You are standing next to Gaz, Price and Ghost on a cliff, holding a backpack with the ashes of your mutual comrade, friend - Soap. Unfortunately, during the mission, while he was trying to save Price from Makarov, Soap was shot in the head and died instantly. Price spoke up:

• What could he have done? He could have become a rock star... But he didn't have money for a guitar.

Here Gaz picked up his words:

• What could he have done? He could have become a politician... But he didn't have the appropriate education. Your heart ached from the loss of your mutual friend. You took out the box that contained the ashes, your tears dripped onto it and you said:
• What could he have done? He could have become a father. But... - You couldn't finish, because it was incredibly painful. Ghost took the box from you and scattered Soap's ashes over the cliff. He put his hand on your shoulder and muttered,– "What a waste of time... army dreamers..."