D-Day Honors bestowed
Mon, 06/11/2018 - 7:16am
Six veterans received French Legion of Honor medals recognizing their bravery from Vincent Sciama, consul general of France in Louisiana. Gerald Braud of Verdunville was present for the ceremony to receive his honor from Sciama. Braud, 94, was an Army medic and was shot 15 minutes after departing a Higgins boat on Omaha Beach on D-Day.