Halo Lighting System First Strike Games - Manual (Page 186)

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182 HALO: FIRST STRIKE
"Sir!" Lieutenant Haverson said. "With all due respect, sir,
our first priority should be to get back to Earth. The intelligence
we've gathered on the Halo construct, the technology aboard the
flagship we've captured ... Cortana's Slipspace calculations
alone could turn the tide of this war for us."
"I know all that," the Admiral replied tersely. "And you're
three hundred percent correct, Lieutenant. But"—he tapped the
map again with his meaty forefinger—"I won't leave a single
man or woman behind on this planet for the Covenant to tear
apart for sport. No way. And that goes double for a Spartan. We're
going in."