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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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Three men who helped to disarm an attacker on a train from Amsterdam to France, (left to right) Anthony Sadler, from Pittsburg, California, Alek Skarlatos from Roseburg, Oregon, and Chris Norman, a British man living in France, pose with medals they received for their bravery at a restaurant in Arras, France, Aug. 22, 2015.
France Honors Men Who Foiled Train Attack
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