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'''Tribute''' was a [[UNSC]] colony world in the [[Epsilon | '''Tribute''' was a [[UNSC]] colony world in the [[Epsilon Eridani System]]. Its largest population center was [[Casbah]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], Page 14</ref>. | ||
It had a history of volcanic activity and appeared to be a cold world. It was one of the major focus points of [[Operation: TREBUCHET]] in [[2524]], where UNSC forces operated against the [[rebel]] bomb cells. At least one [[Battalion]] of [[UNSC Marines]] were involved with ongoing operations on the planet, supported by the [[UNSC Bum Rush|UNSC ''Bum Rush'']] and flights of [[Hornets]]. | It had a history of volcanic activity and appeared to be a cold world. It was one of the major focus points of [[Operation: TREBUCHET]] in [[2524]], where UNSC forces operated against the [[rebel]] bomb cells. At least one [[Battalion]] of [[UNSC Marines]] were involved with ongoing operations on the planet, supported by the [[UNSC Bum Rush|UNSC ''Bum Rush'']] and flights of [[Hornets]]. |
Revision as of 21:03, March 3, 2008
Tribute was a UNSC colony world in the Epsilon Eridani System. Its largest population center was Casbah[1].
It had a history of volcanic activity and appeared to be a cold world. It was one of the major focus points of Operation: TREBUCHET in 2524, where UNSC forces operated against the rebel bomb cells. At least one Battalion of UNSC Marines were involved with ongoing operations on the planet, supported by the UNSC Bum Rush and flights of Hornets.
One of the missions involved Staff Sergeant Avery Johnson and Staff Sergeant Nolan Byrne leading two squads of Marines after rebel bomb makers. Three members of Byrne's team were killed in a Jim Dandy restaurants when one of the rebels detonated a bomb during a hostage situation, also killing 38 civilians. Byrne and Johnson were both injured in the incident, Johnson slightly and Byrne critically[2].
Sources
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, Page 14
- ^ Halo: Contact harvest, Page 9