Editing Legion of Honor

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[[File:Medal of Honor ribbon.png|thumb|140px|The Legion of Honor ribbon]]
The '''Legion of Honor''', sometimes referred to as the '''Medal of Honor''', is an accolade awarded to [[United Nations Space Command]] personnel for selfless acts of heroism or daring in combat. The medal is one of the highest honors a member of the [[UNSC Army|Army]], the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], or the [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]] can receive. The Legion is nearly identical to the [[Wikipedia:Medal of Honor|Medal of Honor]] used by the former [[Unified Republic of North America|United States Armed Forces]].<ref>''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3'', Lord Hood character model</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|halo}}

==History==
After his leap of tactical insight during the [[Callisto Incident|''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.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''"The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"'', ''pages 446''</ref>

[[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] had earned the medal as of [[2552#July|July 2552]]. He was awarded the Legion for diving into a bunker full of [[Covenant]] soldiers, single-handedly defeating them, and ultimately saving a [[platoon]] of Marines from a nearby [[Shade]] turret.<ref name="tfor236">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 236''</ref> In [[2555|March 2555]], Admiral [[Serin Osman]] awarded Captain [[Annabelle Richards]] with the Legion of Honor because of her actions during the [[Operation: FAR STORM|mission]] to [[Installation 00]].{{Ref/Reuse|hitd300}}

==Notable recipients==
[[File:Medal of Honor (U.S. Naval Service variant).gif|thumb|The US Medal of Honor, precursor to the UNSC's Legion of Honor]]
*[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Lord Terrence Hood]]<ref>'''''[[Halo 2]]''''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref>
*Captain [[Annabelle Richards]]<ref name="hitd300">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 300'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
*[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]]<ref>'''''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>
*[[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] (posthumous)<ref name="halo">'''''[[Halo 3]]''''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Halo]]''</ref>
*[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]]{{Ref/Reuse|tfor236}}
*[[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] (posthumous){{Ref/Reuse|halo}}
*[[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 95''</ref>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''

==Sources==
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