Elder

"That's a German, er, roadblock, uh, what do we do now?"

- Elder when he is surrounded by Germans during Normandy Route N13.

Private Elder was a soldier in the American Army that helped Sergeant Moody and Private Martin, as seen during the events of the original Call of Duty.

Biography
Private Elder is a young member of the 82nd Airborne Division, yet oddly enough he trained at Camp Toccoa with the 101st. He later dropped into Normandy and linked up with Captain Foley sometime suring the night. Later in the morning he helped in the defence of St. Mere Eglise and played a key part in assaulting the mortars. Sergeant Moody then "Volunteered" to help him race across German lines to headquarters for rienforcements for St. Mere Eglise. While at Headquarters, Elder along with Moody and Martin and a platoon of men from the 101st were ordered to take out a battery of 88's near St. Marie Du Mont.

Elder fought his way through the trenches assisting Moody and the platoon in the assault. After siezing enemy documents they find a scared medic who is breaking down over many of the men getting killed. When Moody orders him to rescue a wounded man, the Medic is shot in the head and dies. Moody then bravely rushes in to the field to the save the wounded man. After he comes back he orders Elder and Martin to destory the rest of the 88's.

From then on in, Elder functions as another soldier and can be killed by the Germans. If he survives he is not seen for the rest of the game.

Trivia

 * Oddly enough, in spite of the fact that Private Elder trained at Camp Taccoa with the 101st Airborne, he is wearing the 82nd Airborne patch rather than the Screaming Eagles.
 * Elder is voiced by the actor Giovanni Ribisi, who played Private Wade in the 1998 war movie Saving Private Ryan.
 * He's last name is ironic, as he is one of the youngest characters in Call of Duty.