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<center>''Not to be confused with the [[Voi Memorial]], the [[UNSC]] tribute to various UNSC personnel after the end of the [[Human-Covenant War|war]].''</center>
{{Center|''Not to be confused with the [[Voi Memorial]], a monument erected after the end of the [[Human-Covenant War|war]].''}}


[[File:File-ONIMonument.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The ONI Memorial.]]
[[File:ONI-Monument.jpg|thumb|300px|The memorial in ONI Alpha Site]]
The '''ONI Memorial''' was a series of memorial plaques dedicated to deceased personnel of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], found inside the [[ONI Alpha Site]]. The Memorial was destroyed when [[New Mombasa]] was [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] to uncover the [[Forerunner]] [[The Portal|Portal]] to the [[Installation 00|Ark]]. It can be seen in the [[Campaign Mode|Campaign]] level [[ONI Alpha Site (Level)|ONI Alpha Site]] and the [[Firefight]] [[Maps|map]] [[Alpha Site]].<ref>'''''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level [[ONI Alpha Site (level)|ONI Alpha Site]] & Firefight map [[Alpha Site]]</ref>
This '''memorial''' was a series of memorial plaques dedicated to deceased personnel of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], located inside [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]]. The memorial was destroyed when [[New Mombasa]] was [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] to uncover the [[Forerunner]] [[The Portal|portal]] to the [[Installation 00|Ark]].<ref>'''''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level [[ONI Alpha Site]] and [[Firefight (Halo 3: ODST)|Firefight]] map [[Alpha Site]]</ref>


==Left plaque==
==Left plaque==
At the top it states:
The top of this plaque reads:
<center>''In honor of those men and women of Naval Intelligence who gave their lives in service of the UNSC in the war against the Covenant.''</center>
{{Center|''In honor of those men and women of Naval Intelligence who gave their lives in service of the UNSC in the war against the Covenant.''}}


Below that it lists the names of many men and women:  
Below that it lists the names of many men and women:  
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*[[Brian Morden]]
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At the bottom it states:
The bottom states:
<center>''Their bold initiative, intrepid fighting spirit and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of certain death reflected great credit upon themselves and were in keeping with the highest traditions of U.N.S.C. Naval service. They gallantly gave their lives in defense of the human race.''</center>
{{Center|''Their bold initiative, intrepid fighting spirit and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of certain death reflected great credit upon themselves and were in keeping with the highest traditions of U.N.S.C. Naval service. They gallantly gave their lives in defense of the human race.''}}


==Center plaque==
==Center plaque==
It states from top to bottom:
The center plaque states the following from top to bottom:
<center>''[[Preston Cole|ADM Cole, Preston]]''<br>
<center>''[[Preston Cole|ADM Cole, Preston]]''<br>
SN: 03956-26127-PC +<br>
SN: 03956-26127-PC +<br>
04/04/2484--04/18/2543 +<br>
04/04/2484–04/18/2543 +<br>
In 2525, then Vice Admiral Cole led a [[Battle Group X-Ray|battle group]] to [[Harvest]] following the [[First Battle of Harvest|unprovoked attack]] by the Covenant on that peaceful [[Agriculture world|agricultural colony]]. After a hard won battle, Cole and the battle group returned to Earth only to learn that other colonies had been destroyed as well. After his promotion to Admiral, Cole led a campaign against the enemy for the next five years, culminating in a victory over a [[Covenant fleet]] in 2531.<br>
In 2525, then Vice Admiral Cole led a [[Battle Group X-Ray|battle group]] to [[Harvest]] following the [[First Battle of Harvest|unprovoked attack]] by the Covenant on that peaceful [[Agriculture world|agricultural colony]]. After a hard won battle, Cole and the battle group returned to Earth only to learn that other colonies had been destroyed as well. After his promotion to Admiral, Cole led a campaign against the enemy for the next five years, culminating in a victory over a [[Covenant fleet]] in 2531.<br>
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''[[Michael Stanforth|VADM Stanforth, Michael]]''<br>
''[[Michael Stanforth|VADM Stanforth, Michael]]''<br>
SN: 00834-19223-HS +<br>
SN: 00834-19223-HS +<br>
07/03/2486--08/30/2552 +<br>
07/03/2486–08/30/2552 +<br>
Vice Admiral Hieronymus Michael Stanforth was the head of [[[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|Section THREE]] of the Office of Naval Intelligence from 2512-2530. Section THREE was at its busiest under his administration many projects were leverage in order to boost support for the war effort (including Project [[SPARTAN-II|SPARTAN]], [[MJOLNIR]] and [[Project GUNGNIR|GUNGNIR]]). In August of 2530 he resigned as head of Section THREE to take a more active role in the defense of UNSC space-leading the UNSC Navy in the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] and directing the [[Battle of Reach|Defense of Reach]] during its final days.<br>
Vice Admiral Hieronymus Michael Stanforth was the head of [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|Section THREE]] of the Office of Naval Intelligence from 2512-2530. Section THREE was at its busiest under his administration many projects were leverage in order to boost support for the war effort (including Project [[SPARTAN-II|SPARTAN]], [[MJOLNIR]] and [[Project GUNGNIR|GUNGNIR]]). In August of 2530 he resigned as head of Section THREE to take a more active role in the defense of UNSC space-leading the UNSC Navy in the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] and directing the [[Battle of Reach|Defense of Reach]] during its final days.<br>
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''[[Doctor Catherine Halsey]], MD, PhD''<br>
''[[Catherine Halsey|Doctor Catherine Halsey]], MD, PhD''<br>
CI: 10141-026-SRB4695 +<br>
CI: 10141-026-SRB4695 +<br>
03/19/2492--2552 +<br>
03/19/2492–2552 +<br>
Doctor Catherine Halsey is a computer scientist and medical doctor. She has published papers on cybernetics, genetic manipulation and artificial intelligence. Dr. Halsey served as scientific adviser to the UNSC's Office of Naval Intelligence from [[2515]] until [[2522]] when she was made Chief Scientist, a position she held until the time of her death in 2552. Dr. Halsey was on Reach at the time of its attack by the Covenant and though no body was recovered she is presumed dead.
Doctor Catherine Halsey is a computer scientist and medical doctor. She has published papers on cybernetics, genetic manipulation and artificial intelligence. Dr. Halsey served as scientific adviser to the UNSC's Office of Naval Intelligence from [[2515]] until [[2522]] when she was made Chief Scientist, a position she held until the time of her death in 2552. Dr. Halsey was on Reach at the time of its attack by the Covenant and though no body was recovered she is presumed dead.
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==Right plaque==
==Right plaque==
At the top:
At the top:
<center>''In honor of those men and women of Naval Intelligence who gave their lives in service of the UNSC at Reach.''</center>
{{Center|''In honor of those men and women of Naval Intelligence who gave their lives in service of the UNSC at Reach.''}}


