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| [[File:Medal of Honor ribbon.png|thumb|140px|The Legion of Honor ribbon]]
| | The '''Red Legion of Honor''', sometimes referred to simply as the '''[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] Legion of Honor''', is an accolade awarded solely to UNSC soldiers for selfless acts of heroism in combat. The recipient must involve acts where he or she chooses to put his or her life on the line in order to save his or her comrades. The medal is usually awarded in a ceremony. It is one of the highest honors a UNSC serviceman can earn. |
| 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}} | |
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| ==History==
| | [[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]]. |
| 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>
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| [[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}}
| | ==Recipients== |
| | | *[[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] |
| ==Notable recipients== | | *[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] John-117<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 236''</ref> |
| [[File:Medal of Honor (U.S. Naval Service variant).gif|thumb|The US Medal of Honor, precursor to the UNSC's Legion of Honor]]
| | *[[Corporal]] [[James Dessen]] |
| *[[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>
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| *[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]]<ref>'''''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>
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| *[[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] (posthumous)<ref name="halo">'''''[[Halo 3]]''''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Halo]]''</ref>
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| *[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]]{{Ref/Reuse|tfor236}} | |
| *[[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] (posthumous){{Ref/Reuse|halo}}
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| *[[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 95''</ref>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | |
| *''[[Halo 2]]''
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| *''[[Halo 3]]
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| *''[[Halo Legends]]''
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| **''[[Origins]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
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| *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
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| *''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}}
| | <references/> |
| | | [[Category:UNSC Decorations|Red Legion of Honor]] |
| [[Category:UNSC Decorations]] | |
