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'''Killed In Action''', better known as '''KIA''', is a casualty classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] that denotes the death of a serviceman during/after a combat mission or situation. | '''Killed In Action''', better known as '''KIA''', is a casualty classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] that denotes the death of a serviceman during/after a combat mission or situation. | ||
Due to the need to increase morale in the United Nations Space Command, [[SPARTAN-II]] supersoldiers are never listed as 'Killed In Action', but rather as [[Missing In Action]] or [[Wounded in Action]] to give the appearance that they are invincible and can never die. The SPARTAN-IIs would put a fallen member's status as MIA or WIA on their team's rosters.<ref>[[First Strike]] page 249</ref> Shortly before dying, [[Kurt-051]] listed several [[SPARTAN-III]]s and a | Due to the need to increase morale in the United Nations Space Command, [[SPARTAN-II]] supersoldiers are never listed as 'Killed In Action', but rather as [[Missing In Action]] or [[Wounded in Action]] to give the appearance that they are invincible and can never die. The SPARTAN-IIs would put a fallen member's status as MIA or WIA on their team's rosters.<ref>[[First Strike]] page 249</ref> Shortly before dying, [[Kurt-051]] listed several [[SPARTAN-III]]s and a SPARTAN-II as MIA. | ||
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