Manticore Cross
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The Manticore Cross (abbrev: MC) is the highest award for gallantry, awarded to commissioned and warrant officers of the Royal Manticoran Navy and the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps. Honorees within canon include Franklin Casey<ref>"A Call To Arms"</ref> (the first recpient), Carleton Locatelli<ref>"A Call To Arms"</ref>, Richard Maxwell<ref>"Ashes of Victory"</ref>, Lady Dame Honor Harrington<ref name="HH1">"On Basilisk Station"</ref>, Captain Thoma<ref>"Ashes of Victory"</ref>, Sir Aivars Terekhov<ref>"The Shadow of Saganami"</ref>, and Michael Oversteegen<ref>"Crown of Slaves"</ref>.
TRMN Information
This award is the highest award for gallantry issued in the Royal Manticoran Navy and Royal Manticoran Marine Corps. This award is only available to officers and warrant officers in the RMN and RMMC. The criteria for this award is exceptional service to the RMN or RMMC in general, either by a) demonstrating consistently outstanding performance over time, or b) by performing a particular task or service to a high standard of excellence above and beyond the call of duty. The recipient is entitled to the post nominal letters of ‘MC’.<ref name="aman">TRMN Awards Manual 2014 Edition</ref>
Honorees
- Dame Laura Lochen, MC, Duchess Split Rock, Baroness La Mancha, (Awarded five times)
- Sir Daniel Walker, MC, Earl Mars-Evans
- Sir John Neitz, MC, Duke Westmarch
- Dame Elisa Randall, MC, Countess New Cumbria
- Dame Jill McTavish, MC, Countess, Miyake-Jima
- Sir Joseph Harney, MC, Baron Dundonald
- Sir Joe Hinson, MC
- Sir Oliver Kindzorra, MC
- Mark Morgan, MC, (Twice awarded)
- Sir Zachary White, MC, Baron Gilwell, (Thrice awarded)
- Dame Angela Clayton, MC, Steadholder Fitzgerald
- Sir Drew Drentlaw, MC, Baron Glencairn
- Andrew Harper, MC
- Thomas Hathaway IV, MC
- Sir David Westover, MC, (Twice Awarded)
- Sir Nathan Balyeat, MC
- Sir Michael Houghtaling, MC, Baron Sutherland, (Twice Awarded)
- Sir Robert Bulkeley, MC, Duke Mountain View, Earl New Essex, (Twice Awarded)
- Sir Philipp Wohlrab, MC, Baron Baudenvost
- Sir Jeremy Carsten, MC
- George Farmer, MC
- Sir William Knight, MC, Earl White Lion
- Dame Shirley Kunz, MC
- Sir Colin Lloyd, MC, Baron New Ayers
- Sir Eddy Roberts, MC
- Zach Perkins, MC
- Sir Patrick Lindsley, MC
- Sir Joseph Grieco, MC, Baron Cooper's Lake
- Sir Patrick McKinnion. MC
- Dame Cheryl Krause, MC, Baroness New Hastings, (Twice Awarded)
- Sir David Misener, MC
- Sir Tracy Newby, MC
- Elizabeth Davis, MC
- Sir Sherman Day, MC
- Dame Danielle Erikson, MC
- Sir Doss Buckalew, MC, Baron New Greyhawke, (Twice Awarded)
- Sir Michael Henigan, MC
- Sir Benjamin Wagner, MC, Baron Eboracum, (Twice awarded)
- Sir Michael Timko, MC
- Sir Phil Culmer, MC
- Sir Mir Plemmons, MC
- Dame Diane Bulkeley, MC, Duchess Mountain View, Countess New Essex, (Awarded six times)
- Tammy Schoonover, MC
- Sir Christopher Thompson, MC, Baron Calabasas, (Awarded Four times) <ref name=FLAFall2020>Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty’s Fall 2022 Honors</ref>
- Dame Cindy Epard, MC, Baroness Cape Fear
- Kristina Gordon, MC
- Sir Garret Bitker, MC, Baron Silver Lake
- Dame Christa Brolley, MC, Countess New Dover, (Thrice Awarded)
- Sir Jamie Salsberg, MC
- Dame Dora Erikson, MC
- Dame Cindy Van Wyhe, MC, Baroness Long Beach
- Sir Don Hackett, MC
- Sonja Wolf, MC
- Sir TJ Allen, MC
- Sir Rob Marshall, MC, Baron New Halifax
- Dame Lori Bonilla, MC, Baroness Fair Isle
- William Farley II, MC
- Kim Furr, MC
- Sir Mike Romero, MC, Baron New Williamsburg
- Sir Wayne Bruns, MC, Earl Cappanarrow
- Dame Leah Bloodgood, MC
- Dame Sonja Thiede, MC, Baroness Kings River
- Sir Samuel Dietzmann, MC, (Twice Awarded) <ref name=FLAFall2020>Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty’s Fall 2022 Honors</ref>
- Sir Geoffrey Zoeller, MC
- Dame Carolyn Crutchfield, MC
- Sir Michael Garcia, MC, Baron McCovey Cove<ref name=FLAFall2020>Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty’s Fall 2022 Honors</ref>
- Sir Eric Schulman, MC<ref name=FLAFall2020>Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty’s Fall 2022 Honors</ref>
- Sir Matthew Parker, MC, Earl Camera Stellata<ref name=FLAFall2020>Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty’s Fall 2022 Honors</ref>
- Dame Lisa Wiedemann, MC<ref name=FLAFall2020>Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty’s Fall 2022 Honors</ref>
- Sir Geoffrey Strayer, MC, Baron Oak Forest <ref name=FLA4th2022>Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty’s 4th Quarter 2022 Honors</ref>
- Sir James Olsen, MC
- Sir Martin Lessem, MC, Grand Duke Lynx, Duke New Scania
- Sir John Patrick Brice, MC
- William Becker, MC
References
| Awards of The Royal Manticoran Navy and Marine Corps | |
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| Honors: | Peerage - HMS Unconquered - HMS Valhalla |
| Orders: | Star Kingdom - King Roger - Golden Lion - Queen Elizabeth - Merit |
| Achievement: | PMV - QCB - MC - OC - SC - DGC - OG - NS - DSO - MT - CGM - GS OCN - QBM - SXC - RHDSM - MID - CBM - CSM - MSM - NCD - NMAM |
| Service: | POW - SAPCM - MOM - HWC - HOS - GACM - YSMR - MHWM - KR3CM - QE3CM QE3SJM - MCAM - MtSM - MRSM - GCM - SSD - RTR - NCOSCR - AFSM |
| Unit Citations: | LHC - RUC - RMU - FEA |
| Qualifications of The Royal Manticoran Navy | |
| OSWP - ESWP - NRM - NPM - Hyper Command Star - OAW - EAW - FMF | |
| Other Service branch awards | |
| RMA - RMMM - RMACS - SFC - GSN - CIV | |
| Awards Portal | |