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France Honors Men Who Foiled Train Attack
August 24, 2015 8:25 AM
French President Francois Hollande on Monday bestowed the Legion of Honor, France's highest decoration, on a Briton and three Americans who subdued a heavily armed gunman aboard a high-speed train on Friday.
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From the left, British businessman Chris Norman, Anthony Sadler, a senior at California State University, Sacramento, French President Francois Hollande, U.S. Airman Spencer Stone, and Alek Skarlatos, a U.S. National Guardsman from Roseburg, Oregon pose at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France, Aug. 24, 2015.
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French President Francois Hollande bestows the Legion of Honor upon Alek Skarlatos, a U.S. National Guardsman from Roseburg, Oregon, while U.S. Airman Spencer Stone looks on at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Aug. 24, 2015.
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From left, American Anthony Sadler, U.S. Airman Spencer Stone, U.S. Ambassador to France Jane Hartley and U.S. Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos pose before a news conference at Hartley's residence in Paris, Aug. 23, 2015.
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U.S. Ambassador to France Jane Hartley (2nd right) with student Anthony Sadler (far left), U.S Airman First Class Spencer Stone (2nd left) and National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos as they attend a ceremony at the U.S. embassy in Paris, Aug. 23, 2015.
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