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<center>''Not to be confused with the [[ONI Memorial]], located in [[ONI Alpha Site]].''</center>
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[[File:Memorial atten d.PNG|thumb|250px|Survivors and other Marines begin the memorial at daybreak.]]
[[File:H3 - Voi Memorial Remembrance.png|thumb|300px|Flowers, boots, weapons, medals, and pictures adorn the memorial.]]
The '''Voi Memorial'''<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 348''</ref><ref name="glass411">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 411''</ref> is a tribute to the soldiers of the [[United Nations Space Command]] who gave their lives during the 28-year [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''' level, ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)#Eulogy|Halo (Eulogy)]]</ref>
The '''Voi Memorial'''{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Glasslands|Chapter=14}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGC16|Halo: Glasslands|Chapter=16}} is a tribute to the soldiers of the [[United Nations Space Command]], the [[Unified Earth Government]] and the [[Fleet of Retribution]] who gave their lives during the 28-year [[Human-Covenant War]] and formally marked the [[Battle of the Citadel|end]] of the war.{{Ref/Level|Id=halo3|[[Halo 3]]|[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]}}


==The memorial==
==Overview==
Held 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]]. 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|Missing In Action]].
===Inscription===
<tt>IN MEMORY OF THOSE FALLEN</tt>


A number of survivors from the [[Battle of Installation 00]] attended the memorial, including [[Gunnery Sergeant]]s [[Stacker]] and [[Reynolds]], [[Private First Class]] [[Chips Dubbo]], and the current [[Arbiter]], [[Thel 'Vadam]], who was the only Sangheili to attend the memorial. Various other UNSC personnel were also present, including [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] Commander-in-Chief Admiral [[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky|Margaret Parangosky]], [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Serin Osman]],<ref name="glass411"/> [[Chief Petty Officer|CPO]] [[Franklin Mendez]], as well as the surviving [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 414''</ref>
<tt>IN THE DEFENSE OF EARTH</tt>


Curiously, the [[UNSC Army]] was the only military branch of the UNSC not invited to the memorial ceremony by Admiral Hood, something Admiral Parangosky found "goddamn rude".<ref name="glass411"/>
<tt>AND HER COLONIES</tt>


==Transcript of the dedication==
<tt>MARCH 3, 2553</tt>
''On a hillside near the [[The Portal|Portal]] to [[Installation 00|the Ark]], Marines and Naval personnel gather. Lord Hood removes his cap, and begins his speech.''


'''Admiral Hood:''' "For us, the storm has passed... the war is over. But let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure; sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight... our fight, was elsewhere. As we start to rebuild, this hillside will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us, and they shall not be forgotten."
===Known personnel commemorated on memorial===
*[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]]
*[[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]]
*[[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]]
*[[Master Chief Petty Officer|Master Chief]] [[SPARTAN-117]] (believed dead but actually MIA)
*[[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson]]


''Admiral Hood puts his cap back on, and salutes.''
==History==
{{Quote|For us, the storm has passed... the war is over. But let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure; sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight... our fight, was elsewhere. As we start to rebuild, this hillside will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us, and they shall not be forgotten.|[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]]'s speech at the memorial.{{Ref/Reuse|halo3}}}}
[[File:Memorial atten d.PNG|thumb|250px|Survivors and other Marines begin the memorial at daybreak.]]
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|ONI]] [[ONI Directive 930|Directive 930]], is listed as [[missing in action]].


'''Gunnery Sergeant Stacker:''' "Present arms!"
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/Reuse|HGC16}} Various other UNSC personnel were also present, including ONI Commander-in-Chief Admiral [[Margaret Parangosky]], [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Serin Osman]],{{Ref/Reuse|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/Reuse|HGC16}}


''[[List of "seven" references in Halo|Seven]] Marines, standing in a line, draw their [[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle|battle rifles]] and fire three volleys in unison, a three-volley salute to the fallen. The sound of the shots echo through [[Mount Kilimanjaro]].'' ''The panorama changes as the Marines fire each shot.''
Curiously, the [[UNSC Army]] was the only branch of the [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces not invited to the memorial ceremony by Admiral Hood. Admiral Parangosky found this "goddamn rude," even by her standards.{{Ref/Reuse|HGC16}}


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After meeting [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Amalea Petrov]] who had been stranded on [[Netherop]] for thirty-three years, Thel mentioned that the last time he was on Earth, Thel had been there to honor a human friend and he found the great peak of [[Mount Kilimanjaro]] to be extraordinarily beautiful.{{Ref/Novel|Out|9}}


