Private Halford

Private  is a New California Republic soldier stationed in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281. He can be found injured in Camp Guardian Caves.

Background
Private Halford and his squad were clearing a path at camp guardian when they were ambushed by creatures from within the mountain they were camped on

Interactions with the player character
When you meet him, he is injured. Use a doctor's bag to heal him or pass a medicine skill check of 50. After that, he will want to get out off the cave. If you pass a speech check of 50 he will join you as a temporary companion. You can either get him out the cave immediately or clear out all Lakelurks in the cave.

Upon dying or clearing out the Lakelurks in the cave, he drops Halford's Note, which contains a crafting recipe for the Dog Tag Fist weapon.

Bugs
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 * Halford has a dialog loop glitch. You receive one Service Rifle (full condition), 32 5.56mm Rounds, and 15 5.56mm Armor Piercing Rounds each time you ask for his rifle. This can be done after healing his leg. Choose; "That's a nice gun you've got there". Then, instead of choosing the speech check, choose the option that says; "You're free to leave". Then choose "Why the rush to leave?", and "You promised to give me your gun". These last two can be repeated over and over. With patience it is possible to gain thousands of rounds and hundreds of rifles. There is a crate nearby to store the rifles for sale later making you rich. (verified) Halford gives you 100 pieces of each item, service rifle, AP and standard ammo ) '''This bug appears to be fixed with the 1.02 patch.
 * If the player completely clears the cave before talking to Halford - or talks to him but doesn't heal his legs before finishing his quest - he will continue on to his "thank you" message, give you your reward, and claim to be on his way back to the NCR. Of course, he doesn't actually go anywhere, as his legs are still - and, now, permanently - broken.  However, as you've received your reward, there's little functional difference in the quest.

If you convince Halford to help you clear the caves then walk to one of the three exits, he will turn around, and run back into the cave after telling you he doesnt want to help you anymore. He is likley running to the underwater exit at the end of the cave.

Appearances
appears in Fallout: New Vegas.