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| caption             = Jon Geist
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| died                = [[3052]]<ref name=OTP:RCp9>''Operational Turning Points: The Red Corsair'', p. 9: "Nelson Geist profile"</ref>
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| affiliation         = [[Federated Commonwealth]]
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| parents             = [[Nelson Geist]] (father)<ref name=OTP:RCp9/>
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| spouse              = [[Dorete Geist]]<ref name=OTP:RCp9/>
| children            = [[Joachim Geist]],<br/>[[Jacob Geist]]
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==History==
Jon Geist was the son of [[Kommandant]] [[Nelson Geist]], growing up on the planet [[Kooken's Pleasure Pit]]. Prior to the [[Clan Invasion]], he married a young woman named Dorete, and had twins in 3049. At an unknown date, he enlisted in the [[Federated Commonwealth]] armed forces, joining the [[10th Lyran Guards|Tenth Lyran Guards]].<ref name=NSp8>''Natural Selection'', p. 8</ref>

===Death and Legacy===
In 3052, the Guards landed on [[Teniente]] for a rescue mission to save [[Hohiro Kurita (31st c.)|Hohiro Kurita]] and his unit. [[Clan Nova Cat]] forces were busy fighting [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] units during [[Operation SCORPION]], and although the Guards were victorious, Jon was killed during the battle.<ref>''Natural Selection'', p. 148</ref>

Jon was survived by his father, wife, and twin sons. Nelson Geist died three years later, during the [[Red Corsair]] affair. Because Nelson had joined the [[Kell Hounds]] mercenary group before his death, Jon's widow and sons were entitled to survivor benefits, and moved to [[Arc-Royal]] where the Hounds took care of them.<ref>''Natural Selection'', p. 346</ref>

==BattleMechs==
In his last battle, Jon piloted a ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''.<ref name=NSp8>''Natural Selection'', p. 8</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Natural Selection]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: The Red Corsair]]''


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