'''Admiral Hood''': (To Thel 'Vadam) "I remember how this war started. What [[Sangheili|your kind]] did to mine. I can't forgive you. But... (he holds out his hand) you have my thanks, for standing by him to the end."
==Production notes==
[[File:HO-Voi Memorial.png|thumb|250px|The Voi Memorial in ''[[Halo Online]]''.]]
Originally, ''Halo 3'' Art Director [[Marcus Lehto]] wanted the memorial to be a "giant marble monument," but [[Paul Russel]] suggested a more temporary monument would be more "tear jerking," as "only a couple of days" had passed from the events of the Ark.<ref>[https://picasaweb.google.com/114253662089061571624/HALO3#5500020269181612642 ''Picasa'': Paul Russel > HALO3 > 23/25]</ref> Later fiction, however, establishes that the survivors from the Ark returned in December 2552, meaning that over three months had passed from their return by the time the memorial ceremony was held.


''Thel shakes Admiral Hood's hand.''
A cutscene for the cancelled ''[[Halo Online]]'' would have shown the Memorial and ceremony.


'''Admiral Hood''': "Hard to believe [[John-117|he]]'s dead."
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''The Arbiter looks away, toward the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', hovering silently in the sky.''
 
'''Arbiter''': "Were it so easy..."
 
==Known deceased listed on memorial==
*[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]]
*[[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]]
*[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]]
*[[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson]]
*[[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Reynolds]] - (Picture seen on the memorial, but unconfirmed if this is actually him.)
*Various unidentified [[UNSC Army|soldiers]], [[UNSC Navy|sailors]], [[UNSC Air Force|airmen]], and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]].


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*There are some photos on the memorial portraying [[Gunnery Sergeant]] Stacker as depicted in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and in ''[[Halo 2]]'', although Stacker was the senior NCO conducting the memorial.
*There are some photos on the memorial portraying [[Gunnery Sergeant]] Stacker as depicted in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', although Stacker was the senior NCO conducting the memorial.
*If one looks at a certain picture of a deceased Marine, it shows him in a [[UNSC Marine Corps Dress Uniform|dress uniform]] similar to that of the modern day [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps]]. This indicates that the UNSC Marines wear a variety of different dress uniforms, as just before the [[Battle of Earth]], Sergeant Johnson was seen wearing a dress uniform similar to that of the Navy, yet, in [[2524]], wore the aforementioned "dress blues".
*If one looks at a certain picture of a deceased Marine, it shows him in a [[UNSC Marine Corps Dress Uniform|dress uniform]] similar to that of the modern day [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps]]. This indicates that the UNSC Marines wear a variety of different dress uniforms, as just before the [[Battle of Earth]], Sergeant Johnson was seen wearing a dress uniform similar to that of the Navy, yet, in [[2524]], wore the aforementioned "dress blues".
*For being a twenty-eight-year war against a highly superior enemy in terms of numbers and technology, there are surprisingly few photos and mementos on the monument (indicating relatively few losses), compared to the ONI memorial and even memorials dedicated historic wars on Earth (the Vietnam War memorial being a notable example). This may be because the memorial only includes mementos to those killed during the [[Battle of Installation 00]]. Fleet Admiral Hood mentions "those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return," which seems to indicate this. The monument may also simply be temporary until somthing more permanent can be constructed.
*There are three Medals of Honor on the monument awarded to Miranda Keyes, Avery Johnson, and an unnamed Marine.
*There are three Medals of Honor on the monument awarded to Miranda Keyes, Avery Johnson, and an unnamed Marine.
*Originally, ''Halo 3'' Art Director [[Marcus Lehto]] wanted the memorial to be a "giant marble monument", but [[Paul Russel]] suggested a more temporary monument would be more "tear jerking", as "only a couple of days" had passed from the events of the Ark.<ref>[https://picasaweb.google.com/114253662089061571624/HALO3#5500020269181612642 '''Picasa''': ''Paul Russel > HALO3 > 23/25'']</ref> Later fiction, however, reveals that the survivors from the Ark returned in December 2552, meaning that over three months had passed from their return by the time the memorial ceremony was held.
*Aside from the etched "117" markings, there is a Three-Star Master Chief Patch. The Patch is stands for the position of "Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy," yet the tape covers one of the stars.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Arbiter talk.PNG|Lord Hood thanks Thel 'Vadam for standing by the Chief and humanity until the end.
File:Arbiter talk.PNG|Lord Hood thanks Thel 'Vadam for standing by the Chief and humanity until the end.
File:Handshake-large.jpg|Lord Hood and Thel 'Vadam shaking hands.
File:Handshake-large.jpg|Lord Hood and Thel 'Vadam shaking hands.
File:117.PNG|In memory to John-117. The insignia of [[Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy|his posthumously-awarded rank]] can be seen posted on the memorial below.
File:H3 Voi Memorial 117 carving.png|In memory to John-117.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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Latest revision as of 18:28, September 25, 2024

Not to be confused with the ONI Memorial, located in ONI Alpha Site.
Voi Memorial flowers, pictures, medals in full. From Halo 3 Mod Tools.
Flowers, boots, weapons, medals, and pictures adorn the memorial.

