Wade

"Take this and stay down!"

- Private Wade as he hands an M4A1 Carbine to Ramirez

Private Wade was a US Army Ranger who participated in the retaking of Washington, D.C.. He is seen with Sgt. Foley's squad defending their position after their Black Hawk was shot down at the Department of Justice. He aids Cpl. Dunn in holding of the overwhelming amount of Russian Soldiers, upon Foley joining the firefight Wade notices an awakening Ramirez and goes to hand him a M4A1 Grenadier w/ Holographic Sight, ironically telling him to stay down, even though he himself is clearly not in any cover whatsoever.

As he is about to rejoin the fight a bullet hits him in the back of the head killing him instantly. His appearance is randomly generated.

Trivia

 * Unintentionally, Wade saves Ramirez's life; if Wade had not stood in front of Ramirez the stray bullet would've killed Ramirez. Wade's head takes the bullet allowing Ramirez to go on and fight.
 * His appearance is randomly generated, so he may look different in "Second Sun" than he did in the previous mission.
 * For some strange reason, Wade's body will disappear when the player is returned to playing Ramirez after the EMP has exploded.
 * Wade is considered to be a "redshirt" character, as he is created merely to be killed.
 * Wade is the only character in the Call of Duty series to die in two different missions, although the second mission is a flashback of the first.