Benjamin Giraud

Benjamin "Ben" Giraud is a journalist and a war photographer who for a time worked as a civilian contractor for the Office of Naval Intelligence's Section Two, though he would eventually become a covert operative for Admiral Mattius Drake's New Colonial Alliance following his disillusionment with the UEG and ONI. 
== Biography ==
=== Battle of Mombasa ===
On October 20, 2552, Giraud was injured during the Prophet of Regret's invasion of New Mombasa. He fell in league with a small civilian resistance group trying to hold the Covenant back until Marine reinforcements arrived. He recorded and translated an order from a Sangheili to clear the area before the Covenant could access something called "the Ark". A Marine Sergeant ordered Giraud to get the recording out of the city to the Office of Naval Intelligence. He was about to board an evacuation boat but stopped when he saw a lone young girl crying. Giraud calmed her down and handed her his laptop with the recording in it, asking her to give it to the authorities when she got to the mainland. He remained in the city where he observed the Covenant invasion from the security center of ONI Alpha Site before being forced to evacuate as the Covenant laid seige to the facility.
=== Disillusionment ===
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=== The Admiral's offer ===
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=== Hunting the truth ===
In 2558, Drake ordered Giraud to uncover as much information as was possible regarding the SPARTAN-II program as part of the NCA's plans to discredit the Office of Naval Intelligence and destabilize the UEG. Giraud, who was publicly unaffiated with the NCA, was eventually contacted by Commander Michael Sullivan who offered him an opportunity to undertake a series of biographical interviews about the Master Chief. However, ONI was aware of Giraud's affiations, and Sullivan arranged for Giraud to meet with Vice Admiral Gabriella Dvørak aboard Unto the Breach. Giraud was brought to the cruiser in a private shuttle while it was allegedly on a detachment close to his residence. However, Dvørak was affiliated with ONI and had Giraud arrested. He was detained in the Midnight Facility, where he was interrogated for information on Admiral Drake and the NCA.