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	Légion d'Honneur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Honours and Medals — The Légion d'Honneur (The Legion of Honour) — France
		At first the Legion of Honour was made up of cohorts, corresponding to territorial divisions, with headquarters throughout France in the chateaux and ecclesiastical palaces that had been confiscated during the Revolution.
		He represents the Legion of Honour in litigation, is the keeper of the Seal of the Order and presents to the Chief of State all the reports, draft decrees, regulations and decisions concerning the Legion of Honour.
	www.64-baker-street.org /honours/hon_legion_d_honneur.html (1580 words)

	The Legion of Honour
		Created in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, the Legion of Honour is the highest award given by the French Republic for outstanding service to France, regardless of the social status or the nationality of the recipients.
		The Legion of Honour was established by law on May 19, 1802.
		No emblem had ever received the Legion of Honour until Napoleon III bestowed it upon the flags of regiments that had distinguished themselves during the Italian campaigns.
	www.ambafrance-au.org /article.php3?id_article=469 (1621 words)

	Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Legion.
		Thus, speaking of the houseless poor we should say, “Their name is Legion;” so also we should say of the diseases arising from want of cleanliness, the evils of ignorance, and so on.
		The Roman legion that discomfited the Marcomanni in 179 is so called, because (as the legend informs us) a thunderstorm was sent in answer to the prayers of certain Christians; this storm relieved the thirst of the legion.
		In like manner a hail-storm was sent to the aid of Joshua, at the time when he commanded the sun to stay its course, and assisted the Israelites to their victory.
	www.bartleby.com /81/10090.html (153 words)

	Legion of Honour 2005
		The Legion of Honour recognises the high esteem in which Australian veterans are held for their role in the liberation of France during World War II.
		Instituted in 1802 by Emperor Napoleon, the Legion of Honour is the highest award given by the French Republic for outstanding service to France, regardless of the social status or the nationality of the recipients.
		The Legion of Honour Medal is made of white enamel and shaped like a five-sided, double pointed star, that is encircled by a green wreath of oak laurel leaves.
	www.dva.gov.au /commem/loh/index.htm (197 words)

	The Legion of Honour : Legion d'Honneur : Napoleon Bonaparte : Napoleonic era : Military Awards : Medals : Details : ...
		The Legion of Honour was an institution that was open to all men, although initially only Frenchmen, who had either acted bravely on the battlefield or had served civil France in some exemplary way.
		It was created in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte as part of a reward system for good service and its inductees received the Legion's small white-enamelled cross, which hung on a red-silk ribbon, as a public show of gratitude.
		Some 48,000 men became part of the Legion, only 1200 of them civilians, but all were stipulated as being equals by Bonaparte.
	www.napoleonguide.com /legionorg.htm (234 words)

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		Special Legion of Honour schools were also opened for the instruction of the daughters of legionnaires.
		Faced with the extraordinary success of the Legion of Honour, it might be thought that all the intellectuals and political figures who participated in its creation enthusiastically supported the project.
		The reputation that the Legion of Honour acquired in 10 years was such that even after the fall of the Empire and the restoration of the monarchy, it lost none of its splendour.
	www.napoleonicsociety.com /english/Life_Nap_Chap22.htm (1741 words)

	Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Legion of Honour. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In 1843 there were 49,417 members, but in 1851 one new member was elected for every two extinct ones, so that the honour was no longer a mere farce.
		The old Legion consisted of Grand Cross, Grand Officers, Commanders, Officers, and Chevaliers, and the ribbon of the order was red.
		“The Legion of Honour gives pensions to its military members, and free education to some four hundred of the daughters, sisters, and nieces of its members.”
	www.bonus.com /contour/bartlettqu/http@@/www.bartleby.com/81/10091.html (154 words)

	French culture \| people\| Pauline Trigere awarded Legion of Honour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Noted fashion designer Pauline Trigére was awarded the Legion of Honor on Dec. 13, 2001, by Richard Duqué, Consul General of France at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York.
		This is a very special occasion, since we are here to pay tribute to Pauline Trigère and bestow upon her the Legion of Honor, France's highest national order.
		Red happens to be the color of the Legion d'Honneur, which you are being awarded today in recognition of your remarkable achievements in the world of style, and as an ambassador of the French Touch to the United States.
	www.frenchculture.org /people/honorees/trigere.html (1005 words)

	Légion d'honneur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The order’s motto is Honneur et patrie ("Honour and Motherland"), and its seat is the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur on the Left Bank of the River Seine in Paris.
		This decoration, a cross on a large sash and a silver star with an eagle became known as the Grand Aigle, and later in 1814 as the grand cordon (French for "Large sash").
		The badge is suspended by an enameled laurel and oak wreath.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Legion_of_Honour (2224 words)

