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The ''' | The '''Legion of Honor''' is an accolade awarded to [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force|UNSC Defense Force]] personnel for selfless acts of heroism or daring in combat. The medal is usually awarded in a ceremony and is one of the highest honors a soldier, sailor, Marine, or airman can receive. | ||
After his leap of tactical insight during the [[Callisto Incident|''Callisto'' Incident]] of [[2494]], | ==Background== | ||
After his leap of tactical insight during the [[Callisto Incident|''Callisto'' Incident]] of [[2494]], [[Central Command]] dithered over whether to award then-[[Preston Jeremiah Cole|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 - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', pages 446</ref> | |||
[[John-117]] earned this award by diving into a bunker full of [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], single-handedly defeated them, and ultimately saving a [[platoon]] of Marines from a [[Type-26 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun|Shade]] prior to [[2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 236''</ref> | [[John-117|MCPO John-117]] earned this award by diving into a bunker full of [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] soldiers, single-handedly defeated them, and ultimately saving a [[platoon]] of Marines from a [[Type-26 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun|Shade]] prior to [[2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 236''</ref> | ||
==Recipients== | ==Recipients== | ||
*[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Lord Terrence Hood]] <ref>'''''[[Halo 2]]''''' — ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> | |||
*[[Fleet Admiral]] | |||
*[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] <ref>'''''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''''' — ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> | *[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] <ref>'''''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''''' — ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] (Posthumous) <ref>'''''[[Halo 3]]''''' — ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> | *[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] (Posthumous) <ref>'''''[[Halo 3]]''''' — ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 236''</ref> | |||
*[[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery J. Johnson]] <ref>'''''[[Halo 3]]''''' — ''[[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Halo]]''</ref> | *[[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery J. Johnson]] <ref>'''''[[Halo 3]]''''' — ''[[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Halo]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] | |||
*[[Corporal]] [[James Dessen]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||