Name: Spartan Vanessa Neal

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Military Classification: Spartan Branch (Formerly ODST)

Service History: Born on the outer colony of Arcadia on September 29th, 2530 during the Human-Covenant War Vanessa was raised by her mother and father her father worked as a high school teacher while her mother worked as a doctor. On February 9th 2531 the Covenant attacked the colony, Vanessa was one year old during the attack, losing her mother to the Covenant as they were evacuating the colony. Having nowhere else to go Vanessa's father and her moved to Reach where she would spend most of her life growing up in New Alexandria. When Vanessa turned eighteen the age where she was able to enlist in the UNSC Marine Corps, by 2550 Vanessa volunteered to join the ODST and after several long months of training and excelled in it, and given the rank of sergeant.

On October 20th 2552 The Covenant found Earth's location as Regret's fleet broke through Earth's defenses Vanessa and a squad of ODST's were ordered to protect the civilians and aid in the defense of Cleveland, after the successful victor she was then ordered to Voi and help with the defense of the city while the Covenant excavated the area. During the battle Vanessa ended up getting injured by a Brute Spiker, where she was then medevac to safety. Spending the next several months in the hospital and the war was over Vanessa made a full recovery and was approached to join the Spartan IV Program which she quickly accepted going through training as well as the augmentation Vanessa was now a part of the Spartan Branch where she participated in the Second Battle of Requiem against the Prometheans and the Covenant Remnant led by the Sanghelli Jul'Mdama.  

Previous Missions of Note: 
First and Second Battles for Earth 
Battle of Cleveland
Battle of Voi 
Second Battle of Requiem.

Profile Picture: [hider=With Armor][img]https://image.halocdn.com/h5/spartans/1058_1_2010_3012_0_24?width=512&crop=Full&hash=OamJty1jbz674yaF8LPYw4u9u8CxW5i%2fxHdzMCz50eQ%3d[/img][/hider][hider=without armor][img]http://f.tqn.com/y/beauty/1/S/P/2/1/Jessica_Stroup_2.jpg[/img][/hider]