At approximately 2300 hours, Guadalajara Standard Time, the HFF Sender suffered a reactor breach and was destroyed by the LNS Donbastio.
Lieutenant Mieko Iekahara suffered grievous injuries and still continued to evacuate survivors to lifeboats until the last possible second. She is already en route to Valravn via priority CASEVAC. Other casualties are being treated here at Pinnacle, or aboard the Incursus.
Lieutenants Wren Hawley and Pravin Jaiswal were.. unable to make it to the lifeboats in time. Commander Struikas gave his ship, and Legionnaires Hawley and Jaiswal gave their lives so that Major Crowe and their forces could complete their mission at Norfolk today. Their sacrifices were not in vain, nor will they be forgotten.
My.. first act as Fleet Admiral, will be to award Commander Andrew Struikas the DistinguishedServiceCross, and with it, command of his own capital ship, should he so choose. I hear they manage to source Hels around here, some way, somehow.
Lieutenant Iekahara is to be awarded the Phoenix'sTears and DuskenHeart. Already injured, she put herself further in harm's way to save as many as she could, and may yet pay for it with her life. All other causalties of the Sender are to receive DuskenHearts as well.
We will be holding a candlelight vigil on deck 7 here at Pinnacle at 0530 hours. Any and all are welcome to join.
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