Bug Hall

**Brandon Hall** (Born 1979), also known as "Bug" Hall was the 2nd President of Damschroder from 1985-1992, known for his reforms and his stance against the hostile Mingos, eventually leading the town through a war that was inconclusive. As a result of the war, he was captured by the Mingos and hanged, which the Mingos and Damschroder still have tense relations over. He was buried at the Church of the Nazarene in southern Damschroder.

## Early Life

Brandon Hall was born on July 29, 1979 in Mingo Town. During his early life, he supported the Mingo cause, and as a young child began to take interest in the affairs of the government, eventually wanting to become a part of the government when he was qualified.

## Lawyer for Mingo Town (1982-1984)

In 1982, Hall became a lawyer for the Mingo Board of Justice, where he would meet June Hall, with the two marrying in 1983. During his tenure as a lawyer, he often accepted bribes from Mingo government officials who were engaging in government corruption. After being told the outcome he should make out of a case in 1984, Hall "realized" how messed up the government of the Mingos was. After him and his wife divorced, Hall moved to Damschroder.

## Campaign + President of Damschroder (1985-1992)

After arriving in Damschroder, Hall still wished to pursue political activity. Fortunately for him, the 2nd Damschroder Presidential Election was beginning, and he decided to enter the campaign at the last minute, founding his own party, The Damschroder Progress Party. In the end, he would beat incumbent leader Joe Rumfield with 62.34% of the vote. After become president, Hall gained slight controversy for immediately delving into Anti-Mingo foreign policy, even assaulting the foreign minister of the Mingos in a meeting in 1984. However, he was able to bring Damschroder out of its economic stagnation, and did create new jobs for people. In 1985, he married Gwen Hall. In 1986, he decided to appoint Jackson Fine as the Supreme Justice of the Damschroder Board of Justice. In 1987, the country got dragged into a twelve day long war with the Mingos, which was inconclusive, with both sides claiming the other lost. After the war, Hall's approval rating reached around 83.5%, its highest point. The country had a second war with the Mingos in 1988, with the Mingos winning the war. This hurt the approval rating of Hall, so for his reelection in 1989, he started a third war with the Mingos in which Damschroder would come out victorious. As a result of winning the war, Hall would win reelection by a landslide of around 72.41%. During his second term, he expanded the Damschroder Air Force into a fighting-capable force, which would ultimately help during the 1990 Damschroder-Mingo Border Clashes.

## Fourth Damschroder-Mingo War (1992)

In 1992, as a result of communications breaking down, and the attempted prison break of two kidnapped citizens of Damschroder by infiltrators from the town, the Mingos declared war on Damschroder, beginning the Fourth Damschroder-Mingo War. Hall would galvanize the citizens to help beat back the Mingos again "Just like we did in 1989." This war would be incredibly destructive for both sides, however. Despite Damschroder advances, the Mingos broke through to the east. Bug Hall was located at the South Damschroder Military Headquarters during this time.

## Death

In the early morning of May 13, 1992, Hall was sleeping in the Military HQ in southern Damschroder. He was not aware of the Mingo advances in the area, and was oblivious to the danger he was in. He was woken up by artillery guns, and asked one of the night maids what was happening. After being notified that the Mingos had reached the Military HQ, Hall tried desperately to arrange an escort out of the HQ, but because of the aerial bombardment, his driver insisted that it wouldn't be safe for him to drive. Hall would assist in barricading the entrance to the HQ to prevent them from entering. Hall was fleeing from the entrance to possibly hide from the Mingos in the basement, when the the barricades on the front entrance were broken in. About 50 Mingo troops with machine guns came in and shot everyone on sight. Hall had scrambled behind the desk but was not quick enough, as a Mingo saw him. The Mingos would take him to their prison in Mingo Town. Damschroder forces were getting closer to the prison on May 14, and the Mingos feared that Hall would be set free if the prison was captured. At 3:12 AM on May 15, 1992, Hall was removed from his cell with the Damschroder armies approaching. He was taken to a building on the other side of Mingo Town, and hung, promptly being shot a minute later. His body was discovered a few days after when Damschroder troops that had been landed days before captured the building he was in.

## Burial

After the war ended, the Mingos gave back the body of Hall to Damschroder. He had a funeral on May 28 at the Church of the Nazarene, and was buried there shortly thereafter. Each year on May 28, there is a Memorial Day to honor Hall for serving his town.

## Personal Life

In 1983, Hall married his first wife, June Hall while still living in Mingo Town. However, when Hall wanted to leave in 1984, June, who was loyal to the Mingo government, refused, and the two divorced. However, Hall would meet his second wife, Gwen, in the political landscape in 1984. The two married in 1985, and they remained married until the death of Hall. June Hall would actually express condolences to Gwen after the death of Bug Hall.