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He was the [[Spartan-II]]'s training leader during their first years on [[Reach]] in [[2517]] until [[2525]]. He trained them in the aspects of combat as hard as any [[Marine]] when they were only at the age of 6.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], Chapter 4</ref> His military training was punctuated with in-class strategy sessions with [[Deja]].<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 38</ref> | He was the [[Spartan-II]]'s training leader during their first years on [[Reach]] in [[2517]] until [[2525]]. He trained them in the aspects of combat as hard as any [[Marine]] when they were only at the age of 6.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], Chapter 4</ref> His military training was punctuated with in-class strategy sessions with [[Deja]].<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 38</ref> | ||
He is a hardcore military man, having won numerous decorations, including multiple [[The Silver Star|Silver Stars]], [[The Bronze Star|Bronze Stars]], three [[The Purple Heart|Purple Heart]]s<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 95</ref>, and [[The Red Legion of Honor]]. In the beginning of their training, Mendez and his training instructors used [[Electric Baton]]s.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 35</ref> Eventually, the Spartans, Spartan-117 in particular, grew to look up to Mendez as a solid, unmovable force in their life. They had great respect for him, perhaps even to the extent of seeing him as a father figure. Although he is described as looking ordinary for a man who had seen so much combat. | He is a hardcore military man, having won numerous decorations, including multiple [[The Silver Star|Silver Stars]], [[The Bronze Star|Bronze Stars]], three [[The Purple Heart|Purple Heart]]s<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 95</ref>, and [[The Red Legion of Honor]]. In the beginning of their training, Mendez and his training instructors used [[Electric Baton]]s.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 35</ref> Eventually, the Spartans, Spartan-117 in particular, grew to look up to Mendez as a solid, unmovable force in their life, "The only constant in the universe"<ref>Halo: The Fall of Reach, page nr needed</ref>. They had great respect for him, perhaps even to the extent of seeing him as a father figure. Although he is described as looking ordinary for a man who had seen so much combat. | ||
After their training was completed, he was reassigned to go train the next generation of [[Spartan]]s, though he had not been heard of for some time.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 99</ref> Most assumed he had been killed, along with any young Spartans he may have been training, when Reach fell. It has been stated that [[John-117]] never saw him again.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 101</ref> | After their training was completed, he was reassigned to go train the next generation of [[Spartan]]s, though he had not been heard of for some time.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 99</ref> Most assumed he had been killed, along with any young Spartans he may have been training, when Reach fell. It has been stated that [[John-117]] never saw him again.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 101</ref> | ||