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A '''prisoner of war''' ('''POW''', '''PoW''', or '''PW''') is a combatant who is imprisoned by an enemy force during or immediately after an armed conflict.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Prisoner of war|'''Wikipedia''' ''Prisoner of war'']]</ref>

Even in the 26th Century, the [[UNSC]] continues to take prisoners of war in their conflict against the [[Covenant]],<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 187''</ref> often using them as manual labor to construct fortifications for defending against Covenant attack and digging graves for Covenant and UNSC dead.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 234''</ref> In general, however, UNSC Marines appear to maintain a "policy" of leaving no Covenant alive.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "[[The Mona Lisa]]", ''pages 262, 269''</ref> After the destruction of [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]], multiple Sangheili were recovered in their lifepods by a UNSC-requisitioned [[prison ship]], the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' and experimented on by an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[John Smith|medical officer]] seeking ways to harness the Flood, either to find a "cure" or to use it as a weapon against the Covenant. The last survivor of these, [[Henry (Sangheili)|"Henry"]], assisted the other human prisoners on the ship and was one of only two survivors, with him and [[Patrick Rimmer]] joining a UNSC Marine squad to try and escape.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Mona Lisa"</ref> For much of the war, the Covenant refused to take prisoners, executing any human personnel who were captured or who surrendered.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 74''</ref> After the discovery that only human "[[Reclaimer]]s" could activate Forerunner artifacts, the Covenant kept them alive for such a purpose.<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 97''</ref><ref name="T and R">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level, ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref> After the ascension of the [[Jiralhanae]] to the positions formerly held by the [[Sangheili]], UNSC ~~PoW's~~ were routinely captured and butchered for food for the Jiralhanae.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''</ref>

Even in the 26th Century, the [[UNSC]] continues to take prisoners of war in their conflict against the [[Covenant]],<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 187''</ref> often using them as manual labor to construct fortifications for defending against Covenant attack and digging graves for Covenant and UNSC dead.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 234''</ref> In general, however, UNSC Marines appear to maintain a "policy" of leaving no Covenant alive.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "[[The Mona Lisa]]", ''pages 262, 269''</ref> After the destruction of [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]], multiple Sangheili were recovered in their lifepods by a UNSC-requisitioned [[prison ship]], the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' and experimented on by an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[John Smith|medical officer]] seeking ways to harness the Flood, either to find a "cure" or to use it as a weapon against the Covenant. The last survivor of these, [[Henry (Sangheili)|"Henry"]], assisted the other human prisoners on the ship and was one of only two survivors, with him and [[Patrick Rimmer]] joining a UNSC Marine squad to try and escape.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Mona Lisa"</ref> For much of the war, the Covenant refused to take prisoners, executing any human personnel who were captured or who surrendered.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 74''</ref> After the discovery that only human "[[Reclaimer]]s" could activate Forerunner artifacts, the Covenant kept them alive for such a purpose.<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 97''</ref><ref name="T and R">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level, ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref> After the ascension of the [[Jiralhanae]] to the positions formerly held by the [[Sangheili]], UNSC PoWs were routinely captured and butchered for food for the Jiralhanae.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''</ref>

The [[Prisoner of War Medallion]] is awarded to [[UNSC Army|Soldiers]], [[UNSC Navy|Sailors]], [[UNSC Air Force|Airmen]] and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] who have been recovered from, escaped, or released from capture by the enemy.

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**'''[[The Great Journey]]''' - A handful of [[Sangheili]] [[Councilor]]s are held captive in prisoner cells by the [[Brutes]]. They are rescued when [[Thel 'Vadam]] fights to stop [[Tartarus]] from activating the rings.

*'''[[Halo 3]]'''

**'''[[Sierra 117 (level)|Sierra 117]]''' - [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] and three other Marines are captured by [[Jiralhanae]]-led [[Covenant]] forces during the UNSC's extraction of the Master Chief, and used as bait to draw the [[Spartan]] into a trap. They are rescued, and manage to fend off Covenant counter-attack.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref>

**'''[[Sierra 117 (level)|Sierra 117]]''' - [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] and three other Marines are captured by [[Jiralhanae]]-led [[Covenant]] forces during the UNSC's extraction of the Master Chief, and used as bait to draw the [[Spartan]] into a trap. They are rescued, and manage to fend off a Covenant counter-attack.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref>

**'''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''' - Marine prisoners are tied up in the barracks of [[Crow's Nest]]. They were killed and tortured until the Master Chief ~~manages~~ to save them.

**'''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''' - Marine prisoners are tied up in the barracks of [[Crow's Nest]]. They were killed and tortured until the Master Chief managed to save them.

*'''[[Halo 4]]'''

**'''[[Spartan Ops]]''' - [[Fireteam Crimson]] were captured and held prisoner by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction]] after being surrounded by an insurmountable amount of forces. They successfully escaped the Covenant detention facility they were being held at by hijacking a Phantom.

