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Name: Benjamin Bridgeford |
Rank: Warrant Officer |
Position: Marine |
Played By: Lee Bridgeford |
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Current Assignment: USS Endeavor
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Background |
Ben was born on the temperate, forested planet Solus 4, a
Federation colony in the Solon system. His mother is Jennifer
Gateman, and his father, Alexander Bridgeford. Although they
were married for a short time, his father longed for space
again, and soon left the two on their family farm when Benjamin
was 3.
Ben was raised by a retired Star-fleet marine, Jeffery Bates who
had settled in the colony and eventually married his mother. He
grew to love Jeffery like a father, but was never adopted and
retained Bridgeford as a last name. Family is very important to
Ben, one of the many values instilled by his stepfather.
He farmed with his family and did local and intra-system
deliveries in a small shuttle to help his mother, building and
flying craft in his spare time, but his true calling was a
warrior's life. When he came of age, he joined the Star-fleet
Marines with help from Jeffery. |
Service
Record |
Ben progressed at a steady rate through the ranks. His request
for personal fulfullment turned him from the officer path,
however, and he opted to proceed as a warrant officer (or Gunny,
as they are often called). He requested a warrant for Tactical
and Weapons, he longed to be a tactician and studied well for
it. However, it was not so and he was given a warrant to be a
Marine pilot, to transport troops to and from battle in any
conditions. It was his second choice and his background made him
perfect for it.
While he underwent the training for his path, he opted into the
Marine Martial Combat program. Marksmanship was admittedly not
Ben's strong point, they were too impersonal for him. He shot
well just enough for the Corp. but he preferred hand to hand
combat. He rose to the second degree of ten in black during his
training and soon saw more combat in the Dominion War.
All battles leading to this were simply skirmishes with few
rewards. The Dominion War was truely the Marine's time to shine,
and Ben's as well. He was often deployed as infantry as a side
to his transport duties. His days were mostly spent defending
colonies on the Cardassia Border, and he recieved Medals of
Honor for his tactics and service during the battle at Ardjen
colony and Severin Colony just Kilometers away from the
Cardassia Border and served as a tranport pilot in the recapture
of DS9 when the ground troops invaded. He also served as
transport and infantry to the invasion of Cardassia, and
returned wounded from that battle. He recovered quickly, as he
usually did, and proceeded to the next assignment.
After the war it was back to light duty, transporting troops to
and from battles on short deployments to combat vessels. The
last such mission being on the Paladin and now his redeployment
to the Endeavor for an unspecified length of time. |
Other
Data |
Benjamin is well-suited for a Marine
lifestyle and takes it very seriously. He has always admired the
traditions and values of the Corp. and strives to uphold them.\
He doesn't hesitate to stand up for himself or his platoon
and always asks questions. He is outgoing for the most part, and
generally see's the good in people. Because of that, Ben has
never fostered the disdain most Marine's have of those outside
of the Star-Fleet Marine Corp. and gets on well with most
others. |
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