	MediaGuardian.co.uk \| Media \| Putin 'should be stripped of Legion of Honour'
		The French government was today urged to strip the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, of one of France's highest awards, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour.
		The press freedom watchdog Reporters Sans Frontières called for the award to be revoked in the wake of the recent murder of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who was a critic of the Kremlin and its war in Chechnya.
		RSF appealed to to the French president, Jacques Chirac, and to France's Council of State, the body that issues the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, to revoke the award.
	media.guardian.co.uk /site/story/0,,1927724,00.html (318 words)

	Legion of Honour 2004
		On 6 June 2004 the French Government presented the Legion of Honour to 10 Australian veterans in recognition of Australia's contribution to D-Day operations during World War II.
		They were presented with their Legion of Honour Medal by French President Jacques Chirac during those ceremonies.
		Dacre Smyth was presented with the Legion of Honour by France's President Jacques Chirac, at the International ceremony at Arromanches-les-bains, Normandy.
	www.dva.gov.au /commem/loh/gallery/jun2004.htm (497 words)

	Reporters sans frontières - Russia
		The request was addressed to the Council of State and to Chirac, as Grand Master of the Order of the Legion of Honour.
		“The Legion of Honour is France’s highest award and the Grand Cross is the highest rank within the order,” the press freedom organisation said.
		Legion of Honour award for Putin condemned as “unworthy of France”
	www.rsf.org /article.php3?id_article=19375 (546 words)

	FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
		Napoleon Bonaparte created the French Legion of Honour on 20 May 1802 in order to reward military achievements or other forms of extraordinary service to the State.
		The Legion of Honour has five ranks: knight, officer, commander, grand officer and grand cross.
		Today, two-thirds of the members of the Legion of Honour have a military background, while the remaining third are civilians.
	www.fifa.com /en/media/index/0,1369,101535,00.html?articleid=101535 (277 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Legion of honour
		The French Foreign Legion says that the number of British recruits to its ranks has plummeted because they are too soft to make it through basic training.
		One, a Frenchman who joined claiming to be Swiss (apart from the officer class, French citizens are barred from the Legion and join in disguise), was rumoured to be the disgraced son of a French regular army colonel.
		Max went to work in the Legion's administration dept in Aubagne; Garcia, Henni and I were dispatched to Corsica to join the 2ème Régiment étranger de parachutistes - the Legion's only parachute regiment.
	www.guardian.co.uk /g2/story/0,3604,1685391,00.html (2293 words)

	Reporters sans frontières - Russia
		Reporters Without Borders voiced outrage today that French President Jacques Chirac bestowed the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour - one of the highest decorations awarded by a country that considers itself the birthplace of human rights - on Russian President Vladimir Putin on 22 September.
		An Elysée Palace spokesman said the award, given on the penultimate day of a visit by President Putin that ended with a French - Russian - German tripartite summit on 23 September in Compiègne, was given for his contribution to friendship between Russia and France.
		The organisation added: “Elevating a press freedom predator to the rank of Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour is an insult to all those in Russia who fight for press freedom, the freedom to be informed and the survival of effective democracy in their country.”
	www.rsf.org /article.php3?id_article=18989 (541 words)

	Baden-Powell, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor
		True to the stated ideals of Napoleon when founding the order, the membership of the Legion is remarkably egalitarian; both men and women, French citizens and foreigners, civilians and military personnel, irrespective of rank, birth, or religion, can be admitted to any of the classes of the Legion.
		Admission into the Legion for war services automatically carries with it the award of the Croix de Guerre, the highest French military medal.
		The Legion has five classes, listed in descending rank: grand cross (limited to 80 members), grand officer (200), commander (1,000), officer (4,000), and knight, or chevalier (unlimited).
	www.pinetreeweb.com /legion-of-honor.htm (520 words)

	French Legion of Honour Presentation and Luncheon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		CFB Esquimalt, Victoria BC Today by awarding the Legion of Honour, founded by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802, France says ‘thank you’ for that remarkable effort by honouring some 30 outstanding Canadians of whom four are from BC, with three from the Victoria area.
		Lieutenant Lorimer and Squadron Leader Sager join the ranks of those most honoured Canadians who through time, have demonstrated their allegiance to Canada through duty, service and sacrifice in support of the needs of the human family, wherever they may be in our troubled world.
		This special award of the Legion of Honour salutes an enduring tradition of service by Canadians that continues into our own time.
	www.ltgov.bc.ca /whatsnew/sp/sp_jul15_2004.htm (369 words)

	Legion of Honour - GiveUpAlready.com
		LoH was the third alliance that i ever joined and it was completely different from the others, it gave me this feeling that great things could be accomplished at LoH and in KoC.
		LoH is just a great alliance with a bunch of friends.
		Legion of Honour is a great alliance with many helpful people.
	www.giveupalready.com /showthread.php?t=11625 (916 words)

	French Culture \| people : Legion of Honor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		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.
		For more information about the Legion of Honor, consult the comprehensive dossier on the main French Embassy website.
	www.frenchculture.org /people/texts/honor.html (194 words)

