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Monday, August 24, 2015

Americans, Briton who thwarted attack get France’s top honor

PARIS (AP) — The president of France pinned his country’s highest award, the Legion d’Honneur, on three Americans and a Briton on Monday, saying they “gave a lesson in courage” by subduing a heavily armed attacker on a high-speed train carrying 500 passengers to Paris.

President Francois Hollande said that while two of the Americans who tackled the gunman were soldiers, “on Friday you were simply passengers. You behaved as soldiers but also as responsible men.”

Hollande then pinned the medals on U.S. Airman Spencer Stone, National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, and their longtime friend Anthony Sadler. All took part in subduing the gunman as he moved through the Amsterdam-to-Paris train with an assault rifle strapped to his bare chest. British businessman Chris Norman, who jumped into the fray, also received the medal.

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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

USA!! USA!! USA!!

Anonymous said...

Unfortunattely they'd all be locked up in the USofA.

Anonymous said...

Obama would have the FBI harrass the men especially the soldiers for anti-Islamic behaviour. Also it wouldn't be referred to as an Islamic extremist incident, they would say it needs further investigation before we jump to conclusions even though it's fricking obvious.

Anonymous said...

Good thing for the American that it happened in France. He would have been charged with a hate crime in his native land.

Anonymous said...

American military men save France...again

Anonymous said...

Obama is having them audited by the IRS.