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:Otherwise, you wouldn't have asked me in the first place. | :Otherwise, you wouldn't have asked me in the first place. | ||
:To ascertain if such a final resting place even exists , or if the redoubtable Cole rests at all, is not a straightforward query, and I'm afraid my analysis will be less than straightforward as well. | :To ascertain if such a final resting place even exists , or if the redoubtable Cole rests at all, is not a straightforward query, and I'm afraid my analysis will be less than straightforward as well. | ||
:Even if you pierce the veil of | :Even if you pierce the veil of propaganda and discount the vast number of Cole's victories , promotions, and decorations as nothing more than engineered drama to prop up our population's then-sinking morale - Preston Cole ''still'' has an unparalleled battle record... even far and away more impressive than the legendary [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]]. He was the greatest hero in modern times, a legend before, and in spite of, our meddling. | ||
:I shall add commentary for historical context and psychological analysis, but these depend primarily on the available interviews, orders, after-action reports - as well as audio, video, and AI-enhanced [[Holography|holographic]] bridge and battle logs. | :I shall add commentary for historical context and psychological analysis, but these depend primarily on the available interviews, orders, after-action reports - as well as audio, video, and AI-enhanced [[Holography|holographic]] bridge and battle logs. | ||
:You'll forgive me if I wax long and poetic about Preston Cole. We knew him, we loved him, and finally we hated him for being the less-than-perfect military god that we had come to depend upon. | :You'll forgive me if I wax long and poetic about Preston Cole. We knew him, we loved him, and finally we hated him for being the less-than-perfect military god that we had come to depend upon. |