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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.

When SPARTAN-IIs are killed, they are reported Missing in Action or Wounded in Action to create the illusion that Spartans never die. This apparently helped boost morale for the UNSC.^[1] It is extremely likely that all Spartans have been wounded in action at some point.^[2]

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^ First Strike page 249
^ Halo: First Strike

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[1] First Strike page 249

[2] Halo: First Strike

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 '''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]].
-When Spartans became missing or were killed they were classified as [[Missing In Action]] ([[MIA]]) or Wounded in Action (WIA) but never Killed in Action ([[KIA]]); to give the illusion that [[Spartan MIA Protocol|Spartans never die]]<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], ''Kurt kept the tradition....recording himself, as well as..., as MIA''</ref>. It also gave the troops of the UNSC more morale.
+When [[SPARTAN-II]]s are killed, they are reported Missing in Action or [[Wounded in Action]] to create the illusion that [[Office of Naval Intelligence Directive 930|Spartans never die]]. This apparently helped boost morale for the [[UNSC]].<ref>[[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>
-It is extremely likely that all [[Spartans]] have been wounded in action at some point. <ref>[[Halo: First Strike]].</ref> One SPARTAN, [[Spartan-Cassandra|Cassandra]] (tag unknown) , is considered one of the WIA.
-A second SPARTAN to be WIA was [[James]] (Tag Unknown). He lost the lower part of his left arm when attacking a pair of [[Hunters]] on Sigma Octanus IV. However, he continued to fight and remained an active member of the SPARTAN-II program until his presumed death during the [[Battle of Reach|Fall of Reach]] when his jet pack was ruptured by incoming enemy fire. The damage caused him to be propelled out of control in to enemy lines.
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-==External Links==
+==Links==
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_in_action Wounded in Action]
+===Related Pages===
+*[[Missing In Action|Killed In Action (MIA)]]
+*[[Wounded In Action|Wounded In Action (WIA)]]
+===External===
+*[[Wikipedia:Wounded In Action|'''Wikipedia''''s article on "Wounded In Action"]]
-==Related Pages==
-*[[Killed In Action]] ([[KIA]])
-*[[Missing In Action]] ([[MIA]])
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