NEW ORLEANS (AP) - French officials will present what is being
called the Normandy Liberty Bell to the National World War II
Museum and give the Legion of Honor award to five Louisiana
veterans during Veterans Day celebrations.
France's Legion of Honor Commander Admiral Brac de La Perriere
on Wednesday presents the Normandy Liberty Bell, which is an exact
replica of the Philadelphia original.
Gen. Gratien Maire, head of the Military Mission of the French
Embassy to the U.S., will bestow the Legion of Honor - France's
highest honor - on five Louisiana World War II vets, two
posthumously.
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