Victory Day

"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 Lord Terrence Hood at the Hillside Memorial outside Voi, Kenya.

Victory Day, also known as Memorial Day was declared on March 3rd, 2553, the date that Covenant Loyalists officially surrendered and put an end to the Human-Covenant War.