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| − | '''Walter Nellis''' was a member of the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] during the [[twenty-eighth century]].<ref name="FR2765:FSp9">''Field Report 2765: | + | {{InfoBoxCharacter |
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| + | | affiliation = [[Federated Suns]] | ||
| + | | profession = [[Colonel]] | ||
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| + | '''Walter Nellis''' was a member of the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] during the [[twenty-eighth century]].<ref name="FR2765:FSp9">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 9: "Avalon Hussars"</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | == History == |
| − | Walter Nellis | + | Walter Nellis was an officer within the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] during the height of the [[Star League]] era. Nellis was appointed to command of the [[Thirty-third Avalon Hussars]] when the [[regiment]] was reactivated by [[First Prince]] [[John Davion]] in [[2760]], and he was keen to honor the traditions of the original Thirty-third Avalon Hussars, which had been deactivated as a part of the AFFS complying with the Star League [[Council Edict of 2650]]. As a consequence of his commitment to those traditions, Nellis hired a professional basketball coach; the first commanding officer of the Thirty-third had been the Most Valuable Player of his graduating class at the [[Albion Military Academy]] and had inspired a sporting tradition that stuck with the Thirty-third throughout its existence.<ref name="FR2765:FSp9"/> |
| − | + | == References == | |
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| − | ==Bibliography== | + | == Bibliography == |
| − | * ''[[Field Report 2765: | + | * ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]'' |
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Federated Suns Characters|Nellis, Walter]] |
Revision as of 17:22, 9 July 2022
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Walter Nellis was a member of the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns during the twenty-eighth century.[1]
History
Walter Nellis was an officer within the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns during the height of the Star League era. Nellis was appointed to command of the Thirty-third Avalon Hussars when the regiment was reactivated by First Prince John Davion in 2760, and he was keen to honor the traditions of the original Thirty-third Avalon Hussars, which had been deactivated as a part of the AFFS complying with the Star League Council Edict of 2650. As a consequence of his commitment to those traditions, Nellis hired a professional basketball coach; the first commanding officer of the Thirty-third had been the Most Valuable Player of his graduating class at the Albion Military Academy and had inspired a sporting tradition that stuck with the Thirty-third throughout its existence.[1]