Vinh-030

Vinh-030 was a SPARTAN-II. He was one of the few to survive the Battle of Reach,

Childhood
Vinh was conscripted into the SPARTAN-II program in 2517 at age 6, when Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey singled him out as a physically and intellectually superior child. He was abducted from his home and replaced with a flash clone. He was then taken to Reach where he was trained with the rest of the Spartan soldiers by Deja and Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez. He was one of the few Spartans to survive the SPARTAN-II Augmentation Procedures, and afterward he went on numerous missions against the Covenant, including the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV.

Reach
Vinh was never mentioned by name until the Battle of Reach in 2552. He was assigned to Red Team, under charge and leadership of Fred. They were assigned as shock infantry to the surface of Reach, to defend the generators for the orbital MAC guns. As they descended, their Pelican, Bravo 001, was hit and the Spartans were forced to jump from the crashing vessel. Vinh was wounded during this jump, suffering from a torn deltoids muscle, three broken fingers, and a herniated disk.

Fred then assigned him to Delta Team, under charge of Will-043. Their mission was to secure the fallback position for the Spartans: CASTLE Base. Vinh, Will, and Isaac-039 were separated from three other Spartans and the remaining members of Charlie Company but arrived at CASTLE Base. They were unable to enter the facility until Fred and Kelly-087 met up with them and Kelly whispered Oly Oly Oxen Free into the speaker of the facility. Dr. Catherine Halsey was present, and opened the door for them. He was then checked out by Dr. Halsey and sent to survey perimeter defenses for the facility. This proved unnecessary however, as the Covenant attacked immediately.

Disappearance
Vinh, Isaac, Fred, Kelly, Will, and Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey were then trapped under CASTLE Base for several days after Halsey activated Operation: WHITE GLOVE to destroy the base, and to keep it from falling into enemy hands. Vinh was able to upgrade his MJOLNIR armor with parts salvaged from the base. These upgrades were being conducted in field-testing and had yet to be certified. Vinh received a new linear accelerator added to his shield system, essentially doubling its shielding output.

After Fred discovered the massive room containing the Forerunner Crystal, it sent a massive radiation spike that allowed the Covenant to triangulate on the group's position. A Covenant Gravity Lift quickly appeared. The group retreated to a nearby tunnel, as Vinh and Isaac dropped Satchel Charges to cover the Spartan's tracks. The Charges detonated, but Vinh and Isaac disappeared. They could not be raised on the COM. Vinh is listed as MIA, but is assumed to be KIA. There is a chance that Vinh was captured by the Covenant along with Isaac-039 and they may reappear later on.