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After landing, [[Major]] [[Antonio Silva]] ordered McKay to take an enemy controlled mesa that would later become [[Alpha Base]]. Carter was present during that assault, and served as McKay's tactical second in command during the operation. He displayed many roughneck personality traits similar to [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery J. Johnson]]. As the tactical senior Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO), he would not often stay near McKay, as he was not allowed to. Tactical NCO's are always ordered to stay several men away from the commander, so they cannot both be killed by a [[grenade]]. | After landing, [[Major]] [[Antonio Silva]] ordered McKay to take an enemy controlled mesa that would later become [[Alpha Base]]. Carter was present during that assault, and served as McKay's tactical second in command during the operation. He displayed many roughneck personality traits similar to [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery J. Johnson]]. As the tactical senior Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO), he would not often stay near McKay, as he was not allowed to. Tactical NCO's are always ordered to stay several men away from the commander, so they cannot both be killed by a [[grenade]]. | ||
He may have been killed or otherwise incapacitated early on in the combat, as he is replaced by [[Master Sergeant]] [[Lister]] as senior company NCO by the time of the attack on the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]''. However, only half the company was present at this battle, and though many already were killed or wounded, he may have been leading an element of the company elsewhere. | He may have been killed or otherwise incapacitated early on in the combat, as he is replaced by [[Master Sergeant]] [[Lister (Marine)|Lister]] as senior company NCO by the time of the attack on the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]''. However, only half the company was present at this battle, and though many already were killed or wounded, he may have been leading an element of the company elsewhere. | ||
He is not mentioned afterwards, but he is [[KIA]] in all probability, as there are numerous opportunities for him to die during the fighting on [[Alpha Halo|Halo]] or its subsequent destruction. | He is not mentioned afterwards, but he is [[KIA]] in all probability, as there are numerous opportunities for him to die during the fighting on [[Alpha Halo|Halo]] or its subsequent destruction. | ||