Unspoken}}

==Biography==
===Early life===
Chris Preston was born on [[2501#December|December 1, 2501]]. Preston later joined the UNSC Marine Corps, where he befriended [[David Dominguez]].{{Ref/Reuse|Unspoken}}

===Injury and loss of Dominguez===
{{quote|He was the brother I always wanted. He will always be my brother. And your son? He loved you. He loved you 'till the end.{{Ref/Reuse|Unspoken}}|Chris Preston on David Dominguez to Dominguez's parents (January 17, 2526)}}
Prior to [[2526#January|January 17, 2526]], Chris Preston rose to the rank of Lance Corporal. He, along with David Dominguez, was assigned to a freighter that was fleeing the destruction of [[Harvest]]. At some point when they were fleeing, the freighter was boarded by the Covenant. According to Preston, Dominguez led Preston against the boarders, saving lives and recovering vital technology. During this engagement, Preston's throat was sliced, and eventually he lost consciousness when the two were taken to a medivac. When Preston woke, his friend Dominguez was dead.{{Ref/Reuse|Unspoken}}

On January 17, 2526, onboard ''[[Anchor 9]]'', Chris Preston recorded a video intended for Dominguez's parents, where he told them how their son died a hero, and how he would miss him.{{Ref/Reuse|Unspoken}}

==Personality and traits==
Chris Preston experienced an injury on his throat that left him unable to speak without the help of verbal reconstruction. He was able to communicate using [[Wikipedia:British Sign Language|British version]] of [[Human languages|sign language]].
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==Production notes==
Chris Preston was portrayed by actor Jamal Ajala.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7310271/|Site=IMDb|Page=Jamal Ajala|D=7|M=11|Y=2021}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Become]]''
**''[[Unspoken]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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