Samuel Daniel

"Why can't it ever be easy?"

- Dan after the Battle of Gozen

Early Life
Born into a political family in North Point, it only made sense that his parents would like him to pursue a career in politics. Passing through high school with flying colors, Dan had no trouble getting accepted into college, paying for it, however, was a different story. His parents had cut him off upon high school graduation, leaving him to fend for himself. He applied and was accepted to enroll in the Air Force Cadets program at a college he was accepted to, and the Air Force gave him a full ride in exchange for a few years of service after he graduated.

Commission
He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and was given an F-16 to pilot for one of North Point's few Air Guard squadrons. After serving his mandatory four years, he decided to go career, and therefore had to pass physical and academic testing to continue his commission.

During this time, in one last attempt to control him, his parents pulled some strings with a Colonel that owed them a favor and had him falsify a PT test that Dan took and failed him, therefore giving him the option of a life of deskwork or take an honorable discharge. When faced with the option, he took the honorable discharge.

Mercenary Life
After flying cargo planes for private corporations, Dan received a message from a mysterious benefactor, join the 13th Mercenary Air Squadron that was stationed in Seian. He immediately took the job and accepted the 5 million dollar allowance to purchase an aircraft, and flew to Koga Air Force Base to join Morena.

Death
Samuel was shot down over the South Atlantic during Operation: Column Five, on November 6, 1992. He engaged the enemy ace Cavalier-1, and after a mechanical failure with his weapons due to the cold climate, he was unable to shoot down the enemy ace and was subsequently shot down. He and his co-pilot, Jeff Moreau were forced to eject, but Samuel's parachute was damaged by Cavalier-1, sending him into the freezing waters. Although his body was never recovered, he was declared killed in action.

Trivia

 * No idea about the face claim.
 * As a North Point national, his dialect is a mixture of Scottish, Irish, and English, with his Scottish accent coming out during combat scenarios.
 * His name was directly derived from Lieutenant Dan from the movie Forrest Gump.