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The '''Legion of Honor''' is an accolade awarded to [[United Nations Space Command]] personnel for selfless acts of heroism or daring in combat. The medal is one of the highest honors a member of the [[UNSC Army|Army]], the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], or the [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]] can receive. The Legion is nearly identical to the [[Wikipedia:Medal of Honor|Medal of Honor]] used by the former [[Unified Republic of North America|United States Armed Forces]].<ref>''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3'', Lord Hood character model</ref><ref name="halo"/> | |||
The '''Legion of Honor''' | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
After his leap of tactical insight during the [[Callisto Incident|''Callisto'' Incident]] of [[2494]], [[Central Command]] dithered over whether to award then-Ensign [[Preston Cole]] the Legion of Honor, or to have him court-martialed for a breach of protocol and abuse of [[Common Space Law]]. Ultimately they did neither to avoid setting precedent.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''"The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"'', ''pages 446''</ref> | After his leap of tactical insight during the [[Callisto Incident|''Callisto'' Incident]] of [[2494]], [[Central Command]] dithered over whether to award then-Ensign [[Preston Cole]] the Legion of Honor, or to have him court-martialed for a breach of protocol and abuse of [[Common Space Law]]. Ultimately they did neither to avoid setting precedent.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''"The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"'', ''pages 446''</ref> | ||
[[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] had earned the medal as of [[2552#July|July 2552]]. He was awarded the Legion for diving into a bunker full of [[Covenant]] soldiers, single-handedly defeating them, and ultimately saving a [[platoon]] of Marines from a nearby [[Shade]] turret.<ref name="tfor236">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 236''</ref> In [[2555|March 2555]], Admiral [[Serin Osman]] awarded Captain [[Annabelle Richards]] with the Legion of Honor because of her actions during the [[Operation: FAR STORM|mission]] to [[Installation 00]]. | [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] had earned the medal as of [[2552#July|July 2552]]. He was awarded the Legion for diving into a bunker full of [[Covenant]] soldiers, single-handedly defeating them, and ultimately saving a [[platoon]] of Marines from a nearby [[Shade]] turret.<ref name="tfor236">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 236''</ref> In [[2555|March 2555]], Admiral [[Serin Osman]] awarded Captain [[Annabelle Richards]] with the Legion of Honor because of her actions during the [[Operation: FAR STORM|mission]] to [[Installation 00]].<ref name="hitd300"/> | ||
== | ==Recipients== | ||
[[File:Medal of Honor (U.S. Naval Service variant).gif|thumb|The US Medal of Honor, precursor to the UNSC's Legion of Honor]] | [[File:Medal of Honor ribbon.png|140px|right]] | ||
*[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Lord Terrence Hood]]<ref>'''''[[Halo 2]]''''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref> | [[File:Medal of Honor (U.S. Naval Service variant).gif|right|thumb|The US Medal of Honor, precursor to the UNSC's Legion of Honor]] | ||
*Captain [[Annabelle Richards]]<ref name="hitd300">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 300'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | *[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Lord Terrence Hood]] <ref>'''''[[Halo 2]]''''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]]<ref>'''''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> | *Captain [[Annabelle Richards]] <ref name="hitd300">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 300'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | ||
*[[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] (posthumous)<ref name="halo">'''''[[Halo 3]]''''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Halo]]''</ref> | *[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] <ref>'''''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] | *[[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] (posthumous) <ref name="halo">'''''[[Halo 3]]''''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Halo]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] | *[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]]<ref name="tfor236"/> | ||
*[[ | *[[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] <ref name="halo"/> | ||
*[[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] <ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 95''</ref> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' | *''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' | *''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:UNSC Decorations]] | [[Category:UNSC Decorations]] | ||