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100-year-old WWII Army vet awarded French Legion of Honor
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 5 months ago(twitter.com/ALDesjonqueres) The Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur, Legion of Honor, is the...
He faced the horrors of WWII. Now this veteran is receiving France's highest honor
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoErnest Marvel has a case full of medals in his Frankford home. He was awarded his most recent...
Iconic Singer Harry Belafonte Is Dead At 96, See Spike Lee's Sweet Tribute
CinemaBlend via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 16: (Exclusive Coverage) Harry Belafonte receives the National Order...
'This story has to be told': 100-year-old Loveland WWII veteran awarded top French honor
The Coloradoan via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNearly 80 years after Roger Smith landed a glider plane in a vineyard in the Le Muy area of southern...
Ukrainians Oksana Zabuzhko, Oleg Sentsov awarded French Legion of Honor order
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe French Embassy in Ukraine presented the Legion of Honor, the highest French order of merit, to Ukrainian writer Oksana Zabuzhko and filmmaker-turned-soldier Oleg Sentsov at a ceremony in Kyiv on July 14.
New Orleans hat seller honored by France for service in WWII
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA 99-year-old New Orleans businessman best known in the city as a proprietor of his family's...
France bestows further honor on former United Nations ambassador and Atlanta mayor Andrew Young
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFrance wants the world to know it has not forgotten about Andrew Young. The former mayor of Atlanta,...
Eighty years later, 'France has not forgotten' Pekin veteran's World War II service
Pekin Daily Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWhile he agreed that it would be a great segue to stories about his World War II service in the...
Opinion: The one lesson to take away from Henry Kissinger’s journey
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoEditor’s Note: This article was first published in May, 2023. David A. Andelman, a contributor to...
What is Flag Day? What to know about one of America's oldest symbols and the day honoring it
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAmerica will participate in a 74-year-old tradition on June 14 by celebrating Flag Day. While not...