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Lancelot Ethan Tep
Lancelot E. Tep is a war hero remembered for his actions in the conflict of the Middle East. Born in 2004, he quickly developed a keen interest in military history and once he finished high school he attended West Point as a prominent student. After graduating he joined the Princess Patricia Regiment in the Canadian Army.

Deployment in Syria
In 2038 the Middle East was embroiled in a deadly war, Lancelot Tep was deployed in Syria to contain a terrorist cell that was disrupting the region. Whilst on duty he was credited with protecting members of his platoon, directing and pushing through enemy fire he quickly gained a reputation of being a brave commander.

On June 8th 2038, Lancelot was tasked to search and destroy insurgent ammunitions depot in Aleppo, Syria. During the mission more than 8000+ insurgents expected his team to land in the region setting up ambushes and traps. Lancelot landed in the region expecting only minimal resistance. The battle concluded with only 2 injured in Lancelot's platoon while eliminating more than 2000 insurgents before they retreated. The lieutenant was quick to call in air support and building up defenses in a nearby abandoned mine, holding for more than 7 hours until reinforcements arrived.

On June 12th 2038 he got promoted to captain was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions.

Deployment in Afghanistan
In 2039, Captain Lancelot E. Tep was tasked to a special task force to capture vital intelligence to the coalition inside a bunker in Kandahar. He was shot in the leg during a skirmish against the defenders of the bunker and continued to push through strong enemy resistance whilst directing his team to safety. The mission ended with a success and Captain Lancelot E. Tep was awarded another Victoria Cross for his actions.

Deployment in Ukraine
In 2041, Lancelot Tep was deployed in Luhansk, Ukraine to reinforce defenses in the area against the onslaught of insurgents. During his time in Luhansks he was credited with modernizing defenses and was an expert as compared to Erwin Rommel when was in Normandy.

Lancelot saw heavy fighting in the region and was credited with more than 200 confirmed kills as a sniper during the conflict.

Deployment in Finland
In 2041, Finland was at war with Russia and were stuck in a stalemate. Lancelot, part of the coalition forces was tasked to make a breakthrough and advance and encircle Russian forces near Helsinki, Finland. With his quick think and strategic maneuvers, he quickly defeated the advancing enemy and succeeding in preventing the capitulation of the country, he was awarded the Mannerheim Cross of Liberty by the country's Leader

Death
In 2042, while deployed in North Korea with a team of special forces members from the Japanese Special Forces Group and the Canadian JTF2 (Joint Task Force 2), his mission was to capture intelligence north of Pyongyang and disrupt enemy logistics. whilst on recon a Japanese Special Forces soldier opened fire on all his teammates subsequently killing everyone and injuring Lancelot Tep. Lancelot managed to pull out his Colt. C8 and shot the soldier dead. Heavily Injured he quickly managed to escape North Korea and was treated to a temporary hospital in Seoul where he died of blood loss. For his survival and actions he was posthumously awarded a third Victoria Cross.

Legacy
For his distinguished military history, Captain Lancelot E. Tep was commemorated as a war Hero in Canada, Finland and Ukraine. Statues commemorating him stand in front of the Canadian embassies in countries he fought in.

West Point now teaches the exploits of the Captain in lectures on modern military strategies and maneuvers.