Pawel Czernek

Major Pawel Czernek (Ret.) was a UNSC Marine Corps infantry commander first seen in the Believe campaign episode "Museum". He served in the corps for thirty years, from 2551 to 2581.

History
During the Second Battle of New Mombasa, Czernek and his unit began to run low on ammo while fighting the Covenant. He and his unit had to scavenge the ground for any available weapons and ammunition as they waited for support to arrive. Czernek continued fighting with an M41 LAAG on the back of an overturned Warthog when the Master Chief arrived with a primed grenade in his hand.

Interview
During his retirement, Czernek was interviewed about his experience during the Second Battle of New Mombasa at the Museum of Humanity. The shots shown during the interview broadcast are of Czernek viewing a commemorative diorama of the battle and of the diorama itself. At the beginning of the interview, Czernek is shown slowly approaching the diorama with a visible prosthetic in place for an amputated right leg. His leg is assumed to have been lost during the battle.

Czernek is probably the Marine seen on a damaged Warthog several meters from the Hunter from the beginning, since he described himself being in that location during the interview.