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The '''UNSC Legion of Honor''' is an accolade awarded to [[United Nations Space Command]] personnel for selfless acts of heroism or daring in combat. The medal is usually awarded in a ceremony. It is one of the highest honors a UNSC serviceman can earn.
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]], UNSC [[Central Command]] dithered over whether to award [[Preston Jeremiah 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>
==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==
*[[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]]
*[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Lord Terrence Hood]] <ref>'''''[[Halo 2]]''''' — ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref>
*[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] John-117<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 236''</ref>
*[[Corporal]] [[James Dessen]]
*[[Fleet Admiral]] Lord [[Terrence Hood]] <ref>'''''[[Halo 2]]''''' — ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref>
*[[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==

Revision as of 18:41, October 19, 2011

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The Legion of Honor is an accolade awarded to 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.

Background

After his leap of tactical insight during the Callisto Incident of 2494, Central Command dithered over whether to award then-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.[1]

MCPO John-117 earned this award by diving into a bunker full of Covenant soldiers, single-handedly defeated them, and ultimately saving a platoon of Marines from a Shade prior to 2552.[2]

Recipients

Trivia

  • The Legion of Honor's appearance is likened to that of the Medal of Honor used by the United States Armed Forces from its creation during the American Civil War until the unification of Earth. Currently, only the Navy version, awarded to personnel of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Coast Guard, has been seen in the Halo universe.

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, pages 446
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 236
  3. ^ Halo 2 — Cairo Station
  4. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved — Pillar of Autumn
  5. ^ Halo 3 — Halo
  6. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 236
  7. ^ Halo 3 — Halo
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