William Vilni

William Vilni was a human . Born in in the settlement of Corley within the Gilgamesh Free State, Vilni enlisted in the Gilgamesh Free Army in , being assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Regiment, as a member of its communications platoon. After finishing his five-year contract of service, Vilni was offered the opportunity of enrollment in the Gilgamesh Free State Officer Candidate Academy, an offer which he accepted. Graduating in , Vilni was reassigned to the 18th Infantry Regiment as commanding officer of the unit's communications platoon, as the cavalry regiments of the Free Army had been dissolved and folded into the infantry regiments.
During the initial stages of the UNSC-GFS War, the 18th Infantry Regiment found itself in a desperate battle for survival on the outskirts of the settlement of Maizefield. As the situation became increasingly bleak, the regiment effectively ceased to exist in the wake of a massive air raid in the late hours of March 8th. Gathering up several men, Vini made his escape from the encirclement alongside them in what would later become known at the Charge at Maizefield.
Hiding out for the next two months, Vilni and his band of men became partisans, fighting whenever the situation suited them, eventually reuniting with the Gilgamesh Free Army during Operation: TIDAL WAVE. In the aftermath of the second invasion, with the defeat of the Gilgamesh Free State, Vilni became one of the Forgotten Soldiers.
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