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'''Captain Verdi''' was a [[UNSC]] commanding officer in [[2525]]. He led the battle group that first encountered the [[Covenant]]. The battle group consisted of his own ship the Destroyer ''[[UNSC Heracles]]'' and two Frigates, ''[[UNSC Arabia]]'' and ''[[UNSC Vostok]]'', they were sent to discover the fate of the colony on the planet, [[Harvest]]. | '''Captain Verdi''' was a [[UNSC]] commanding officer in [[2525]]. He led the battle group that first encountered the [[Covenant]]. The battle group consisted of his own ship the Destroyer ''[[UNSC Heracles]]'' and two Frigates, ''[[UNSC Arabia]]'' and ''[[UNSC Vostok]]'', they were sent to discover the fate of the colony on the planet, [[Harvest]].<ref name="FC">[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], pages 96-98</ref> | ||
They entered the [[Harvest System]] only to discover that everything on the planet had been completely incinerated and the surface melted down to glass. This was later dubbed "[[glassing]]". In orbit around the remains of the colony world was a single alien ship, which proceeded to attack the battle group, destroying both ''Arabia'' and ''Vostok'' and badly damaging the ''Heracles''. Intercepted communications identifed the enemy as "[[The Covenant]]". The message "Your destruction is the will of the Gods... and we are their instrument" was broadcast in UNSC language.<ref | They entered the [[Harvest System]] only to discover that everything on the planet had been completely incinerated and the surface melted down to glass. This was later dubbed "[[glassing]]". In orbit around the remains of the colony world was a single alien ship, which proceeded to attack the battle group, destroying both ''Arabia'' and ''Vostok'' and badly damaging the ''Heracles''. Intercepted communications identifed the enemy as "[[The Covenant]]". The message "Your destruction is the will of the Gods... and we are their instrument" was broadcast in UNSC language.<ref name="FC"/> | ||
Captain Verdi was later mentioned as being part of the [[Battle of Harvest]] where he again commanded the repaired ''UNSC Heracles'' and accompained [[Vice Admiral Preston Cole]] into the system. | Captain Verdi was later mentioned as being part of the [[Battle of Harvest]] where he again commanded the repaired ''UNSC Heracles'' and accompained [[Vice Admiral Preston Cole]] into the system. |