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Held above the ruins of [[Voi]], in [[East African Protectorate|east]] [[Africa]], on a hillside in [[Voi]] on [[2553|March 3, 2553]], the Voi Memorial was set up by [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] three months after the [[Battle of Voi]]. The memorial takes the form of the wing of a [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelican dropship]], with names and photographs of people who were killed in defense of [[Earth]] and her colonies, an inscription stating the official end of the Human-Covenant War, and a small section devoted to [[John-117]] who, in accordance with [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[Office of Naval Intelligence Directive 930|policy]], is listed as [[missing in action]]. | Held above the ruins of [[Voi]], in [[East African Protectorate|east]] [[Africa]], on a hillside in [[Voi]] on [[2553|March 3, 2553]], the Voi Memorial was set up by [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] three months after the [[Battle of Voi]]. The memorial takes the form of the wing of a [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelican dropship]], with names and photographs of people who were killed in defense of [[Earth]] and her colonies, an inscription stating the official end of the Human-Covenant War, and a small section devoted to [[John-117]] who, in accordance with [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[Office of Naval Intelligence Directive 930|policy]], is listed as [[missing in action]]. | ||
A number of survivors from the [[Battle of Installation 00]] attended the memorial, including [[Gunnery Sergeant]]s [[Marcus Stacker]] and [[Reynolds]], [[Private First Class]] [[Chips Dubbo]], the current [[Arbiter]], [[Thel 'Vadam]], and some of his guards.<ref name="HGC16"/> Various other UNSC personnel were also present, including ONI Commander-in-Chief Admiral [[Margaret Parangosky]], [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Serin Osman]],<ref name="HGC16"/> [[Chief Petty Officer|CPO]] [[Franklin Mendez]], as well as the surviving [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]].<ref name="HGC16"/> | A number of survivors from the [[Battle of Installation 00]] attended the memorial, including [[Gunnery Sergeant]]s [[Marcus Stacker]] and [[Reynolds]], [[Private First Class]] [[Chips Dubbo]], the current [[Arbiter]], [[Thel 'Vadam]], and some of his guards.<ref name="HGC16"/> Various other UNSC personnel were also present, including ONI Commander-in-Chief Admiral [[Margaret Parangosky]], [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Serin Osman]],<ref name="HGC16"/> [[Chief Petty Officer|CPO]] [[Franklin Mendez]], as well as some of the surviving [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]]—[[Naomi-010]], [[Linda-058]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Frederic-104]].<ref name="HGC16"/> | ||
Curiously, the [[UNSC Army]] was the only branch of the [[UNSC Armed Forces]] not invited to the memorial ceremony by Admiral Hood. Admiral Parangosky found this "goddamn rude", even by her standards.<ref name="HGC16"/> | Curiously, the [[UNSC Army]] was the only branch of the [[UNSC Armed Forces]] not invited to the memorial ceremony by Admiral Hood. Admiral Parangosky found this "goddamn rude", even by her standards.<ref name="HGC16"/> | ||