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==Recipients== | ==Recipients== | ||
*[[ | *[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Sir Terrence Hood]]<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]</ref> | ||
*[[Captain Jacob Keyes]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[The Pillar of Autumn (Level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]</ref> | *[[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[The Pillar of Autumn (Level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]</ref> | ||
*[[Ensign William Lovell]] (2 counts) | *[[Ensign]] [[William Lovell]] (2 counts) | ||
*[[ | *[[Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy]] [[SPARTAN-117]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 94</ref> | ||
*[[ | *[[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]]<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[The Armory]]</ref> | ||
*[[Senior Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez]] (3 counts)<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 95</ref> | *[[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] (3 counts)<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 95</ref> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 16:26, January 29, 2009
The UNSC Purple Heart is one of the oldest and most honorable awards given in the history of human conflict. Originally conceived by Military Officers of the Earth country, the United States of America in the 1700s, the Purple Heart is still awarded in the UNSC over 800 years after its conception.
The UNSC Purple Heart is awarded to UNSC soldiers who have been injured or killed by enemy attack in combat situations with enemies of the UNSC. This may include combat with rebel factions such as the United Rebel Front or the Covenant. To date, the Purple Heart has been awarded to huge numbers of UNSC soldiers, as a great many have been injured fighting the Covenant.
The Award was mentioned several times throughout Halo: The Fall of Reach and Halo: First Strike, but it was never actually seen until Halo 2. In fact, every soldier seen in a dress uniform throughout Cairo Station in the level of the same name wears only a Purple Heart medal, with the exception of Lord Hood, who also wears the Medal of Honor and the Navy and Marine Corps Medal.
Interestingly, the medal's appearance has not changed at all since its original appearance, conceived for the military of the United States of America in the year 1932. The medal even bears the same George Washington engravement on the original medal, paying homage to the man who first created a medal for soldiers wounded in battle for his country.
Recipients
- Fleet Admiral Sir Terrence Hood[1]
- Captain Jacob Keyes[2]
- Ensign William Lovell (2 counts)
- Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy SPARTAN-117[3]
- Sergeant Major Avery Johnson[4]
- Senior Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez (3 counts)[5]
Sources
- ^ Halo 2, level Cairo Station
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, level The Pillar of Autumn
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 94
- ^ Halo 2, level The Armory
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 95
