I usually bad mouth the French, but

Alan · Apr 5, 2011

In this case, they have done the right thing.:Cool_thumbs_up:

http://www.wbrz.com/news/louisiana-wwii-hero-honored-by-france/

BATON ROUGE- A hometown hero was honored for his service during World War II by the French government on Monday.

Captain Warren Butcher, once a lead bombardier, led hundreds of air strikes over occupied France in WWII. He flew in a B-26 dropping bombs on key targets during the war.

To the people of France those air raids led to freedom and that's why the entire country honored him with the French Legion of Honor on Monday.

The French consul general in Louisiana was on hand for the ceremony saying, "by bestowing the Legion of Honor on Mr. Warren Butcher, we want also to officially pay tribute to all those young Americans and allies who gave their lives for the values we all believe in."

Butcher came from a military tradition with four of his brothers serving in the war.

When duty called, Butcher left his wife and newborn baby girl to serve. His grandson, Warren Dazzio, says Butcher is often modest about his service but was often in the middle of the fight.

"While he's doing that, there are planes that are shooting at him and shooting him down. And there's flak that's flying everywhere and he talked about many of the people that he knew well that died in the military," said Dazzio.

Butcher's brother was shot down in France during the war and taken into a German POW camp. When that camp was liberated, Butcher was there to welcome his brother back to freedom.
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Droopy · Apr 5, 2011

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