French Consul General, Michael Charbonnier, pins the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor medal to Air Force Col. (ret) Arnold Gabriel during a ceremony at the French Embassy in Washington, , Nov 10, to honor other World War II veterans who helped in the liberation of France. Gabriel who retired from the Air Force as a conductor for the band was an Army machine gunner and saw action on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. (Navy

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