The Voi Memorial[1][2] is a tribute to the soldiers of the United Nations Space Command, the Unified Earth Government and the Fleet of Retribution who gave their lives during the 28-year Human-Covenant War and formally marked the end of the war.[3]

Overview[edit]

Inscription[edit]

IN MEMORY OF THOSE FALLEN

IN THE DEFENSE OF EARTH

AND HER COLONIES

MARCH 3, 2553

Known personnel commemorated on memorial[edit]

History[edit]

"For us, the storm has passed... the war is over. But let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure; sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight... our fight, was elsewhere. As we start to rebuild, this hillside will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us, and they shall not be forgotten."
— Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood's speech at the memorial.[3]
Survivors and other Marines begin the memorial at daybreak.

Held above the ruins of Voi, in east Africa, on a hillside in Voi on 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 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 ONI Directive 930, is listed as missing in action.

A number of survivors from the Battle of Installation 00 attended the memorial, including Gunnery Sergeants Marcus Stacker and Reynolds, Private First Class Chips Dubbo, the current Arbiter, Thel 'Vadam, and some of his guards.[2] Various other UNSC personnel were also present, including ONI Commander-in-Chief Admiral Margaret Parangosky, Captain Serin Osman,[2] CPO Franklin Mendez, as well as some of the surviving SPARTAN-IIs—Naomi-010, Linda-058, Kelly-087, and Frederic-104.[2]

Curiously, the UNSC Army was the only branch of the United Nations Space Command armed forces not invited to the memorial ceremony by Admiral Hood. Admiral Parangosky found this "goddamn rude," even by her standards.[2]

After meeting Lieutenant Commander Amalea Petrov who had been stranded on Netherop for thirty-three years, Thel mentioned that the last time he was on Earth, Thel had been there to honor a human friend and he found the great peak of Mount Kilimanjaro to be extraordinarily beautiful.[4]

Production notes[edit]

The Voi Memorial in Halo Online.

Originally, Halo 3 Art Director Marcus Lehto wanted the memorial to be a "giant marble monument," but Paul Russel suggested a more temporary monument would be more "tear jerking," as "only a couple of days" had passed from the events of the Ark.[5] Later fiction, however, establishes that the survivors from the Ark returned in December 2552, meaning that over three months had passed from their return by the time the memorial ceremony was held.

A cutscene for the cancelled Halo Online would have shown the Memorial and ceremony.

Trivia[edit]

  • There are some photos on the memorial portraying Gunnery Sergeant Stacker as depicted in Halo: Combat Evolved, although Stacker was the senior NCO conducting the memorial.
  • If one looks at a certain picture of a deceased Marine, it shows him in a dress uniform similar to that of the modern day U.S. Marine Corps. This indicates that the UNSC Marines wear a variety of different dress uniforms, as just before the Battle of Earth, Sergeant Johnson was seen wearing a dress uniform similar to that of the Navy, yet, in 2524, wore the aforementioned "dress blues".
  • There are three Medals of Honor on the monument awarded to Miranda Keyes, Avery Johnson, and an unnamed Marine.
  • Aside from the etched "117" markings, there is a Three-Star Master Chief Patch. The Patch is stands for the position of "Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy," yet the tape covers one of the stars.

Gallery[edit]

  • Pictures, ribbons, flowers, insignias, and weapons to remember the dead.

    Pictures, ribbons, flowers, insignias, and weapons to remember the dead.

  • Thel 'Vadam joins the Marines in the memorial at dusk.

    Thel 'Vadam joins the Marines in the memorial at dusk.

  • Seven Marines fire their rifles as part of the memorial.

    Seven Marines fire their rifles as part of the memorial.

  • Lord Hood thanks Thel 'Vadam for standing by the Chief and humanity until the end.

    Lord Hood thanks Thel 'Vadam for standing by the Chief and humanity until the end.

  • Lord Hood and Thel 'Vadam shaking hands.

    Lord Hood and Thel 'Vadam shaking hands.

  • In memory to John-117.

    In memory to John-117.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Glasslands, chapter 14
  2. ^ a b c d e Halo: Glasslands, chapter 16
  3. ^ a b Halo 3, campaign level Halo
  4. ^ Halo: Outcasts, chapter 9
  5. ^ Picasa: Paul Russel > HALO3 > 23/25
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