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77th Marine Regiment Allegiance United Nations Space Command Branch UNSC Marine Corps Type Light Infantry Size Around 2,500 Battles Battle of Earth Second Battle of Mombasa

The 77th Marine Regiment was a UNSC Marine Corps infantry unit that fought against the Covenant Loyalists during the Second Battle of Mombasa, under the command of John-117. It is depicted in the "Believe" marketing campaign for Halo 3.^[1]

Contents 1 Known Members 2 See also 3 Trivia 4 Sources

Known MembersEdit

Member	Short description
Pawel Czernek	Major Pawel Czernek, who was active for 30 years in the UNSC from 2551 to 2581, was one of the few surviving combatants who fought in The Battle of New Mombasa, was interviewed in a documentary circa the turn of the 27th century at the Museum of Humanity. He related his role in the battle while examining a diorama of the battle - he manned an overturned Warthog's turret - and described the morale Master Chief engendered during the battle ("We knew Master Chief was in the fight. He gave us hope.") The elderly Major Czernek wears a prosthetic metal right leg; it is unclear where or when he suffered that traumatic injury.[2]
T. B. Williams	T.B. Williams was a UNSC Marine present at the Battle of Earth. He employed a Sniper Rifle, and used it to kill a Brute Chieftain that was responsible for the deaths of more than 23 other Marines.[3]
Ian Callahan	Ian Callahan was a Marine who was captured by two Jackals during the Battle of New Mombasa, and was saved by an unknown Marine.[3]
James Dessen	Corporal James Dessen was posthumously awarded the Red Legion of Honor medal for his extraordinary bravery during the Battle of New Mombasa.[3]
Thomas P. Porter	Thomas P. Porter was a Scorpion driver during the Battle of New Mombasa.[3]
Thomas Chang	Sergeant Thomas Chang was a veteran of numerous battles against the Covenant, and successfully completed the task of securing a forward HQ during the Battle of New Mombasa. He was killed during a Covenant air assault.[3]
Jackson Law	Jackson Law was the sole survivor of a Warthog patrol during the Battle of New Mombasa. He sustained serious injuries when his Warthog was capsized by a Covenant plasma round.[3]
Sian Wong	Sian Wong was a sniper that sustained severe burn injuries from a retaliatory Banshee strike.[3]
Russel Tinnier	Russel Tinnier was a Marine assigned to destroy a strategic bridge.[3]
Thomas C. Meyer	Thomas C. Meyer used his rocket launcher to destroy the bridge alongside Tinnier.[3]
Emmanuel "Emmet" Lomax	Emmanuel Lomax encountered John-117 during the Battle of New Mombasa, after receiving a precious four-hour sleep in an abandoned building.[3]
Caio Zanato	Caio Zanato was the sole survivor of his squad during the Battle of New Mombasa, promoted to the rank of Private First Class.[3]
Niraj Shah	Niraj Shah was a sniper who participated on in the Battle of New Mombasa. He was seen fighing on a hill.[3]

See alsoEdit

• UNSC Marine Corps
• UNSC Military Units

TriviaEdit

• The regiment's number (77) is most likely a 7 reference.

SourcesEdit

1. ↑ [1] Halo 3: Believe
2. ↑ GameTrailers "The Museum" video
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11} "Believe" Halo 3 site