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{{Quote|Sam's life was not wasted, Kelly. His death taught us something very important. The Covenant can be killed. Humanity can win this war.|John-117, understanding the meaning of Sam's sacrifice<ref>'''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant]]''', ''Issue #2''</ref>}}

Samuel was the first Spartan-II to be killed in combat against the Covenant during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. To John, Sam's death proved to him that the Covenant was defeatable and that humanity had the power to win the war.<ref name="for150"/> John's views later became shared with not only the rest of Blue Team, but the entire SPARTAN-II program, who viewed Sam's death as a tragic sacrifice that proved the Covenant had weaknesses.<ref name="universe"/> Some have speculated that the [[EOD-class Mjolnir]]—created as an effort to increase the likelihood of its user surviving an explosion—was developed in response to Sam's death at Chi Ceti.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/the-mjolnir-project-2/46e89c1a-f619-41e2-ad7f-ab65c61ca2df '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The MJOLNIR Project Part 2''] (defunct, backup on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5j3_6Mbs4A YouTube.com])</ref> Sam's position on Blue Team was later filled by [[Kurt Ambrose|Kurt-051]]; although John initially had mixed feelings to this, as he believed Kurt to be highly skilled, but not as disciplined as Sam.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 33''</ref> Mortally wounded, Kurt had a hallucination about his Spartan comrades that had been killed in battle—including Sam—as he laid dying on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]] during the [[~~Battle of~~ Onyx~~|Battle~~]] of [[Onyx]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 372''</ref>

Samuel was the first Spartan-II to be killed in combat against the Covenant during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. To John, Sam's death proved to him that the Covenant was defeatable and that humanity had the power to win the war.<ref name="for150"/> John's views later became shared with not only the rest of Blue Team, but the entire SPARTAN-II program, who viewed Sam's death as a tragic sacrifice that proved the Covenant had weaknesses.<ref name="universe"/> Some have speculated that the [[EOD-class Mjolnir]]—created as an effort to increase the likelihood of its user surviving an explosion—was developed in response to Sam's death at Chi Ceti.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/the-mjolnir-project-2/46e89c1a-f619-41e2-ad7f-ab65c61ca2df '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The MJOLNIR Project Part 2''] (defunct, backup on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5j3_6Mbs4A YouTube.com])</ref> Sam's position on Blue Team was later filled by [[Kurt Ambrose|Kurt-051]]; although John initially had mixed feelings to this, as he believed Kurt to be highly skilled, but not as disciplined as Sam.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 33''</ref> Mortally wounded, Kurt had a hallucination about his Spartan comrades that had been killed in battle—including Sam—as he laid dying on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]] during the [[Onyx]] [[Onyx Conflict|Conflict]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 372''</ref>

Following the Covenant War, at some point between [[2557#July|July 2557]] and [[2558#October|October 2558]], John, Fred, Kelly, and Linda returned to the [[Glassing|glassed]] remains of Reach's Military Wilderness Training Preserve, where they recalled their friendships with Sam and discussed how Sam's sacrifice motivated them throughout the war.<ref name="for as act3"/>

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 ===Legacy===
 {{Quote|Sam's life was not wasted, Kelly. His death taught us something very important. The Covenant can be killed. Humanity can win this war.|John-117, understanding the meaning of Sam's sacrifice<ref>'''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant]]''', ''Issue #2''</ref>}}
-Samuel was the first Spartan-II to be killed in combat against the Covenant during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. To John, Sam's death proved to him that the Covenant was defeatable and that humanity had the power to win the war.<ref name="for150"/> John's views later became shared with not only the rest of Blue Team, but the entire SPARTAN-II program, who viewed Sam's death as a tragic sacrifice that proved the Covenant had weaknesses.<ref name="universe"/> Some have speculated that the [[EOD-class Mjolnir]]—created as an effort to increase the likelihood of its user surviving an explosion—was developed in response to Sam's death at Chi Ceti.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/the-mjolnir-project-2/46e89c1a-f619-41e2-ad7f-ab65c61ca2df '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The MJOLNIR Project Part 2''] (defunct, backup on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5j3_6Mbs4A YouTube.com])</ref> Sam's position on Blue Team was later filled by [[Kurt Ambrose|Kurt-051]]; although John initially had mixed feelings to this, as he believed Kurt to be highly skilled, but not as disciplined as Sam.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 33''</ref> Mortally wounded, Kurt had a hallucination about his Spartan comrades that had been killed in battle—including Sam—as he laid dying on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]] during the [[Battle of Onyx|Battle]] of [[Onyx]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 372''</ref>
+Samuel was the first Spartan-II to be killed in combat against the Covenant during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. To John, Sam's death proved to him that the Covenant was defeatable and that humanity had the power to win the war.<ref name="for150"/> John's views later became shared with not only the rest of Blue Team, but the entire SPARTAN-II program, who viewed Sam's death as a tragic sacrifice that proved the Covenant had weaknesses.<ref name="universe"/> Some have speculated that the [[EOD-class Mjolnir]]—created as an effort to increase the likelihood of its user surviving an explosion—was developed in response to Sam's death at Chi Ceti.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/the-mjolnir-project-2/46e89c1a-f619-41e2-ad7f-ab65c61ca2df '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The MJOLNIR Project Part 2''] (defunct, backup on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5j3_6Mbs4A YouTube.com])</ref> Sam's position on Blue Team was later filled by [[Kurt Ambrose|Kurt-051]]; although John initially had mixed feelings to this, as he believed Kurt to be highly skilled, but not as disciplined as Sam.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 33''</ref> Mortally wounded, Kurt had a hallucination about his Spartan comrades that had been killed in battle—including Sam—as he laid dying on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]] during the [[Onyx]] [[Onyx Conflict|Conflict]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 372''</ref>
 Following the Covenant War, at some point between [[2557#July|July 2557]] and [[2558#October|October 2558]], John, Fred, Kelly, and Linda returned to the [[Glassing|glassed]] remains of Reach's Military Wilderness Training Preserve, where they recalled their friendships with Sam and discussed how Sam's sacrifice motivated them throughout the war.<ref name="for as act3"/>