Legion d'Honneur

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French award for distinguished civil or military service; the most prestigious award given by the French government. Created in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte. Literally, "Legion of Honor", of course.

American recipients include Julia Child, Jerry Lewis, and Norman Schwarzkopf.

Sources
http://www.theaerodrome.com/medals/france/loh.html
http://www.msnbc.com/news/492568.asp

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Melvin Van Peebles	Charles Langbridge Morgan	John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever	Anthony Meyer
Jules-Joseph Lefebvre	Raymond Kopa	Jacques Cousteau	What Would Jackie Chan Do?
Julia Child	Norman Schwarzkopf	I don't think I realized what I had gotten myself into, but it seemed like the potential for fun and insanity were there in equal parts	For a recreational activity to cause any degree of distress is simply unacceptable
Le Front National	Hughes Medal	Cécile Chaminade	Valentin Lebedev
Georges Braque	The Grades of the Iron Cross	Legion	Vichy Government
Culinary Institute of America	Jerry Lewis

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