Stahl's Oak

Stahl's Oak

The Unites Stars of the Galaxies Assembly received a citizen petition to commemorate Admiral Stahl with a monument for his role in saving the Union ( defeating the Y'All) and remind citizens of the shameful Peace Hawk period. The petition gained tremendous track and the Assembly voted with 98 % for such a monument (The remaining two were not opposed to the idea of honoring Stahl but argued that he was still alive and monuments were for dead people)

The Assembly appropriated almost 20 billion credits and already wanted to search for an artist to come up with a design. It was then Stahl heard about it and he addressed the Assembly saying that the 20 Billion would be better spend on a Memorial to all the beings that lost their lives in that war. The original petitioner told him that the Assembly already approved a monument to him and the Assembly speaker told Stahl that a huge majority of Union Citizens wanted it as well. So he sighed and said. “Plant a tree or something.”

The 20 Billion were then indeed used for a War Memorial and Earth send an acorn from Stahl's home town on Earth. The seed was planted next to the main entrance of the Assembly and called Stahl's Oak. The tree now almost a thousand years old grew to a tremendous tree.

The tree is a popular meeting place and a source of pride to many Union Citizens coming to see the tree.

Acorns of the tree are collected and sent out to any colony or military unit (first come first serve). They come with a certificate that it is from Stahl's Oak. This is the reason there are many Stahl Oaks to be found all across the Union.

Even the leaves are collected and framed and sold as souvenirs to tourists. (The proceeds go to the Orphan and Widow foundation of the United Stars Military Forces.)