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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]].


'''Wounded in Action''', also 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 [[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>


When Spartans became missing or were killed they were classified as [[Missing In Action]] ([[MIA]]) or Wounded in Action (WIA), never Killed in Action ([[KIA]]); to give the illusion that [[Spartan MIA Protocol|Spartans never die]]<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], ''Kurt kept the tradition....recording himself, as well as..., as MIA''</ref>. It also gave the troops of the UNSC more morale.
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}


It is extremely likely that all [[Spartans]] have been wounded in action at some point. <ref>[[Halo: First Strike]].</ref> One SPARTAN, [[Spartan-Cassandra|Cassandra]], is considered one of the WIA.
==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)]]


A second SPARTAN to be WIA was James (Tag Unknown). He lost the lower part of his left arm when attacking a pair of [[Hunters]] on Sigma Octanus IV. However, he continued to fight and remained an active member of the SPARTAN-II program until his death during the fall of [[Reach]].
===External===
 
*[[Wikipedia:Wounded In Action|'''Wikipedia''''s article on "Wounded In Action"]]
==References==
[[Category:Terms and phrases]]
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[[Category:Military terminology]]
 
==Related Pages==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_in_action Wounded in Action]
*[[Killed In Action]] ([[KIA]])
*[[Missing In Action]] ([[MIA]])
 
 
[[Category:Terms and Phrases]]
[[Category: Military Terminology]]

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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 SPARTAN-IIs are killed, they are reported Missing in Action or Wounded in Action to create the illusion that Spartans never die. This was designed to help boost morale for the UNSC.[1] It is extremely likely that all Spartans have been wounded in action at some point.[2]

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  1. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 249
  2. ^ Halo: First Strike

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