Hon. Guillaume Lacroix, Consul General of France in
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Hon. Guillaume Lacroix, Consul General of France in Chicago, shakes the hand of WWII veteran Edward Morrissette after presenting him the French Legion of Honor medal Oct. 30, 2019, at the Omaha Army Reserve Center in Elkhorn, Nebraska. Morrissette served with the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, in seven campaigns and multiple beach landings, including Omaha Beach on D-Day June 6, 1944, and was nominated for the award by his family. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Maj. Scott Ingalsbe)
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