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===The Fall of Reach=== | ===The Fall of Reach=== | ||
{{Quote|no=two|q1=Li, crawl topside and launch a couple of Jackhammers up this pipe.|Danforth Whitcomb|q2=Yes, sir.|Li-008|Vice Admiral Whitcomb instructs Li to fire [[M19 missile]]s up a Covenant [[gravity lift]].}} | {{Quote|no=two|q1=Li, crawl topside and launch a couple of Jackhammers up this pipe.|Danforth Whitcomb|q2=Yes, sir.|Li-008|Vice Admiral Whitcomb instructs Li to fire [[M19 missile]]s up a Covenant [[gravity lift]].}} | ||
[[File:Bravo001crash.png|thumb|250px | [[File:Bravo001crash.png|thumb|250px|''[[Bravo 001]]'' careens toward the planet's surface.]] | ||
On [[2552#August|August 27, 2552]] Li and twenty-four other Spartan-IIs were gathered at [[FLEETCOM HQ]] on Reach, where they were brief on [[Operation: RED FLAG]], an [[ONI]] [[operation]] with the objective of capturing a Covenant [[Hierarch]]. On [[2552#August|August 30]], Li boarded the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} with the others in preparation for RED FLAG. However, the mission was aborted when an order went out to all ships to defend Reach from the [[Fall of Reach|a massive Covenant assault]] that was underway at the planet. Li was one of twenty-two of the Spartans assigned to [[Red Team]], which was sent to land on the ground and protect the [[Orbital defense generator|power generators]] for Reach's [[orbital defense platform]]s.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 341'' (2010)</ref> As Red Team's Pelican—''[[Bravo 001]]''—descended to the surface of the planet, the dropship was attacked by [[Seraph]]s and dove uncontrollably towards the ground. [[Frederic-104]] ordered Red Team to jump from the Pelican, which exploded shortly after. After regrouping and eliminating several small Covenant patrols, the Spartans traveled to [[Orbital Defense Generator Facility A-331]], where they met with the four survivors of the nearly destroyed [[Charlie Company]]. While Red Team was building up defenses at the facility, the Spartans received a distress call from [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]], [[Deputy Chief of Naval Operations]].<ref name="fs17">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 17-34'' (2010)</ref> Fred then divided the eighteen members of Red Team still living into four teams. Li was placed on [[Team Gamma]] with [[Grace-093]] and [[Anton-044]], who was given the lead. Gamma Team was tasked with rescuing Whitcomb and his staff.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 24</ref> They were successful in locating and securing Whitcomb, but Fred ordered everyone to stay in hiding because their fallback point had been overrun by [[Covenant]] forces.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 111-112</ref> | On [[2552#August|August 27, 2552]] Li and twenty-four other Spartan-IIs were gathered at [[FLEETCOM HQ]] on Reach, where they were brief on [[Operation: RED FLAG]], an [[ONI]] [[operation]] with the objective of capturing a Covenant [[Hierarch]]. On [[2552#August|August 30]], Li boarded the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} with the others in preparation for RED FLAG. However, the mission was aborted when an order went out to all ships to defend Reach from the [[Fall of Reach|a massive Covenant assault]] that was underway at the planet. Li was one of twenty-two of the Spartans assigned to [[Red Team]], which was sent to land on the ground and protect the [[Orbital defense generator|power generators]] for Reach's [[orbital defense platform]]s.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 341'' (2010)</ref> As Red Team's Pelican—''[[Bravo 001]]''—descended to the surface of the planet, the dropship was attacked by [[Seraph]]s and dove uncontrollably towards the ground. [[Frederic-104]] ordered Red Team to jump from the Pelican, which exploded shortly after. After regrouping and eliminating several small Covenant patrols, the Spartans traveled to [[Orbital Defense Generator Facility A-331]], where they met with the four survivors of the nearly destroyed [[Charlie Company]]. While Red Team was building up defenses at the facility, the Spartans received a distress call from [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]], [[Deputy Chief of Naval Operations]].<ref name="fs17">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 17-34'' (2010)</ref> Fred then divided the eighteen members of Red Team still living into four teams. Li was placed on [[Team Gamma]] with [[Grace-093]] and [[Anton-044]], who was given the lead. Gamma Team was tasked with rescuing Whitcomb and his staff.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 24</ref> They were successful in locating and securing Whitcomb, but Fred ordered everyone to stay in hiding because their fallback point had been overrun by [[Covenant]] forces.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 111-112</ref> | ||
