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Terry Burrell is an officer in the Colonial Marine Corps.

He is aboard Cloud 9 on leave when Sesha Abinell and her terrorist cell take hostages. Burrell is part of a failed rescue attempt. He is shot in the leg, while two other Marines and a terrorist are killed (Sacrifice).

Notes

There is some confusion over Burrell's rank. Starbuck refers to him as 'Gunny', suggesting he is a Gunnery Sergeant, but the closing credits of "Sacrifice" list him as 'Lt. Terry Burrell'. Based on the episode credits, this article lists the character as a lieutenant. Thrace's reference to Burrell as 'Gunny' is likely a past nickname when the character was a gunnery sergeant.

Burrell becomes the first Marine officer that viewers encounter in the series. The highest ranking Marine shown prior to "Sacrifice" was the character of Sergeant Hadrian.

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-'''Terry Burrell''' is an officer in the [[Colonial Marine Corps|Colonial Fleet Marine Corps]].
+'''Terry Burrell''' is an officer in the [[Colonial Marine Corps]].
-He is on board ''[[Cloud 9]]'' on leave when [[Sesha Abinell]] and her group take their hostages.  He's also part of a failed rescue attempt which results in him getting shot in the leg, two dead Marines, and one dead hostage-taker ([[Sacrifice]]).
+He is aboard ''[[Cloud 9]]'' on leave when [[Sesha Abinell]] and her terrorist cell take hostages.  Burrell is part of a failed rescue attempt. He is shot in the leg, while two other Marines and a terrorist are killed ([[Sacrifice]]).
 ==Notes==
-There is some confusion over his rank.  Starbuck refers to him as 'Gunny', suggesting he is a Gunnery Sergeant, but the closing credits of [[Sacrifice]] list him as 'Lt. Terry Burrell', which makes the 'Gunny' comment very confusing.  At this time, we should consider him a Lieutenant, since that's the rank the credits list him as, with the 'Gunny' comment being a reference to a recent promotion from Gunnery Sergeant to lieutenant.  This would also make him the first Marine officer that we've ever encountered (though he was off duty during this episode, so we never saw him in uniform, with rank insignia, etc.)
+There is some confusion over Burrell's rank.  [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] refers to him as 'Gunny', suggesting he is a Gunnery Sergeant, but the closing credits of "[[Sacrifice]]" list him as 'Lt. Terry Burrell'. Based on the episode credits, this article lists the character as a lieutenant. Thrace's reference to Burrell as 'Gunny' is likely a past nickname when the character was a gunnery sergeant.
+Burrell becomes the first Marine ''officer'' that viewers encounter in the series. The highest ranking Marine shown prior to "Sacrifice" was the character of Sergeant [[Hadrian]].
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