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{{Center|''Not to be confused with the [[ONI Memorial]], located in [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]].''}}
{{Center|''Not to be confused with the [[ONI Memorial]], located in [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]].''}}
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[[File:H3 - Voi Memorial Remembrance.png|thumb|right|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]]}}


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==Production notes==
==Production notes==
[[File:HO-Voi Memorial.png|thumb|right|250px|The Voi Memorial in ''[[Halo Online]]''.]]
[[File:HO-Voi Memorial.png|thumb|250px|The Voi Memorial in ''[[Halo Online]]''.]]
Originally, ''Halo 3'' Art Director [[Marcus Lehto]] wanted the memorial to be a "giant marble monument", but [[Paul Russel]] suggested a more temporary monument would be more "tear jerking", as "only a couple of days" had passed from the events of the Ark.<ref>[https://picasaweb.google.com/114253662089061571624/HALO3#5500020269181612642 ''Picasa'': Paul Russel > HALO3 > 23/25]</ref> Later fiction, however, establishes that the survivors from the Ark returned in December 2552, meaning that over three months had passed from their return by the time the memorial ceremony was held.
Originally, ''Halo 3'' Art Director [[Marcus Lehto]] wanted the memorial to be a "giant marble monument", but [[Paul Russel]] suggested a more temporary monument would be more "tear jerking", as "only a couple of days" had passed from the events of the Ark.<ref>[https://picasaweb.google.com/114253662089061571624/HALO3#5500020269181612642 ''Picasa'': Paul Russel > HALO3 > 23/25]</ref> Later fiction, however, establishes that the survivors from the Ark returned in December 2552, meaning that over three months had passed from their return by the time the memorial ceremony was held.