Anton Nash

Captain Anton Nash was a character in the book Resistance: The Gathering Storm. He led the Sentinels in the Battle of Bear Butte. Although he was not combat experienced, he shows some signs of good leadership. He was killed after a energy bolt hit him in the head after exiting the Chimeran Shuttle.

Biography
Not much is revealed about Nash's past, other than he taught classes at MIT before being recruited to the Military. He was engaged to marry Dr. Linda Barrie. He had never fired a weapon until he went through Officer Canidate School and was very nevous and frightened about leading men into combat against the Chimera.

Battle of Bear Butte
Captain Nash was selected to lead a group of Sentinels, including Nathan Hale to find and recover technology from a crashed Chimeran Shuttle. Hale did most of the leading, but Nash was needed due to his intelligence and familiarity with Chimeran technology. When they arrived a the butte, the Chimera had already secured the site, which meant they would have to fight their way to it. However, Nash had the idea to use LAARKs to hit the groud below the shuttle, causing it to roll down closer to the Sentinels. The plan worked after 4 rockets were launched, and the shuttle was much closer. As the rest of the soldier fought the Chimera, Nash and a Sentinel named Mike Unver moved to the crashed ship. Unver cleared the ship, then stood guard while Nash searched the ship for anything of value. He found a box that later turned out to be what was compared to a Filing Cabinet, with valuable information on Nuclear Fuel. While he was searching however, a Chameleon snuck up and sliced Unver's Abdomen open (Unver did survive, but his status is unknown) and boarded the ship. Fortunately, Hale was on the Chameleon's tail, and radioed Nash to warn him. Just then, Nash heard breathing, and slowly grabbed his rifle. Out of fright, Nash opened fire, and managed to hit the Chameleon's cloaking device, revealing him to be very close. Nash managed to hit him in the skull, but it took two shotgun blasts from Hale, who had just entered, to bring the monster down. Together, they exited the ship, and while Nash was holding the box triumphantly, a bolt from likely a Bullseye struck him between the eyes. He died instantly, and there was not time to even remove his Dog Tags. Hale got the box, and quickly fled with the rest of the Sentinels.

Afterword
After his death, Hale brought the box back for examination. It was deduced as information about Nuclear fuel, which prompted Nash's financee, Barrie to continue what her husband left. It is not clear what happend to Nash's body.