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 A '''prisoner of war''' ('''POW''', '''PoW''', or '''PW''') is a combatant who is imprisoned by an enemy force during or immediately after an armed conflict.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Prisoner of war|'''Wikipedia''' ''Prisoner of war'']]</ref>
-Even in the 26th Century, the [[UNSC]] continues to take prisoners of war in their conflict against the [[Covenant]],<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 187''</ref> often using them as manual labor to construct fortifications for defending against Covenant attack and digging graves for Covenant and UNSC dead.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 234''</ref> In general, however, UNSC Marines appear to maintain a "policy" of leaving no Covenant alive.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "[[The Mona Lisa]]", ''pages 262, 269''</ref> After the destruction of [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]], multiple Sangheili were recovered in their lifepods by a UNSC-requisitioned [[prison ship]], the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' and experimented on by an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[John Smith|medical officer]] seeking ways to harness the Flood, either to find a "cure" or to use it as a weapon against the Covenant. The last survivor of these, [[Henry (Sangheili)|"Henry"]], assisted the other human prisoners on the ship and was one of only two survivors, with him and [[Patrick Rimmer]] joining a UNSC Marine squad to try and escape.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Mona Lisa"</ref> For much of the war, the Covenant refused to take prisoners, executing any human personnel who were captured or who surrendered.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 74''</ref> After the discovery that only human "[[Reclaimer]]s" could activate Forerunner artifacts, the Covenant kept them alive for such a purpose.<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 97''</ref><ref name="T and R">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level, ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref> After the ascension of the [[Jiralhanae]] to the positions formerly held by the [[Sangheili]], UNSC PoW's were routinely captured and butchered for food for the Jiralhanae.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''</ref>
+Even in the 26th Century, the [[UNSC]] continues to take prisoners of war in their conflict against the [[Covenant]],<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 187''</ref> often using them as manual labor to construct fortifications for defending against Covenant attack and digging graves for Covenant and UNSC dead.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 234''</ref> In general, however, UNSC Marines appear to maintain a "policy" of leaving no Covenant alive.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "[[The Mona Lisa]]", ''pages 262, 269''</ref> After the destruction of [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]], multiple Sangheili were recovered in their lifepods by a UNSC-requisitioned [[prison ship]], the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' and experimented on by an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[John Smith|medical officer]] seeking ways to harness the Flood, either to find a "cure" or to use it as a weapon against the Covenant. The last survivor of these, [[Henry (Sangheili)|"Henry"]], assisted the other human prisoners on the ship and was one of only two survivors, with him and [[Patrick Rimmer]] joining a UNSC Marine squad to try and escape.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Mona Lisa"</ref> For much of the war, the Covenant refused to take prisoners, executing any human personnel who were captured or who surrendered.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 74''</ref> After the discovery that only human "[[Reclaimer]]s" could activate Forerunner artifacts, the Covenant kept them alive for such a purpose.<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 97''</ref><ref name="T and R">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level, ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref> After the ascension of the [[Jiralhanae]] to the positions formerly held by the [[Sangheili]], UNSC PoWs were routinely captured and butchered for food for the Jiralhanae.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''</ref>
 The [[Prisoner of War Medallion]] is awarded to [[UNSC Army|Soldiers]], [[UNSC Navy|Sailors]], [[UNSC Air Force|Airmen]] and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] who have been recovered from, escaped, or released from capture by the enemy.
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 **'''[[The Great Journey]]''' - A handful of [[Sangheili]] [[Councilor]]s are held captive in prisoner cells by the [[Brutes]]. They are rescued when [[Thel 'Vadam]] fights to stop [[Tartarus]] from activating the rings.
 *'''[[Halo 3]]'''
-**'''[[Sierra 117 (level)|Sierra 117]]''' - [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] and three other Marines are captured by [[Jiralhanae]]-led [[Covenant]] forces during the UNSC's extraction of the Master Chief, and used as bait to draw the [[Spartan]] into a trap. They are rescued, and manage to fend off Covenant counter-attack.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref>
+**'''[[Sierra 117 (level)|Sierra 117]]''' - [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] and three other Marines are captured by [[Jiralhanae]]-led [[Covenant]] forces during the UNSC's extraction of the Master Chief, and used as bait to draw the [[Spartan]] into a trap. They are rescued, and manage to fend off a Covenant counter-attack.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref>
-**'''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''' - Marine prisoners are tied up in the barracks of [[Crow's Nest]]. They were killed and tortured until the Master Chief manages to save them.
+**'''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''' - Marine prisoners are tied up in the barracks of [[Crow's Nest]]. They were killed and tortured until the Master Chief managed to save them.
 *'''[[Halo 4]]'''
 **'''[[Spartan Ops]]''' - [[Fireteam Crimson]] were captured and held prisoner by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction]] after being surrounded by an insurmountable amount of forces. They successfully escaped the Covenant detention facility they were being held at by hijacking a Phantom.