Halo: The Fall of Reach

4 of us, and 2000 of them. Piss-poor odds. For them.

Honer and self sacrifice. Death does not diminish these qualities in a soldier. We shall remember.

A leader must be ready to send the soldiers under his command to their deaths

Kelly hesitated, then saluted. John turned and grabbed her arm. "Come on, Spartan. Don't look back." The truth was, it was John who didn't dare look back. If he had, he would have stayed with Sam. Better to die with a friend than leave him behind. But as much as he wanted to fight and die alongside his friend, he had to set an example for the rest of the Spartans -- and live to fight another day. John and Kelly pushed the pressure doors shut behind them. "Good-bye," he whispered.

Relax,” she said. “We’re supposed to be parents inspecting the school for our little girl.” She slipped her arm through his, and although she would have thought such a feat impossible, the Lieutenant stood even straighter.

attacked the men I had assigned to guard it.

approached the two guards, smiling. John knew her smile wasn’t friendly. She was smiling because she was finally getting a chance to put her training to the test. Kelly waved to the guard and pulled open the door. He asked her to stop and show her identification. She stepped inside, grabbed his rifle, twisted, and dragged him inside with her. The

Inbound Covenant air support,” Blue-Four reported over the COM link. “ETA is two minutes, Chief.