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A Royal Award Ceremony, also referred to as the Yavin Ceremony, was held within the ruins of the Great Temple on Yavin 4![](MyCollection_Unit_Yavin IV.jpg) | Yavin IVPlanet | following the Battle of Yavin![](MyCollection_Unit_Battle of Yavin.jpg) | Battle of YavinEventGalactic Civil War | . During this ceremony, Leia Organa![](MyCollection_Unit_Solo, Leia Organa.jpg) | Leia Organa Solo(Human)CharacterMajor Characters | , Princess of Alderaan![](MyCollection_Unit_Alderaan.jpg) | AlderaanPlanet | , honored Luke Skywalker![](MyCollection_Unit_Skywalker, Luke.jpg) | Luke Skywalker(Human)CharacterMajor Characters | , Han Solo![](MyCollection_Unit_Solo, Han.jpg) | Han Solo(Human)CharacterMajor Characters | and Chewbacca![](MyCollection_Unit_Chewbacca.jpg) | Chewbacca(Wookiee)CharacterMajor Characters | for their heroic roles in destroying the first Death Star![](MyCollection_Unit_DS-1 Orbital Battle Station.jpg) | Death StarStarshipSpace Stations | . In front of hundreds of troops![](MyCollection_Unit_Rebel Honor Guard.jpg) | Rebel Honor Guard(Rebel Alliance)OrganizationRebel Alliance | and technicians, the heroes were awarded the Medal of Bravery, the highest decoration for military valor given by the Alliance to Restore the Republic. C-3PO![](MyCollection_Unit_C-3PO.jpg) | C-3PO(3PO-series Protocol Droid)CharacterDroids | and R2-D2![](MyCollection_Unit_R2-D2.jpg) | R2-D2(R2-series Astromech Droid)CharacterDroids | , the droid partners that carried the Death Star plans from Tatooine![](MyCollection_Unit_Tatooine.jpg) | TatooinePlanet | to Yavin, also received honors during the ceremony, being placed on the podium on the side of the Princess. The awarding ceremony was followed by a series of speeches from Alliance officials, and then a feast, during which many toasts were drunk in honor of the new heroes, and Chewbacca was awarded his own gold medal. Years after the victory at Yavin, when a New Republic had been founded, those who originally attended the ceremony retained fond memories of it, as the crowning event of the Alliance.Read more... |
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