Nikita Mihailovich Safen, Deputy Commander of the National Defense War Supreme Command, eldest grandson of Admiral Mihailovich, squadron leader of the third flying squadron of the Second Mixed Fleet [Angry Whale] class space carrier "Independent," ace pilot, April 17, 2062, Galileo Space Sniper Battle, killed in action.
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These names were secretly tallied. On the casualty list displayed on the electronic bulletin board, there are no special introductions; they are just names, drowned in the pages of the scrolling list, unknown. No one knows who their relatives are. People only know that their relatives will receive the same casualty notification as all the other fallen warriors' families.
And such events happen every day, on every planet, in every city, in every corner of the Leray Federation, in every household wailing in grief!
