Golden Wings

The Golden Wings were the fourth embellishment of the Kalidor Crescent, the highest honor confered by the Alliance to Restore the Republic, awarded only by the Alliance Chief of State or by the Supreme Commander of the Alliance Armed Forces for the highest acts of heroism and gallantry against an overwhelming force. Those eligible for the fourth embellishment required a living military individual performing a fifth act of such behavior, a nomination from a superior officer or an Alliance Civil Government representative, and to have been previously awarded the Bronze Cluster, the Silver Talons, and the Silver Scimitar for their Kalidor Crescent.

The embellishment itself were a set of gold wings that were placed on the likened appearance of a kalidor in flight, an avian predator species from the Core Worlds planet Davnar II. Previous embellishments were the Bronze Cluster, the Silver Talons, and the Silver Scimitar, while the Diamond Eyes were the subsequent and final embellishment.

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