Heartbreakers

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	CRIMSON HEARTS
		McKENNA, JAMES ANDREW Captain, UNSAF CO, VF-17S Pilot		AL HAMZA, FAZIA 2nd Lieutenant, UNSAF VF-17D Pilot
		LEBEAU, JEAN 2nd Lieutenant, UNSAF VF-17D Pilot	picture	LASTNAME, FIRSTNAME 2nd Lieutenant, UNSAF VF-17D Pilot

	PEACEMAKERS
		SANDERSON, MARK 1st Lieutenant, UNSAF XO, VF-17S Pilot		SLAIDE, DOMINO 2nd Lieutenant, UNSAF VF-17D Pilot
		SALEZ, JEREMIAH 2nd Lieutenant, UNSAF VF-17D Pilot		JONES, CEDUA 2nd Lieutenant, UNSAF VF-17D Pilot

	SQUAD THREE
		HOOD, ALAN 1st Lieutenant, UNSAF Squad Lead, VF-17S Pilot		SHINJI, LO 2nd Lieutenant, UNSAF VF-17D Pilot
		LAWSON, EMERIC 2nd Lieutenant, UNSAF VF-17D Pilot	picture	LASTNAME, FIRSTNAME 2nd Lieutenant, UNSAF VF-17D Pilot


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