Fray Landing Memorial

Fray Landing Memorial was a memorial constructed by the Republic Military at the site of the Galactic Republic's Fray Landing Base on the Western Ice Shelf of the planet Ilum. It commemorated the lives lost at the base during the early days of the Battle of Ilum against the Sith Empire in 3640 BBY, when Imperial forces overran Fray Landing. Consisting of a torch sconce, the memorial was built by other Republic soldiers sometime before the Gree species took over the Western Ice Shelf in 3638 BBY. "Remember Fray" became a rallying cry among the Republic as the war continued, and the battle there helped Supreme Chancellor Leontyne Saresh secure a massive increase in military spending.

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