Honor Order

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## Order

### History

The Honor Ceremony is the Military's incredibly sacred way of honoring fallen officers.

The tradition of the Honor Ceremony was "born from the death toll of the chimera wars" during the 26th century.

In the 27th century, three of the four officers killed in the Artemis Crisis had Honor Ceremonies, while the fourth did not have family to carry out the ceremony.

### Honor Order

The family of a deceased active duty military office decides who among them will have the honor child to carry on the name. Once that is decided they notify the Honor Order, which then approves it.

At any time prior to the Honor ceremony, the family can request changes due to family circumstances at any time prior to the ceremony being held.

## Ceremony

The Honor Ceremony begins when the Honor Guard enters, bringing with them a folded-up floating flag. First the anthem and then the hymn plays as the flag of humanity unfolds fully. At the end of the hymn, observes salute the flag, and the head of the Honor Guard recites the ritual words: "On [date] [Deceased Officer's Name] died to offer new worlds to humanity, followed the list of metals the officer earned, and concluded with "For the Honor of [Deceased Officer's Name]". The honor child is then presented with a case holding copies of the deceased officer's metals and says "For the name and the honor of [Deceased Officer's Name]". At precisely this time, the Military and Registry change the honor child's name to their deceased relative's name. Finally, the anthem starts playing again, the flag is folded up and presented to the the leading officer, who presents it to the honor child. Everyone salutes the honor child, in memory of their relative, holding it until the end of the anthem.

### Logistics

The Honor Ceremony is held when the honor child turns 18 and requests the Honor Ceremony to be done. All other activity is put on hold for the Honor Ceremony. Honor Ceremonies have been held in Military training domes, in prisons, on solar power arrays, and in Parliament.

The ceremony is carried out by three officers: one of at least equivalent rank to properly honor the deceased, and two aids who control the music, flag, and vid bees. These officers compose the Honor Guard and wear full dress uniform. The Honor Ceremony is recorded by vid bees for the Military achieves.

## Memorial Plaque

All Military officers who were killed in action have plaques honoring them on the wall of the Military Academy. For Military officers without family to carry out the honor ceremony tradition, this plaque, rather than footage of the honor ceremony, is shown during memorials.

## References

### Citations

1. ↑ Edwards, Janet. Sol 2781 (Drago Tell Dramis Book 4) (p. 284). Wallam-Crane Press. Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Comments at Janet Edwards website
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Earth Girl, pg. 194
4. ↑ Earth Girl, pg. 191
5. ↑ Earth Girl, pg. 187

### Bibliography

* https://janetedwards.com
* *Earth Girl (Earth Girl series Book 1)* (2015)
* *Earth Star (Earth Girl series Book 2)* (2014)
* *Earth Flight (Earth Girl)* (2015)
* *Hestia 2781 (Drago Tell Dramis Book 2)* (2021)
* *Array 2781 (Drago Tell Dramis Book 3)* (2021)
* *Sol 2781 (Drago Tell Dramis Book 4)* (2022)