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R. L. George awarded the Legion of Merit by General William Westmoreland. The Legion of Merit is a decoration of the United States and is awarded to foreign military personnel in four grades and to U.S. military personnel without distinction of degree. The following are notable recipients within the award.
Member Conflict Era Branch of Service References Jimmy Carter: World War II Era: U.S. Navy: John Chafee: World War II Era: U.S. Marine Corps [citation needed]Francis Cherry: World War II Era
Fairuz (Monday, 31 August 2020), awarded the Légion d'honneur for the second time by President Emmanuel Macron. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (December 2020), awarded Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour by President Emmanuel Macron, during a visit, parts of which the French media were barred from attending.
Awarded Legion of Honour for his work during the expedition to Easter Island. Edmund Leburton, former prime minister; Gérard Leman (Grand Croix), general. Awarded Legion of Honour for his role in defending Liège during World War I. Benoît Lengelé (Chevalier, 2019), physician, surgeon and anatomist.
The aftermath of two American wars in the second half of the 19th century had seen the formation of several ex-soldiers' organizations. Former Union Army soldiers of the American Civil War of 1861–65 established a fraternal organization, the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), while their Southern brethren formed the United Confederate Veterans (UCV).
The following list of Australian magazines have been sorted according to circulation data that is relevant as of December 2012: [29] Rank 1. Name. Circulation. Founded. Publisher. 1. Australian Women's Weekly. 470,331.
The awards are traditionally published and promoted on 14 July. [5] The following is a non-exhaustive list of recipients of the Legion of Honour awards, since the first ceremony in July 1804. [3] 2,550 individuals can be awarded the insignia every year. [5] The total number of awards is close to 1 million [6] (estimated at 900,000 in 2021, [5 ...
AMVETS. American Veterans ( AMVETS) is a non-partisan, volunteer-led organization formed by World War II veterans of the United States military. It advocates for its members as well as for causes that its members deem helpful to the nation at large. The group holds a Federal charter under Title 36 of the United States Code.