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'''Technical Officer (First Class) Mary Murphy''' was a [[UNSC]] technician and crew member of the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn]]'' in [[2552]]. She was present when that vessel crashed on [[Installation 04]] and the subsequent [[Battle of Installation 04]]. | '''Technical Officer (First Class) Mary Murphy''' was a [[UNSC]] technician and crew member of the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn]]'' in [[2552]]. She was present when that vessel crashed on [[Installation 04]] and at the subsequent [[Battle of Installation 04]]. | ||
During [[The Battle of Installation 04]], she worked with [[Petty Officer Third Class Cho]] and [[Petty Officer Third Class Pauley]] in [[Alpha Base]]. Murphy led the Navy Team. All three survived the attacks and subsequent failed landing on the ''Pillar of Autumn'' She monitored air traffic and told [[AI]] [[Wellsley]] when there was a problem. She let [[Pelican]]s and other airships land if they needed to resupply or drop off troops, or just stop flying for the day.<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]] page 208</ref> She was killed when [[Lieutenant Rick Hale]] landed his Pelican, [[Charlie 217]], in the base, dropping off thirty SpecOps [[Elite]]s who were led by Commando [[Zuka 'Zamamee]]. Once the base commanders knew what was happening, the [[ | During [[The Battle of Installation 04]], she worked with [[Petty Officer Third Class Cho]] and [[Petty Officer Third Class Pauley]] in [[Alpha Base]]. Murphy led the Navy Team. All three survived the attacks and subsequent failed landing on the ''Pillar of Autumn''. She monitored air traffic and told [[AI]] [[Wellsley]] when there was a problem. She let [[Pelican]]s and other airships land if they needed to resupply or drop off troops, or just stop flying for the day.<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]] page 208</ref> She was killed when [[Lieutenant Rick Hale]] landed his Pelican, [[Charlie 217]], in the base, dropping off thirty SpecOps [[Elite]]s who were led by Commando [[Zuka 'Zamamee]]. Once the base commanders knew what was happening, the [[Marines]] banded together and killed most of the Elites. 'Zamamee and a few other survivors fled underground, killing many of the technicians, including Murphy, Cho, and Pauley. | ||
Murphy took the iniatitive to take the safeties off of the base's 50mm defensive turrets | Murphy took the iniatitive to take the safeties off of the base's 50mm defensive turrets to stop the [[Covenant Dropships]] that were soon going to attack. Luckily for the base, she did this before she was slain.<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]] page 214</ref> The last thing Murphy heard before dying was 'Zamamee's laugh. | ||
The rest of 'Zamamee's | The rest of 'Zamamee's Elites were slain by three-man search teams but 'Zamamee himself lived to free his [[Grunt]] assistant [[Yayap]] and a few other captured Grunts, who, aside from Yayap, were soon recaptured or killed, since they were weak, fearful, and without weapons. | ||
Mary's work helped Wellsley stop part of the Covenant invasion force, destroying one of the dropships and killing countless enemy passengers. | Mary's work helped Wellsley stop part of the Covenant invasion force, destroying one of the dropships and killing countless enemy passengers. |