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<center>''In honor of those men and women of Naval Intelligence who gave their lives in service of the UNSC in the war against the Covenant.''</center>

<center>''Their bold initiative, intrepid fighting spirit and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of certain death reflected great credit upon themselves and were in keeping with the highest traditions of U.N.S.C. Naval service. They gallantly gave their lives in defense of the human race.''</center>

In 2525, then Vice Admiral Cole led a [[Battle Group X-Ray|battle group]] to [[Harvest]] following the [[First Battle of Harvest|unprovoked attack]] by the Covenant on that peaceful [[agiculture world|agricultural colony]]. After a hard won battle, Cole and the battle group returned to Earth only to learn that other colonies had been destroyed as well. After his promotion to Admiral, Cole led a campaign against the enemy for the next five years, culminating in a victory over a [[Covenant fleet]] in 2531.<br>

Vice Admiral Hieronymus Michael Stanforth was the head of [[[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|Section THREE]] of the Office of Naval Intelligence from 2512-2530. Section THREE was at its busiest under his administration many projects were leverage in order to boost support for the war effort (including Project [[SPARTAN-II|SPARTAN]], [[MJOLNIR]] and [[Project GUNGNIR|GUNGNIR]]). In August of 2530 he resigned as head of Section THREE to take a more active role in the defense of UNSC space-leading the UNSC Navy in the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] and directing the [[Battle of Reach|Defense of Reach]] during its final days.<br>

Doctor Catherine Halsey is a computer scientist and medical doctor. She has published papers on cybernetics, genetic manipulation and artificial intelligence. Dr. Halsey served as scientific adviser to the UNSC's Office of Naval Intelligence from [[2515]] until [[2522]] when she was made Chief Scientist, a position she held until the time of her death in 2552. Dr. Halsey was on Reach at the time of its attack by the Covenant and though no body was recovered she is presumed dead.

<center>''In honor of those men and women of Naval Intelligence who gave their lives in service of the UNSC at Reach.''</center>