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unlucky number. He was born on July 13th, 2013. His first assignment took | unlucky number. He was born on July 13th, 2013. His first assignment took | ||
him to the USS KELVIN on the ship's thirteenth sortie which saw her destruction | him to the USS KELVIN on the ship's thirteenth sortie which saw her destruction | ||
at the hand of the renegade Nero in | at the hand of the renegade Nero in Paulson's 13th month of duty aboard ship. His quick actions helped save his shuttle, number 13 oddly enough, which was | ||
quick actions helped save his shuttle, number 13 oddly enough, which was | |||
damaged while escaping the KELVIN. | damaged while escaping the KELVIN. | ||
While assigned to the USS ODYSSEY, he ended up being one of only 13 survivors | While assigned to the USS ODYSSEY, he ended up being one of only 13 survivors | ||
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from Earth. | from Earth. | ||
The cosmic obsession with pairing Paulson up with the most unlucky of numbers | |||
NCC-1371 | didn't stop there. Paulson graduated 13th in his class at Starfleet Academy. | ||
His first garrison command was Romulan Neutral Zone Outpost 13. His first | |||
starship command, the USS REPUBLIC, has the registry NCC-1371. | |||
What does Captain Paulson think of this parade of coincidences? | What does Captain Paulson think of this parade of coincidences? He freely | ||
admits to struggling with survivor's guilt where his embarrassingly | |||
good luck has spared him when literally billions of others died. He says that he bears the emotional burden in tribute to those who did not survive the missions, tragedies, and wars he did. | |||
admits to | |||
good luck | |||
missions, tragedies, and | |||
At around five decades old, Bruce "Lucky" Paulson has led a distinguished career | At around five decades old, Bruce "Lucky" Paulson has led a distinguished career |