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His childhood was average and he spent most of his time at the Starfleet | His childhood was average and he spent most of his time at the Starfleet | ||
Cultural Center in Downtown Phoenix.The first real traumatic moment of | Cultural Center in Downtown Phoenix. The first real traumatic moment of | ||
his life did not occur until he was already serving in the fleet | his life did not occur until he was already serving in the fleet. His | ||
father was Captain of the USS ICARUS and this was where he remembered a | father was Captain of the USS ICARUS and this was where he remembered a | ||
distrust of Romulans. | distrust of Romulans. | ||
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NAV on board the USS ICARUS when a Romulan scout ship breached the | NAV on board the USS ICARUS when a Romulan scout ship breached the | ||
border and crashed on the planet of Cochise III. The Captain & FO | border and crashed on the planet of Cochise III. The Captain & FO | ||
wanted to blow the ship from orbit. Benjamin was able to convince the | wanted to blow the ship from orbit. With the help of the CMO, Benjamin | ||
Captain (his father) and FO | was able to convince the Captain (his father) and FO that despite the | ||
incident it would improve relations with the Romulans should they | incident it would improve relations with the Romulans should they | ||
assist any survivors who crashed on the Federation Planet. | assist any survivors who crashed on the Federation Planet. | ||
He was successful in saving what turned out to be the Romulan Ambassador | He was successful in saving what turned out to be the Romulan Ambassador | ||
the Federation. | the Federation. The incident caused a rift between father & son and | ||
Benjamin soon transferred off the ICARUS. | |||
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There was an incident however earlier in his career where he prevented the | There was an incident however earlier in his career where he prevented the | ||
Captain & | Captain & FO of a ship he served on from killing crashed survivors of a | ||
survivors of a Romulan Delegation on the way to earth. Despite his initial | Romulan Delegation on the way to earth. Despite his initial dislike of | ||
dislike of them he overcame that to lead a rescue mission. | them he overcame that to lead a rescue mission. | ||
-- LCDR Amanda Haynes | -- LCDR Amanda Haynes |