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	DeMolay International
		The Legion of Honor was founded for the purpose of bringing together a select few out of the millions who have knelt at the altar of DeMolay.
		Legion of Honor recipients must have actively demonstrated outstanding leadership in some field of endeavor, whether it be a civic, professional, fraternal or spiritual arena.
		The Legion's mission is to consecrate the hearts and minds of its members to an unfaltering belief of God, support of the public schools, and defense of the rights of all.
	www.demolay.org /community/organizations/loh.shtml (441 words)

	ParisTempo Magazine
		The emperor intended membership in the Legion of Honor to be a distinction of such illustriousness that it would fire people's imagination, spur soldiers to valor and be held in high esteem in other countries.
		Though the veterans were awarded the medal to recognize their military contribution, the legion of honor is esteemed internationally as the highest honor given civilians for outstanding achievements in cultural, scientific, academic and humanitarian endeavors.
		The Legion of Honor was retained during the Restoration, and Victor Hugo and Lamartine were made knights in 1825.
	www.paristempo.com /honor.html (1505 words)

	French Culture \| people : Legion of Honor
		Recipients of this honor are named by decree signed by the President of the Republic.
		After 150 years, the general aspect of the medal has not changed: a white enameled star of five rays on a wreath of leaves with a gold medallion in the center, ringed by blue enamel.
		The Legion of Honor's illustrious past is commemorated at the Musée de la Légion d'Honneur et des Ordres de Chevalerie (National Museum of the Legion of Honor and the Orders of Chivalry), founded in the Palace of the Grand Chancellery (Paris) in 1925.
	www.info-france-usa.org /culture/people/texts/honor.html (194 words)

	Legion of Honor pinned on D-Day veterans - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		PARIS -- French officers pinned the Legion of Honor on the chests of 99 former American soldiers Saturday, thanking them at a pomp-filled military ceremony for helping to free Europe from Nazism 60 years ago.
		Dedick and her husband Andrew, 87, a former military doctor, met during the war and received Legions of Honor together, holding hands in the hot Paris sun.
		Grace Bender said her father, Joe Morisi, 91, of Washington, D.C., was overwhelmed when he heard about his Legion of Honor and was eager to make the trip to France so he could visit the graves of fallen comrades in Normandy.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/s_197556.html (927 words)

	Smith '58 Made Knight of the Legion of Honor
		Anthony (Tony) Smith,'58, was honored by the Republic of France on Nov. 28, 2005, with the award of Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honor).
		Among the few Americans to be similarly honored as members of the Legion are Norman Schwarzkopf, '56, and Colin Powell.
		From the outset, the emperor intended membership in the Legion of Honor to be a distinction of such illustriousness that it would fire people's imagination, spur soldiers to valor and be held in high esteem in other countries.
	www.aogusma.org /as/firstcall/Dec05/LegionHonor.htm (303 words)

	Albert Pike DeMolay Bodies
		The Honorary Legion of Honor shall not be given only for service on an Advisory Council of a DeMolay Chapter or a DeMolay Knighthood Priory, or as a Chevalier Court Advisor.
		Initially when the Legion of Honor Degree was created by the Supreme Council in 1925, the minimum age was twenty years and subsequently it was raised to twenty-one years and in 1936 it was raised to twenty-two years.
		Nominations for the DeMolay Legion of Honor are then made to the Supreme Council by the Executive Officer of Texas.
	www.albertpikedemolay.org /history/aboutleg.html (700 words)

	BBC News \| Entertainment \| Cronkite awarded top honour
		Legion of Honor president Guy Wildenstein said Cronkite's involvement in reporting World War II and his position as anchorman on the CBS Evening News during the following decades made him "the voice of America."
		It is a measure of the bond between Cronkite and the American public that after he denounced the Vietnam war in 1968, President Lyndon Johnson became convinced that the country had turned against the conflict and decided not to seek re-election.
		The 82-year-old is already a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour - the highest such honour in France.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/227195.stm (241 words)

	WILLIAM S. CLAPPER AWARDED FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		WILLIAM S. — June 13, 2005 — William S. Clapper, executive vice president of CFM International, has been made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, France's most prestigious award and the country's highest civilian honor.
		Clapper is being recognized for his long-standing contributions to the development of commercial aviation and furthering the successful industrial cooperation between the United States and France.
		The Legion of Honor was created by Napolèon Bonaparte in l802 to recognize and reward individuals for their military service to their country.
	www.cfm56.com /news/press/2005/cfm05-14.htm (365 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Vets may be eligible for French medal
		U.S. veterans who helped in the liberation of France during World War II could be eligible to receive the French Legion of Honor Medal in the future.
		Copies of these documents should be forwarded with the request for consideration to the French Legion of Honor to the Defence Attache, Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007.
		Approximately 100 French Legion of Honor Medals will be awarded each year in the United States at the home of each veteran or at a public ceremony during a patriotic holiday.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600160967,00.html (434 words)

