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[[File:H3 - Voi Memorial Remembrance.png|thumb|300px|Flowers, boots, weapons, medals, and pictures adorn the memorial.]] | [[File:H3 - Voi Memorial Remembrance.png|thumb|300px|Flowers, boots, weapons, medals, and pictures adorn the memorial.]] | ||
The '''Voi Memorial'''{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Glasslands|Chapter=14}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGC16|Halo: Glasslands|Chapter=16}}is a tribute to the soldiers of the [[United Nations Space Command]], the [[Unified Earth Government]] and the [[Fleet of Retribution]] who gave their lives during the 28-year [[Human-Covenant War]] and formally marked the [[Battle of the Citadel|end]] of the war.{{Ref/Level|Id=halo3|[[Halo 3]]|[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]}} | The '''Voi Memorial'''{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Glasslands|Chapter=14}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGC16|Halo: Glasslands|Chapter=16}} is a tribute to the soldiers of the [[United Nations Space Command]], the [[Unified Earth Government]] and the [[Fleet of Retribution]] who gave their lives during the 28-year [[Human-Covenant War]] and formally marked the [[Battle of the Citadel|end]] of the war.{{Ref/Level|Id=halo3|[[Halo 3]]|[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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{{Quote|For us, the storm has passed... the war is over. But let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure; sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight... our fight, was elsewhere. As we start to rebuild, this hillside will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us, and they shall not be forgotten.|[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]]'s speech at the memorial.{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}}}} | {{Quote|For us, the storm has passed... the war is over. But let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure; sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight... our fight, was elsewhere. As we start to rebuild, this hillside will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us, and they shall not be forgotten.|[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]]'s speech at the memorial.{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}}}} | ||
[[File:Memorial atten d.PNG|thumb|250px|Survivors and other Marines begin the memorial at daybreak.]] | [[File:Memorial atten d.PNG|thumb|250px|Survivors and other Marines begin the memorial at daybreak.]] | ||
Held above the ruins of [[Voi]], in [[East African Protectorate|east]] [[Africa]], on a hillside in [[Voi]] on [[2553|March 3, 2553]], the Voi Memorial was set up by [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] three months after the [[Battle of Voi]]. The memorial takes the form of the wing of a [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelican dropship]], with names and photographs of people who were killed in defense of [[Earth]] and her colonies, an inscription stating the official end of the Human-Covenant War, and a small section devoted to [[John-117]] who, in accordance with [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[ | Held above the ruins of [[Voi]], in [[East African Protectorate|east]] [[Africa]], on a hillside in [[Voi]] on [[2553|March 3, 2553]], the Voi Memorial was set up by [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] three months after the [[Battle of Voi]]. The memorial takes the form of the wing of a [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelican dropship]], with names and photographs of people who were killed in defense of [[Earth]] and her colonies, an inscription stating the official end of the Human-Covenant War, and a small section devoted to [[John-117]] who, in accordance with [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[ONI Directive 930|Directive 930]], is listed as [[missing in action]]. | ||
A number of survivors from the [[Battle of Installation 00]] attended the memorial, including [[Gunnery Sergeant]]s [[Marcus Stacker]] and [[Reynolds]], [[Private First Class]] [[Chips Dubbo]], the current [[Arbiter]], [[Thel 'Vadam]], and some of his guards.{{Ref/Reuse|HGC16}} Various other UNSC personnel were also present, including ONI Commander-in-Chief Admiral [[Margaret Parangosky]], [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Serin Osman]],{{Ref/Reuse|HGC16}} [[Chief Petty Officer|CPO]] [[Franklin Mendez]], as well as some of the surviving [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]]—[[Naomi-010]], [[Linda-058]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Frederic-104]].{{Ref/Reuse|HGC16}} | A number of survivors from the [[Battle of Installation 00]] attended the memorial, including [[Gunnery Sergeant]]s [[Marcus Stacker]] and [[Reynolds]], [[Private First Class]] [[Chips Dubbo]], the current [[Arbiter]], [[Thel 'Vadam]], and some of his guards.{{Ref/Reuse|HGC16}} Various other UNSC personnel were also present, including ONI Commander-in-Chief Admiral [[Margaret Parangosky]], [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Serin Osman]],{{Ref/Reuse|HGC16}} [[Chief Petty Officer|CPO]] [[Franklin Mendez]], as well as some of the surviving [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]]—[[Naomi-010]], [[Linda-058]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Frederic-104]].{{Ref/Reuse|HGC16}} | ||
Curiously, the [[UNSC Army]] was the only branch of the [[ | Curiously, the [[UNSC Army]] was the only branch of the [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces not invited to the memorial ceremony by Admiral Hood. Admiral Parangosky found this "goddamn rude", even by her standards.{{Ref/Reuse|HGC16}} | ||
After meeting [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Amalea Petrov]] who had been stranded on [[Netherop]] for thirty-three years, Thel mentioned that the last time he was on Earth, Thel had been there to honor a human friend and he found the great peak of [[Mount Kilimanjaro]] to be extraordinarily beautiful.{{Ref/Novel|Out|9}} | |||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' | *''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]'' | *''[[Halo: Initiation]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{ | *''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||