Halo 3 story question.?

[chad]

At the end, what does the "117" scratched into the pelican wing mean?

 

[dfbballack]

^^ wht he said, if you beat the game on legendary there is a video that actually shows that he is still alive. you can watch the video on youtube, just search Halo 3 legendary ending

 

[davedog186]

they supposedly mean spartan 117, which is mastercheif, is dead, but they have no photos of him. but if you wait after the credits...he is actually alive...