	CIOL : Executive Track : News: Ben Verwaayen honoured (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		LONDON: BT (British Telecom) is announcing that its chief executive officer, Ben Verwaayen, will today receive the Chevalier de la Légion d 'Honneur medal from Christine Lagarde, the French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade.
		The Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honour), is an Order of Chivalry first established by Napoléon Bonaparte, First Consul of the French Republic, on May 19, 1802.
		It is the most senior Order in France, and appointment to the Legion is a great honour.
	www.ciol.com /content/news/exeTrack/2006/106060902.asp (386 words)

	PM - 10 Australian soldiers awarded French Legion of Honour
		MARK BANNERMA: Honouring war veterans is something France takes very seriously, and 60 years after World War II it is still handing out honours to those who helped liberate the country from the Germans.
		Fellow Legion of Honour recipient, Don Croft, a former gunner for the Royal Australian Navy, was equally surprised when he was told about the award.
		MARK BANNERMAN: And a very worthy recipient of the Legion of Honour, Don Croft, speaking there with Paula Kruger.
	www.abc.net.au /pm/content/2005/s1506432.htm (699 words)

	The War Amps: News Release - War Amps Cliff Chadderton to Receive France's Legion of Honour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Cliff Chadderton, Chief Executive Officer of The War Amps and Chairman of the National Council of Veteran Associations, has been advised by Philippe Guelluy, France's Ambassador to Canada, that he has been named a Knight in the Order of the Legion of Honour.
		Created in l802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, the Legion of Honour is the highest award given by the French Republic for outstanding service to France.
		Chadderton will be presented with the Legion of Honour at a later date.
	www.waramps.ca /news/cliff/04-05-26.html (252 words)

	CBC.ca Arts - Jerry Lewis clowns his way to Legion of Honour
		France has capped off its fascination with comedian Jerry Lewis by inducting him into the Legion of Honour.
		Lewis is one of 37 foreigners who have received the Legion of Honour, an award created in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte to be given for outstanding service to France.
		He received the honorary title of "Legion Commander" in a raucous ceremony in Paris on Thursday, which fell on his 80th birthday.
	www.cbc.ca /arts/story/2006/03/16/jerry-lewis.html (1281 words)

	BN19-09: LEGION TO HONOUR SUDETENS WHO SERVED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Bud Melin will present a special commemorative scroll to the citizens of Tomslake on Sunday, August 1, 1999 at 11:00 am in ceremonies which will be held on the Church/Museum grounds in Tomslake.
		A Legion Colour Party from Dawson Creek will be in attendance for the presentation and includes: Comrades Giles Dudley, Don McCafferty, Jim Thorpe, Stan Hill, Vince Slowinski Sr., Lin Schafer and two members of the Dawson Creek RCMP detatchment.
		About one month after the establishment of the Sudeten German settlement in the Tomslake area, duroing 1939, at the start of the Second World War, 46 young men volunteered to serve in the Canadian Armed Forces.
	www.calverley.ca /Part19-Veterans/BN19-09.htm (183 words)

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	CNN.com - Legion of Honour for French Nazi hunter - September 26, 2000
		CNN.com - Legion of Honour for French Nazi hunter - September 26, 2000
		Klarsfeld said he was very happy to be honoured.
		"After all, I'm the only person who has ever demonstrated outside the chancellery of the Legion of Honour," he said referring to his demand that Papon be stripped of his own Legion of Honour.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/09/26/france.klarsfeld.ap (629 words)

	CBC.ca Arts - France gives Norman Mailer its highest honour
		American writer Norman Mailer has been decorated with France’s most exalted award, the Legion of Honour, for his contribution to literature.
		Mailer, who has difficulty walking, and accepted the medal while seated, said he adored the French language but was never able to master it.
		The medal of Chevalier, or Knight of the Legion of Honour, is made of silver and has a white enameled laurel and oak wreath bearing the head of Marianne, the female personification of the French republic, on a blue enamel ring.
	www.cbc.ca /story/arts/national/2006/03/04/mailer-honour.html (1452 words)

	BBC News \| Africa \| Tutu awarded Legion of Honour
		Archbishop Desmond Tutu, awarded the Legion of Honor for his anti-apartheid activities
		The French President Jacques Chirac has bestowed France's highest civil award on Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the last day of his visit to South Africa.
		Decorating Archbishop Tutu with the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour - France's highest award for non-heads of state - Mr Chirac praised his role in fighting for reconciliation in the newly-democratic South Africa.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/121872.stm (292 words)

	French Legion of Honour for rights activist
		A CITY-BASED human rights activist will be conferred France’s highest civilian decoration, the Legion d’Honneur (Legion of Honour) later this month.
		Father Cedric Prakash, Director of PRASHANT, the Jesuit Centre for Human Rights, Justice and Peace based in Ahmedabad, received a message informing him of the honour from French Ambassador to India Dominique Girard on Monday.
		‘‘I feel honoured that the French government has recognised the large-scale human rights violation in the state,’’ said Father Prakash, who testified before the US commission for International Religious Freedom in Washington on the 2002 riots.
	cities.expressindia.com /fullstory.php?newsid=182952 (174 words)

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