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:''For the [[mirror universe]] counterpart, see [[Pug Joseph (mirror)]].''
[[file:joseph1.jpg|thumb|Artists conception of Peter "Pug" Joseph.]] 
'''Peter "Pug" Joseph''' was a male [[Human]] [[Starfleet]] [[officer]] in the [[24th century]] who served as [[Chief of security]] aboard the {{USS|Stargazer|NCC-2893}} under [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]], and the {{USS|Lexington|NCC-61832}} under Captain [[Gilaad Ben Zoma]].

==Biography==
===The Stargazer===
Pug served as Picard's chief of security on the ''Stargazer'' for 22 [[year]]s, until the vessel was lost at the [[Battle of Maxia Zeta]] in [[2355]].

In [[2353]], the ''Stargazer'' encountered what would later be called the [[Nensi phenomenon]], a ball of [[matter]] and [[energy]] that was believed to have its origin in a special category of [[supernova]].

The encounter left the ship powerless with her starboard [[warp nacelle|nacelle]] about to explode. With no other options, Picard ordered Joseph and [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Jack Crusher]] to sever the nacelle before it destroyed the ship.

Joseph, who had suffered from a lack of self confidence earlier in his career, lost his nerve during the assignment and abandoned Crusher at the nacelle. Crusher continued with their task and saved the ship, but at the cost of his life.

When Captain Picard donned a [[EV suit]] and went out to investigate, he found Joseph floating and assumed that he had lost consciousness. Joseph said nothing to correct that assumption. ({{n|TNG|{{nd|Reunion}}}})

===The Lexington===
Joseph lived with the guilt of Crusher's death for 12 years, throughout his stint as security chief of the ''USS Lexington''. During this [[time]], Joseph developed a drinking problem.

In [[2367]], Joseph was part of a contingent of ''Stargazer'' survivors that were traveling on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} with former shipmate [[Morgen]] of [[Daa'V]], who was the hereditary leader of that world, to his coronation as [[king]].

During the voyage to Daa'v, Joseph was convinced by the ''Enterprise'' lounge host, [[Guinan]], to confess what had happened all of those years ago to Jack Crusher's widow, [[Beverly Crusher|Beverly]]. 

Much to Joseph's surprise, Beverly forgave him. In the years that followed, Beverly  kept in contact with Joseph, even connecting him with an [[alcohol]] rehabilitation program. ({{n|TNG|{{nd|Reunion}}}})

===Post-Starfleet===
Joseph eventually left Starfleet to become a civilian captain of the vessel ''[[Annabel Lee]]''. In [[2379]], Joseph assisted Picard in a rescue effort when Beverly Crusher was listed as "Missing: presumed dead" in [[Romulan]] [[space]]. ({{n|TNG|Death in Winter}}) 

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(:''Special thanks to [[Michael Schuster]], who provided the drawing and maintains an informative and detailed '''Stargazer''' [http://www.geocities.com/newadventures.geo/stargazer.html website]. Michael is also co-author of the [[Star Trek: Corps of Engineers|SCE]] [[eBook]], ''[[The Future Begins]]''.)''

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