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He was the Covert Operations commander of ONI Section Three, in charge of every field operation by ONI, save the [[SPARTAN-II Program]] of [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]]. He was born in 2491, but his hair had turned gray before he was 40 years old. In 2552, he would be 61 years old. <ref name="GOO">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 43-44''</ref> | He was the Covert Operations commander of ONI Section Three, in charge of every field operation by ONI, save the [[SPARTAN-II Program]] of [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]]. He was born in 2491, but his hair had turned gray before he was 40 years old. In 2552, he would be 61 years old. <ref name="GOO">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 43-44''</ref> | ||
He | He was an interesting man, preferring cheap whiskey to water. It is alluded to that [[Vice Admiral]] [[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky]] had only been crossed by one person who survived. Parangosky, confronted with Colonel Ackerson's proposal, said, "Very well... I'll bite." Rich replied "Nothing new with that, Margaret." | ||
He was opposed to the SPARTAN-II program and Dr. Halsey because the project had achieved a level of success he never could have with his own projects. | He was opposed to the SPARTAN-II program and Dr. Halsey because the project had achieved a level of success he never could have with his own projects. | ||
In 2531, he, [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Gibson]], and | In 2531, he, [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Gibson]], and Parangosky met with [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Point of No Return}} to discuss the creation of the [[SPARTAN-III]] program. Rich approved.<ref name="GOO"/> In [[2537]], Rich and Parangosky authorized the members of [[Beta Company]] to be recruited and trained, following the death of the entire [[Alpha Company]] Spartan-IIIs in [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 80''</ref> | ||
===Possible death=== | ===Possible death=== | ||