PARIS (AP) — France's former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honor medal after being convicted last year of corruption and influence peddling while he was the country’s ...

Lee Sassi, a World War II Army veteran, receives the French Legion of Honor. (Photo from Army.mil) Leggio “Lee” Sassi’s ...

LITTLE ROCK — The French government recognized 12 World War II veterans Monday with its highest distinction, the French Legion of Honor Medal. Among the dozen recipients were four veterans from the ...

Nisei veteran Kazuichi Hamasaki of Maui had France’s highest decoration, the Legion of Honor, pinned on him Oct. 4 at Wailuku Hongwanji. He joins 18 other Mauians, members of the famed 100th Infantry ...

World War II veteran John Homan, 101, receives the Legion of Honor award from Consul General of France Caroline Monvoisin on Wednesday in State College. Mirror photo by Mary Haley A central ...

John F. Homan, a World War II bomber pilot, spent the better part of his life insisting he was no hero. Others flew the same missions, he told his children. Others showed more bravery, sacrificed more ...

As a young sailor assigned to the M Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division in the North Central Coast region of Quang Tri province, Navy Corpsman Don Ballard snaked his way ...