Then it lists the men and women's names:
Then it lists the men and women's names:
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*Aleckzander Klump
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*Maria Todd
*Maria Todd
*Li Tseng
*Li Tseng
*Adam Virag
*[[Ádám Virág]]
*Szczeosny Walczak
*Szczeosny Walczak
*Rio Waldschmidt
*Rio Waldschmidt
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And at the bottom it states:
And at the bottom it states:


<center>''Their indomitable courage, inspiring initiative, and selfless devotion to duty in the great credit upon themselves and the U.N.S.C. Naval Service. They gallantly gave their lives in the service of the U.N.S.C.''</center>
{{Center|''Their indomitable courage, inspiring initiative, and selfless devotion to duty in the great credit upon themselves and the U.N.S.C. Naval Service. They gallantly gave their lives in the service of the U.N.S.C.''}}


==Trivia==
==Production notes==
*One of the names in the left plaque is Chen Agu, possibly a relative of the [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] [[Kojo Agu]].
===Discrepancies===
*The memorial shows that ONI believed that [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] was killed on [[Reach]]; she had actually escaped the planet with the remaining SPARTAN-IIs and was recovered by ONI a few months later.
The memorial has several conflicts with later media. For example, [[Preston Cole]]'s date of birth is listed as April 4, 2484, when he was canonically born on [[2470|November 3, 2470]].<ref>'''''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', page 415''</ref> The memorial also lists [[Michael Stanforth]]'s birthday as July 3, 2486, which would mean he was an admiral at the age of seventeen, suggesting that it too is an error. [[Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]] is listed on the memorial, even though she was not killed in the [[Human-Covenant War]] and plays a crucial role in the subsequent [[Kilo-Five Trilogy]]. Since all ONI personnel who had appeared in canon at the time of the game's release are listed on the memorial, one may assume that their commemoration on the memorial is an Easter egg instead of canonical evidence for their deaths.
*Admiral [[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky|Margaret Parangosky]] is listed on the memorial, likely as an Easter egg. In canon she was not killed in the [[Human-Covenant War]].
 
*The memorial incorrectly lists [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]]'s date of birth as April 4, 2484, when he was in fact born November 3, [[2470]].<ref>'''''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', page 415''</ref> The memorial also lists [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth]]'s birthday as July 3, 2486, which would mean he was an admiral at the age of seventeen, suggesting that it too is an error.
===Trivia===
The memorial introduced the retconned length of the [[Fall of Reach]] (beginning July 25 instead of August 30, 2552), which would later inform the story of ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.  


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:ONI Plaque Left.jpg
File:ONI_Plaque_Left_better.jpg|The left plaque
File:ONI Plaque Center.jpg
File:ONI Plaque Center.jpg|The center plaque
File:ONI Plaque Right.jpg
File:ONI Plaque Right.jpg|The right plaque
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Office of Naval Intelligence}}
[[Category:Office of Naval Intelligence]]
[[Category:Office of Naval Intelligence]]