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{{Quote|They think ''this'' is the attack, that we can fight back, defend the city. But I've seen how the Covenant troops operate... The city was already lost; we're all dead. Because the Covenant come not to dominate or to colonize, but to destroy.|Benjamin Giraud, as civilians attempt to defend New Mombasa.<ref name="SSoNM"/>}} | {{Quote|They think ''this'' is the attack, that we can fight back, defend the city. But I've seen how the Covenant troops operate... The city was already lost; we're all dead. Because the Covenant come not to dominate or to colonize, but to destroy.|Benjamin Giraud, as civilians attempt to defend New Mombasa.<ref name="SSoNM"/>}} | ||
On [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], Giraud was injured during the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s invasion of [[New Mombasa]]. He fell in league with a small civilian resistance group trying to hold the [[Covenant]] back until [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] reinforcements arrived. He recorded and translated an order from a [[Sangheili]] to clear the area before the Covenant could access something called "[[Portal at Voi|the Ark]]". A Marine sergeant ordered Giraud to get the recording out of the city to the Office of Naval Intelligence. He was about to board an evacuation boat but stopped when he saw a lone young girl crying. Giraud calmed her down and handed her his [[laptop]] with the recording in it. He presumably asked her to give it to the authorities when she got to the mainland. He remained in the city where he observed the Covenant invasion in a room full of displays.<ref name="SSoNM"/> During the invasion he met fellow reporter [[Petra Janecek]] and the both of them | On [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], Giraud was injured during the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s invasion of [[New Mombasa]]. He fell in league with a small civilian resistance group trying to hold the [[Covenant]] back until [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] reinforcements arrived. He recorded and translated an order from a [[Sangheili]] to clear the area before the Covenant could access something called "[[Portal at Voi|the Ark]]". A Marine sergeant ordered Giraud to get the recording out of the city to the Office of Naval Intelligence. He was about to board an evacuation boat but stopped when he saw a lone young girl crying. Giraud calmed her down and handed her his [[laptop]] with the recording in it. He presumably asked her to give it to the authorities when she got to the mainland. He remained in the city where he observed the Covenant invasion in a room full of displays.<ref name="SSoNM"/> During the invasion he met fellow reporter [[Petra Janecek]] and the both of them witnessed [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] fighting against the Covenant.<ref name="htt4">'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''' ''Episode 04: CROSSING THE BLACK''</ref> Giraud was eventually able to find a way out of New Mombasa before the city was [[Glassing|glassed]].<ref name="htt"/> | ||
===Post-war investigation=== | ===Post-war investigation=== | ||