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| | '''Wounded in Action''', abbreviated as '''"WIA"''', is a classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] for troops on the battlefield or in a report. It is used when a soldier recieves wounds in battle worthy of remark. |
| '''Wounded in Action''', better known as "'''WIA'''", is a classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] to denote service members that have been wounded during a battle situation. Being Wounded in Action will result in being rewarded with a [[Purple Heart]]. | |
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| When [[SPARTAN-II]]s are killed, they are reported Missing in Action or Wounded in Action to create the illusion that [[ONI Directive 930|Spartans never die]]. This was designed to help boost morale for the [[UNSC]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 249''</ref> It is extremely likely that all [[Spartans]] have been wounded in action at some point.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref>
| | ==Related Links== |
| | *[[Killed In Action]] ([[KIA]]) |
| | *[[Missing In Action]] ([[MIA]]) |
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| ==Sources==
| | [[ Category:Terms and Phrases]] |
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| ==See also==
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| ===Related links===
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| *[[Missing In Action|Missing In Action (MIA)]]
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| *[[Killed In Action|Killed in Action (KIA)]]
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| *[[Prisoner of War|Prisoner of War (POW)]]
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| ===External===
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| *[[Wikipedia:Wounded In Action|'''Wikipedia''''s article on "Wounded In Action"]]
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| [[Category:Military terminology]]
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