User:RelentlessRecusant/New Hope

The New Hope was a military decoration and a campaign ribbon issued by the UNSC Defense Force to UNSC personnel who participated in the UNSC / Sangheili strike on the Ark Theater of Operations in late 2552.

The ribbon is an image of the rising sun, representing the resurgence of hope to humanity.

Because of the Battle of the Ark's significant meaning — the entire end of the Human-Covenant War and the salvation of humanity from genocide, the New Hope is the most coveted campaign decoration issued by the UNSC Defense Force. The limited number of UNSC personnel who participated in the battle also limits the number of personnel who have recieved it, increasing its prestige. Known recipients of the New Hope are Wakes, the UNSC Office of Naval Intelligence field coordinator at the Ark, and Delta-One, a field operator who fought in the ground skirmishes on the Ark's surface.