Defense Secretary Farley "Moose" Mason
Farley Mason is the Secretary of Defense and an old friend of President Morrow, normally using his old nickname of "Wild Bill" and Morrow addressed him by his nickname of "Moose". Though he sometimes appears lax, lazy and doesn't take his job seriously, he takes his job to heart and knows when to be serious. When the First Invasion began, Morrow and Mason were captured by the Visitors and Mason was successfully converted. However, when the New York Mothership was captured by the Fifth Column and its population freed, Mason was freed from the effects of his brainwashing. When the Second Invasion began, he along with the rest of the government went underground to prevent being captured and converted again. Mason now commands what's left of the U.S. Military and is directing them to help the Resistance whenever he can.
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