US Marines avert bloodbath in northern France

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Four men received the French the Legion d’Honneur.   I personally expect such actions from the US Military.   I am given hope that a US College student stepped up.   And while I may have issues with some of the Brits on this forum the 3 months I spent with UK military in Bashra showed me the fine traditions of the British Military (I supported the Royal Army, Navy, AF and Marines, top notch men.).



Three Americans received France’s highest honor from its President this morning after risking their lives to stop a terror attack on a train before it could get in motion. The three quick-thinking Americans, joined by a British businessman who helped in rendering the terrorist immobile, received high praise from Francois Hollande. “We are giving you the highest distinction of the country to show you how much we appreciate what you did,” declared François Hollande:

It’s good to see bona-fide heroes get their due. The natural inclination for human beings is to run from danger, but some men and women train themselves to run toward it to save others. We see them in our military, our police, fire, and EMT departments as well. Occasionally we see it in others, too; who among us can ever forget Todd Beamer’s “Let’s roll” on Flight 93, when a planeful of Americans gave up their lives to defeat the plans of the 9/11 hijackers?

http://hotair.com/archives/2015/08/24/video-three-americans-awarded-legion-of-honor-by-french-president/

[dimple joe]

Good news indeed.

The UK newspapers are also saying "Mr Norman, Mr Stone, Mr Skarlatos and Mr Sadler, will reportedly be made chevaliers, or knights."

One or two negative comments as usual, the best was :-

Mkendi Adebolajo, Southwark, United Kingdom, 3 minutes ago
According to my friend who works in the CIA, there is a department in the CIA that comes up with and executes plans to discredit Islam. After this staged incident I believe it to be true.

 

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Sacramento to hold parade for 3 American heroes
Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos grew up in Sacramento area

Published  1:39 PM PDT Aug 24, 2015

http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/sacramento-to-hold-parade-for-3-american-heroes/34888686

 

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