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Wagner was trained at the [[Reach Naval Academy]], which was the closest thing he had ever had to a home in the [[Outer Colonies]].<ref name="home">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 102, ''Wagner, who'd two years ago had a third of his body burned by Covenant plasma and not once screamed or shed a tear, paused and blinked away the moisture blurring his vision. "I trained at the Naval Academy on Reach, sir. It was the closest thing I had to a home in the Outer Colonies."</ref> In [[2550]], he had almost a third of his body burned by Covenant [[plasma]]. He didn't scream or shed a tear when he was burnt.<ref name="home"/> | Wagner was trained at the [[Reach Naval Academy]], which was the closest thing he had ever had to a home in the [[Outer Colonies]].<ref name="home">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 102, ''Wagner, who'd two years ago had a third of his body burned by Covenant plasma and not once screamed or shed a tear, paused and blinked away the moisture blurring his vision. "I trained at the Naval Academy on Reach, sir. It was the closest thing I had to a home in the Outer Colonies."</ref> In [[2550]], he had almost a third of his body burned by Covenant [[plasma]]. He didn't scream or shed a tear when he was burnt.<ref name="home"/> | ||
Wagner held the rank of [[Lieutenant (UNSC)|Lieutenant]] in [[2552]]. Lieutenant Wagner's [[UNSC Prowler|Prowler]] was one of few vessels to escape the catastrophic [[Fall of Reach]] in 2552. It was not officially stated that he broke Article 4 of the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]], but it was implied more subtly.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', The Cole Protocol Article 4</ref> Fortunately, it is suggested the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] did not follow him. He prepared the official report for the [[UNSC]] about the fall of planet [[Reach]] and was debriefed about it by the Security Council Committee, consisting of, but not limited to [[Colonel (UNSC)|Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]], [[Lord Hood|Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood]], [[Major General Nicolas Strauss]] and about a half-dozen other command rank UNSC officers at [[HighCom Facility Bravo-6]], [[HIGHCOM]]'s headquarters. He gave them all the information he had, including the escape of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, and the apparent [[glassing]] of the planet. | Wagner held the rank of [[Lieutenant (UNSC)|Lieutenant]] in [[2552]]. Lieutenant Wagner's [[UNSC Prowler|Prowler]] was one of few vessels to escape the catastrophic [[Fall of Reach]] in 2552. It was not officially stated that he broke Article 4 of the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]], but it was implied more subtly.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', The Cole Protocol Article 4</ref> Fortunately, it is suggested the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] did not follow him; not that they could, given his stealth was never compromised. He prepared the official report for the [[UNSC]] about the fall of planet [[Reach]] and was debriefed about it by the Security Council Committee, consisting of, but not limited to [[Colonel (UNSC)|Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]], [[Lord Hood|Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood]], [[Major General Nicolas Strauss]] and about a half-dozen other command rank UNSC officers at [[HighCom Facility Bravo-6]], [[HIGHCOM]]'s headquarters. He gave them all the information he had, including the escape of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, and the apparent [[glassing]] of the planet. | ||
The last time he was mentioned was when Ackerson questioned him about volunteering for a recon on Reach, which he disliked instantly. Ackerson ordered him to get a "clean bill of medicine before returning to active duty ASAP" | The last time he was mentioned was when Ackerson questioned him about volunteering for a recon on Reach, which he disliked instantly. Ackerson ordered him to get a "clean bill of medicine before returning to active duty ASAP." What became of him later is unknown. | ||
Wagner was also acute enough to detect a huge breach in military protocol, when Colonel Ackerson appeared to be in a position to cow a Major General. Ackerson had a huge dislike of him, either because he had realized this, or as [[Lysithea]] simply put it, "he wanted to stick someone's head on a pike." | Wagner was also acute enough to detect a huge breach in military protocol, when Colonel Ackerson appeared to be in a position to cow a Major General. Ackerson had a huge dislike of him, either because he had realized this, or as [[Lysithea]] simply put it, "he wanted to stick someone's head on a pike." |