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In [[2517]], [[seven]] weeks out of the OCS, [[Lieutenant, Junior Grade|Lieutenant (J.G.)]] Keyes was assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Magellan}} when those orders were rescinded and he was chosen to assist Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] with her task of searching for usable subjects for her [[SPARTAN-II]] project.<ref name="for19"/> Keyes was chosen by Halsey for this assignment partly because he could "keep a secret". In order to fool anybody who was suspicious, they told them that they were looking for a school for their daughter, and so they both began observing the chosen subjects for the program. The first child they chose was SPARTAN subject number 117: [[John-117|John]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 25''</ref> Later, he expressed doubts when Halsey actually let [[Soren-066]] choose whether he wanted to become a Spartan, saying it was an "awful lot to lay on a child, even one who's grown up so fast."<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''page 16''</ref> Keyes never forgot this assignment or the names of each and every one of the children. | In [[2517]], [[seven]] weeks out of the OCS, [[Lieutenant, Junior Grade|Lieutenant (J.G.)]] Keyes was assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Magellan}} when those orders were rescinded and he was chosen to assist Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] with her task of searching for usable subjects for her [[SPARTAN-II]] project.<ref name="for19"/> Keyes was chosen by Halsey for this assignment partly because he could "keep a secret". In order to fool anybody who was suspicious, they told them that they were looking for a school for their daughter, and so they both began observing the chosen subjects for the program. The first child they chose was SPARTAN subject number 117: [[John-117|John]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 25''</ref> Later, he expressed doubts when Halsey actually let [[Soren-066]] choose whether he wanted to become a Spartan, saying it was an "awful lot to lay on a child, even one who's grown up so fast."<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''page 16''</ref> Keyes never forgot this assignment or the names of each and every one of the children. | ||
As Keyes slowly started learning of the true nature of the SPARTAN-II project, Dr. Halsey immediately sent him back to normal duty with a full [[Lieutenant (UNSC)|Lieutenant]] commission.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 28''</ref> In [[2524]], he was reunited with Dr. Halsey while attending a conference at the [[University of Calippus]]; it was on this occasion that they conceived their daughter, [[Miranda Keyes|Miranda Halsey]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> | As Keyes slowly started learning of the true nature of the SPARTAN-II project, Dr. Halsey immediately sent him back to normal duty with a full [[Lieutenant (UNSC)|Lieutenant]] commission.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 28''</ref> In [[2524]], he was reunited with Dr. Halsey while attending a conference at the [[University of Calippus]]; it was on this occasion that they [[Reproduction|conceived]] their daughter, [[Miranda Keyes|Miranda Halsey]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> | ||
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