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Tribute was one of the major focus points of [[Operation: TREBUCHET]] in [[2524]], where forces of the [[United Nations Space Command]] operated against [[insurrectionist]] bomb cells hiding throughout the colony. At least one [[battalion]] of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] were involved in operations on the planet, supported by [[UNSC corvette|corvette]] {{UNSCShip|Bum Rush}} and flights of [[AV-14 Hornet]]s. Due to the increasing amount of [[civilian]] casualties and injuries caused by the insurrectionists, numerous [[combat support hospital]]s were built on Tribute as a form of aid and relief.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 81''</ref> The UNSC's initial efforts to root out the insurgents failed spectacularly, triggering a wave of bombings, assassinations, and UNSC raids in urban areas that led to massive numbers of civilian casualties.<ref name="universe"/> | Tribute was one of the major focus points of [[Operation: TREBUCHET]] in [[2524]], where forces of the [[United Nations Space Command]] operated against [[insurrectionist]] bomb cells hiding throughout the colony. At least one [[battalion]] of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] were involved in operations on the planet, supported by [[UNSC corvette|corvette]] {{UNSCShip|Bum Rush}} and flights of [[AV-14 Hornet]]s. Due to the increasing amount of [[civilian]] casualties and injuries caused by the insurrectionists, numerous [[combat support hospital]]s were built on Tribute as a form of aid and relief.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 81''</ref> The UNSC's initial efforts to root out the insurgents failed spectacularly, triggering a wave of bombings, assassinations, and UNSC raids in urban areas that led to massive numbers of civilian casualties.<ref name="universe"/> | ||
One of the missions involved [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]], who led two [[squad]]s of Marines in a raid on a rebel bomb shop in a town nearby [[Casbah City]]. During the raid, the squads discovered that the explosives were mixed into the tires of a truck headed for Casbah. The Marines tracked the truck to a [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant in the city, eventually resulting in a hostage situation.<ref name="ch14"/> Three members of Byrne's team, as well as thirty-eight civilians, were killed in the restaurant when a rebel detonated a bomb during the event. Byrne was critically injured in the explosion and Johnson was lightly wounded.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 20''</ref> The insurrectionists on Tribute initially enjoyed tacit support from the population, though as violence escalated it quickly became clear to Tribute's population that the rebels were not the romantic freedom fighters imagined by many and their popular support quickly waned. Although periodic outbreaks of violent rebellions continued for over a decade, the destruction of the [[Outer Colonies]] and draconian restrictions on inter-system transport effectively cut off the Tribute rebels from any outside support as the [[Human-Covenant War]] began. A handful of insurgents remained active on Tribute throughout the Covenant War, apparently convinced that the war against the [[Covenant|Covenant Empire]] was simply a plot by the UEG to shore up support in the colonies, at least until the Covenant arrived on Tribute.<ref name="universe"/> | One of the missions involved [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]], who led two [[squad]]s of Marines in a raid on a rebel bomb shop in a town nearby [[Casbah City]]. During the raid, the squads discovered that the explosives were mixed into the tires of a truck headed for Casbah. The Marines tracked the truck to a [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant in the city, eventually resulting in a hostage situation.<ref name="ch14"/> Three members of Byrne's team, as well as thirty-eight civilians, were killed in the restaurant when a rebel detonated a bomb during the event. Byrne was critically injured in the explosion and Johnson was lightly wounded.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 20''</ref> The insurrectionists on Tribute initially enjoyed tacit support from the population, though as violence escalated it quickly became clear to Tribute's population that the rebels were not the romantic freedom fighters imagined by many and their popular support quickly waned. Although periodic outbreaks of violent rebellions continued for over a decade, the destruction of the [[Outer Colonies]] and draconian restrictions on inter-system transport effectively cut off the Tribute rebels from any outside support as the [[Human-Covenant War]] began. A handful of insurgents remained active on Tribute throughout the Human-Covenant War, apparently convinced that the war against the [[Covenant|Covenant Empire]] was simply a plot by the UEG to shore up support in the colonies, at least until the Covenant arrived on Tribute.<ref name="universe"/> | ||
Between 2524 and [[2525]], [[Captain]] [[James Cutter]] had an extramarital affair with a woman on Tribute. This liaison produced a son, [[Daniel Clayton]].<ref name="HE5">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''Issue #5''</ref> | Between 2524 and [[2525]], [[Captain]] [[James Cutter]] had an extramarital affair with a woman on Tribute. This liaison produced a son, [[Daniel Clayton]].<ref name="HE5">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''Issue #5''</ref> | ||