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At some point following the advent of [[2532]] John became acquainted with [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|British]] war photographer [[Jake Courage]], who not only earned his trust and respect, but became a loyal companion of his as well.<ref name="JC">''[[Archive:Jake Courage|Jake Courage Exhibition]]''</ref> On [[2545#January|January 10, 2545]], the Covenant began a brutal assault on the colony world of [[Draco III]].<ref name="JS1/10/45">[[Jessica Shea]] on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/686229527857504259]</ref> Its defenses were overwhelmed in a short amount of time and the Covenant began to land forces on the surface.<ref name="HNB2">''[[Halo: New Blood]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> The majority of the [[Spartan-II]]s, including John and [[Linda-058]], were directed to reinforce the colonists.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFOR20}} Before arriving, the Spartans were shown footage of a massacre on the surface which had been relayed to them via satellite linkup. John and the others could only watch as [[human]]s were herded together and then torn apart by ravenous [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-Yar]]. By the time the Spartans finally made it to Draco III, there was nobody left to rescue. Despite being too late to save the victims, John and the others made sure that they were avenged.<ref name="HTFOR20">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 20''</ref> Their retaliation resulted in the deaths of every Covenant soldier on the planet and footage of it was broadcast to the public in order to boost morale.{{Ref/Reuse|HNB2}}<ref name="Enc300">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', ''page 300''</ref>
At some point following the advent of [[2532]] John became acquainted with [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|British]] war photographer [[Jake Courage]], who not only earned his trust and respect, but became a loyal companion of his as well.<ref name="JC">''[[Archive:Jake Courage|Jake Courage Exhibition]]''</ref> On [[2545#January|January 10, 2545]], the Covenant began a brutal assault on the colony world of [[Draco III]].<ref name="JS1/10/45">[[Jessica Shea]] on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/686229527857504259]</ref> Its defenses were overwhelmed in a short amount of time and the Covenant began to land forces on the surface.<ref name="HNB2">''[[Halo: New Blood]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> The majority of the [[Spartan-II]]s, including John and [[Linda-058]], were directed to reinforce the colonists.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFOR20}} Before arriving, the Spartans were shown footage of a massacre on the surface which had been relayed to them via satellite linkup. John and the others could only watch as [[human]]s were herded together and then torn apart by ravenous [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-Yar]]. By the time the Spartans finally made it to Draco III, there was nobody left to rescue. Despite being too late to save the victims, John and the others made sure that they were avenged.<ref name="HTFOR20">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 20''</ref> Their retaliation resulted in the deaths of every Covenant soldier on the planet and footage of it was broadcast to the public in order to boost morale.{{Ref/Reuse|HNB2}}<ref name="Enc300">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', ''page 300''</ref>


At one point during the fighting on another human colony, he arrived too late to the scene of a battle and found fellow Spartan-II [[Daisy-023]] had been killed.{{Ref/Reuse|HLH}}{{Ref/Note|The colony on which Daisy died appears to be [[Sargasso]] in ''[[Halo: Legends]]'', ''[[Homecoming]]''. This would place her date of death in late [[2546]]. However, the name is not explicitly stated in the film and [[343 Industries]] writer [[Jeff Easterling]] has said that the location is "undefined publicly". As such, [[Halopedia]] has elected to leave it ambiguous for now.}} Her corpse was without a helmet, so John kneeled to close his fallen sister's eyes and clasp her hands over her chest. He also took note of [[Keepsake#Teddy Bear keychain|a loop with a tiny teddy bear]] on it that she had dropped, which he reverently placed between her fingers.<ref name="HLH">''[[Halo Legends]]'', ''[[Homecoming]]''</ref> At some point in [[2550]] John and the rest of [[Blue Team]] successfully inserted onto the ice [[Wikipedia:Icy moon|ice moon]] [[Umagena]] in order to capture the [[Treason|traitor]] [[Hector Nyeto]].<ref name="HSOR1">''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 1''</ref> Unfortunately, the target was not present.{{Ref/Reuse|HSOR1}}  
At one point during the fighting on another human colony, he arrived too late to the scene of a battle and found fellow Spartan-II [[Daisy-023]] had been killed.{{Ref/Reuse|HLH}}{{Ref/Note|The colony on which Daisy died appears to be [[Sargasso]] in ''[[Halo: Legends]]'', ''[[Homecoming]]''. This would place her date of death in late [[2546]]. However, the name is not explicitly stated in the film and [[343 Industries]] writer [[Jeff Easterling]] has said that the location is "undefined publicly". As such, [[Halopedia]] has elected to leave it ambiguous for now.}} Her corpse was without a helmet, so John kneeled to close his fallen sister's eyes and clasp her hands over her chest. He also took note of [[Keepsake#Teddy Bear keychain|a loop with a tiny teddy bear]] on it that she had dropped, which he reverently placed between her fingers.<ref name="HLH">''[[Halo Legends]]'', ''[[Homecoming]]''</ref> At some point in [[2550]] John and the rest of [[Blue Team]] successfully inserted onto the ice [[Wikipedia:Icy moon|ice moon]] [[Umagena]] in order to capture the [[Treason|traitor]] [[Hector Nyeto]].<ref name="HSOR1">''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 1''</ref> Unfortunately, the target was not present.{{Ref/Reuse|HSOR1}} By the time john was deployed to Sigma Octanus iv he had won every UNSC medal except the prisoner of war medallion (the covenant did not take prisoners).


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