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-'''Wounded in Action''', or "'''WIA'''", is a classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] for troops on the battlefield or in a report. It is used when a soldier receives wounds in battle.
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+'''Wounded in Action''', better known as "'''WIA'''", is a classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] to denote service members that have been wounded during a battle situation. Being Wounded in Action will result in being rewarded with a [[Purple Heart]].
-When Spartans became missing or were killed they were classified as [[Missing In Action]] (MIA) or Wounded in Action (WIA) to give to give the illusion that [[Spartan MIA Protocol|Spartans never die]]. It also gave the troops more morale.
+When [[SPARTAN-II]]s are killed, they are reported Missing in Action or Wounded in Action to create the illusion that [[ONI Directive 930|Spartans never die]]. This was designed to help boost morale for the [[UNSC]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 249''</ref> It is extremely likely that all [[Spartans]] have been wounded in action at some point.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref>
-It is extremely likely that all Spartans have been wounded in action at some point. <ref>[[Halo: First Strike]]. One SPARTAN, [[Spartan-Cassandra|Cassandra]], is considered one of the WIA </ref>.
 ==Sources==
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+==See also==
+===Related links===
+*[[Missing In Action|Missing In Action (MIA)]]
+*[[Killed In Action|Killed in Action (KIA)]]
+*[[Prisoner of War|Prisoner of War (POW)]]
-== Related Links ==
+===External===
+*[[Wikipedia:Wounded In Action|'''Wikipedia''''s article on "Wounded In Action"]]
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_in_action Wounded in Action]
+[[Category:Terms and phrases]]
-*[[Killed In Action]] ([[KIA]])
+[[Category:Military terminology]]
-*[[Missing In Action]] ([[MIA]])
-[[Category:Terms and Phrases]]