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|unit_name=9th Marine Expeditionary Force | |||
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|allegiance=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |allegiance= [[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|branch=[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | |branch= [[UNSC Marine Corps]] | ||
|type= | |type= Marine Air-Ground Task Force | ||
|role= | |role= Expeditionary combat forces | ||
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The ''' | The '''9th Marine Expeditionary Force''', twenty-first division, 1st battalion ("M-EDF 9/21/1") was a [[UNSC Marine Corps]] unit, consisting of brave and experienced men, <ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 111</ref> that was one of many units serving in the [[Epsilon Eridanus System]]. This unit was a critical part of the [[UNSC]]'s fight against the [[Insurrection]]. | ||
[[Lieutenant Colonel|LtCol]] [[Ponder]], at that time, was a member of the unit, and lost his arm in Elysium City, Eridanus II, in a failed attempt to obtain information from an [[Insurrectionist]] who had married the daughter of one of the local officials. When this local official was questioned about [[Colonel Robert Watts]]' second in command, he looked [[Lieutenant Colonel|LtCol]] [[Ponder]] in the eye and said: "Someday we will win. No matter what it takes." The man then grabbed his own daughter and held up a grenade. [[Ponder]] knew that the man was bluffing; that although he was deticated to the [[Insurrectionist]] cause, he wouldn't be willing to kill his whole family. One of [[Ponder]]'s snipers thought that the man really was going to pull the pin and shot through the wall of the house, which "tore the guy in half." On reflex, the man pulled the pin. The resulting explosion took off [[Ponder]]'s arm. After the incident, [[Ponder]] believed that the top brass wanted him to "take an early retirement," but instead, stayed in the military. The incident caused his taking a two-step drop in rank to Captain. <ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 111-113</ref> | |||
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