Keepsake: Difference between revisions

A '''keepsake''', '''memento''', or '''souvenir''' is a unique item that a person holds to be of special importance, reminding them of a person, place, or event. They range from photographs, [[holo-still]]s, trinkets, [[toy]]s, and other memorabilia.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Palace Hotel]]"</ref> Many are kept out of memory of the person who gave it or originally owned it. Being personal objects, they are mostly unrecognizable to outsiders. Within the [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces, soldiers often pass along their [[dog tag]]s as keepsakes for their comrades to remember them by.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn/Transcripts/Part 5|Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Part 5]]'''</ref> Although generally considered an unseemly act, and in the case of the [[United Nations Space Command]], against protocol, some [[Covenant]] and [[human]] soldiers were known to keep souvenirs from fallen enemies as war trophies.<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''page 157''</ref><ref name="Glasslands">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 57-58''</ref>