	Degree of Chevalier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Degree of Chevalier is the highest honor for distinguished DeMolay service that can be awarded to a DeMolay by the International Supreme Council of the Order of DeMolay.
		He wanted to honor them now, instead of waiting for them to be nominated for the Legion of Honor in years to come.
		He also wanted to honor Senior DeMolays who had been working with chapters even though they were not Masons, but had performed outstanding service to the Order.
	home.earthlink.net /~mdphillipus/id28.html (281 words)

	French culture \| people: Iris Cantor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		François Bujon de l'Estang, Ambassador of France in the United States, officiated at this medal ceremony, held at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York.
		As the chairman and president of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, created with your late husband in 1978, you have devoted your life to the arts as well as to cultural, educational, and medical institutions and programs throughout the world.
		Now it is a great pleasure for me, in recognition of your exceptional and enlighted generosity, to confer on you the medal of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
	frenchculture.org /people/honorees/cantor.html (574 words)

	Reference - Étienne Maurice Gérard
		In the campaign of France of 1814, and especially at La Rothière and Montereau, he won still greater distinction.
		After the first restoration he was named by Louis XVIII of France Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor and chevalier of St Louis.
		In 1836 he was named grand chancellor of the Legion of Honor in succession to Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, and in 1838 commander of the National Guards of the Seine, an office which he held till 1842.
	mywebpage.netscape.com /AAVSO1604/etienne-maurice-gerard-reference.html (520 words)

	Top Honor for a Distinguished Career
		Al-Zamil, president of Hamed A. Al-Zamil & Bros., was made Knight of the Legion of Honor through a decree from French President Jacques Chirac with the award presented by France’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Bernard Poletti.
		The Legion of Honor was established by law on May 19, 1802.
		The insignia consists of a star of five rays with the profile of the French Republic surrounded by a wreath of oak and laurel.
	www.arabnews.com /?page=9§ion=0&article=36312&d=12&m=12&y=2003 (952 words)

	UI Writers' Workshop director Conroy joins French Legion of Honor
		IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Frank Conroy, director of the Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa, recently received the government of France's highest cultural honor when he was named a Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters.
		The Legion of Honor was established by Napoleon.
		The title Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters is similar to being named a knight by Britain's monarchy.
	itsnt166.iowa.uiowa.edu /uns-archives/1997/november/1121conroy.html (273 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin
		Barney Hajiro, one of 21 Medal of Honor recipients from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, will receive another honor next month for his part in the liberation of France in World War II.
		French Consul General Fredic Desagneaux is expected to present Hajiro, 88, with his country's Legion of Honor with the rank of "chevalier" Oct. 14 on deck of the French surveillance frigate Prairial during its port call here.
		The medal is one of the most prestigious French awards and the country's highest civilian honor.
	starbulletin.com /columnist/column.php?id=7662&col_id=27 (404 words)

	Central Kentucky News-Journal
		William "Bill" Donaldson Gaddie, a former resident of Campbellsville, was slated for France's highest honor.
		On Feb. 24, the French government conferred on seven men the country's highest honor.
		They were granted the rank of Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honor.
	www.cknj.com /articles/2005/04/13/news/02honor.txt (896 words)

	French Awards - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums
		Here is an excellent Officer's badge to the Legion of Honor.
		This one is in real "GOLD" and the enamel is high quality and the wreath in in high releaf but doesn't show in this image but several of the leaves are raised.
		There are so many variations of the Legion of Honors that one could spend a lifetime collecting them.
	www.wehrmacht-awards.com /forums/showthread.php?t=5993 (321 words)

	Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Michel Rosenfeld was awarded the Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honor at a ceremony held at the French Consulate.
		The Legion of Honor is the highest award given by the French Republic for outstanding service to France.
		On June 4, 2004, Professor Rosenfeld received word that French President Jacques Chirac signed a decree awarding him the honor in recognition of his outstanding contributions as a legal scholar and his interest in French law and culture.
	www.cardozo.yu.edu /news_events/news/news_information.asp?ID=613 (96 words)

	Wikinfo \| Légion d'honneur
		The Légion d'honneur (in English: Legion of Honor) is an order of merit given by the Government of France.
		First instituted by Emperor Napoleon I on May 19, 1802, it is one of the most prestigious French awards and the country's highest civilian honor.
		Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Legion_d'Honneur (143 words)

	761st Tank Battalion
		The medal is an enameled star of five rays surmounted on a wreath of leaves, a gold medallion in the center having a set of crossed tricolore, surrounded by the Legion's motto Honneur et patrie (Honour and Fatherland) and its foundation date in a blue enamel ring.
		Copies of these documents should be forwarded with the request for consideration for the French Legion of Honor to the Defense Attache, Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC 20007.
		Approximately 100 French Legion of Honor medals will be awarded each year in the United States at the home of each veteran or at a public ceremony during a patriotic holiday event.
	www.761st.com /index.php?page=News (974 words)

	Georgia DeMolay Online - News Briefs
		Several honor were also bestowed upon deserving individuals.
		Dad Russ Nobles (Samuel S. Lawrence Chapter) received the Legion of Honor.
		Two advisors received the Cross of Honor; they are Dad Jon Challen (State Staff) and Dad Tom Tinley (Augusta Chapter).
	www.gademolay.org /news/040727.html (187 words)

	Caller.com: Local News
		Nelson Duke, who will be honored by the French for helping to supply a French outpost in Indochina, shows a WWII-era photo of himself flying a Navy Corsair fighter.
		France will also honor Johnny Lee Williams of Corpus Christi with the Chevalier de la Legion d’ Honneur for his efforts at the Battle of the Bulge, which occurred during World War II in northern France.
		The CIA has not specifically honored the 37 pilots who flew the Dien Bien Phu missions, although in June 2001 it issued a Unit Citation Award in recognition of all who served with Civil Air Transport and its secret successor, Air America, which ended operations in 1976.
	www.caller.com /ccct/local_news/article/0,1641,CCCT_811_3554952,00.html (624 words)

	Frenchculture.org \| Merce Cunningham Legion of Honor April 04 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France to the United States, conferred the insignia of Officer of the French Legion of Honor on dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham.
		The highest award bestowed by the French government, the National Order of the Legion of Honor was founded by Napoleon Bonaparte to recognize outstanding achievement in the military as well as in the public and private sectors.
		The Order is made up of five ranks: chevalier, officier, commandeur, grand officier, and grand croix.
	www.frenchculture.org /people/honorees/merce04.html (206 words)

	Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Part II, L -- Z, by Anatole Cerfberr and Jules François Christophe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		LACEPEDE (Comte de), a celebrated naturalist, born at Agen in 1756, died at Paris in 1825. Grand chancelor of the Legion of Honor for several years towards the beginning of the nineteenth century. This well-known philosopher was invited to Cesar Birotteau’s celebrated ball, December 17, 1818.
		Marius, the cognomen, become hereditary, of a native of Toulouse, who established himself as a Parisian hair-dresser and was thus nick-named by the Chevalier de Parny, one of his patrons, in the early part of the nineteenth century. He handed down this name of Marius as a kind of permanent property to his successors.
		MARMUS (Madame), wife of a savant, who was an officer in the Legion of Honor and a member of the Institute. They lived together on rue Duguay-Trouin in Paris, and were (in 1840) on intimate terms with Zelie Minard.
	www.sakoman.net /pg/html/2469.htm (6203 words)

	CAT Pilots Honored with France's Highest Award
		On February 24, 2005, the Government of France will honor the seven surviving American civilian pilots who voluntarily flew many hazardous supply missions to the besieged French Expeditionary Forces gallantly holding out at Dien Bien Phu (North Vietnam).
		In addition, his 50,000-man army and legions of laborers dug trenches closer and closer to the French perimeter and even dug tunnels under some positions.
		Smith worked with the pilots being honored and flew in Indochina himself: jks707@earthlink.net.
	www.air-america.org /News/CAT_Pilots_Receive_French_Award.shtml (1511 words)

	Honor Roll - Knights of the French Legion of Honor
		Honor Roll - Knights of the French Legion of Honor
		Napoleon Bonaparte founded the Legion of Honor in 1802 to recognize unusual military and government services.
		There are five levels: grand croix (grand cross), grand officier (grand officer), commandeur (commander), officier (officer) and chevalier (knight).
	www.neam.org /lafescweb/honorroll.html (590 words)

	WPI - Transformations: Maintaining a Lifeline
		For many months, Johnson was preoccupied with efforts to evacuate the Czechoslovakian Legion, a hardened band of Czech and Slovak prisoners of war and deserters from the Austro-Hungarian army eager to return to the fight.
		Before departing Russia in 1922, Johnson received the Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honor from France for his courage in helping evacuate French troops.
		But when the Institute later asked him to become its president, he wrote that he was a “railroad man, not a college man.” On a return trip to Russia in 1930, the government asked him to head its railway system, but Johnson turned down that offer, too, due to failing health.
	www.wpi.edu /News/Transformations/2005Winter/timecapsule.html (848 words)

	William "Billy" Bishop
		In just 15 minutes of furious combat Bishop accounted for five enemy aircraft - four Pfalz DiII scouts and an LVG two-seater; bringing his victory tally to 75 confirmed (72 aircraft, 3 balloons) and five unconfirmed victories (all aircraft).
		On his return to England, Bishop was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel on 5 August and posted as the Officer Commanding-designate of the Canadian Air Force Section of the General Staff, Headquarters Overseas Military Forces of Canada.
		He has destroyed not fewer than forty-five hostile machines within the past five months, frequently attacking enemy formations single-handed, and on all occasions displaying a fighting spirit and determination to get to close quarters with his opponents, which have earned the admiration of all in contact with him."
	www.billybishop.net /bishop1.html (4182 words)

	Damon Mott Gunn, Colonel, United States Army
		His medals included the Legion of Merit, and the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Soldier's medals.
		Was a member of the Army and Navy Club, and the Kenwood and Army Navy country clubs.
		His body was not recovered and an "In Memory Of" notation appears on his parents gravestone.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /dmgunn.htm (269 words)

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