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July 1, 2008

Photo: A cross of honor for D-Day veteran

Journal photo / Bob Thayer
Former U.S. Army amphibious engineer Leo Heroux, right, of Central Falls, who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day, was honored by the French with the Croix De Guerre with palm. The medal, sent from France, was presented by Mayor Charles D. Moreau at City Hall in Central Falls today. The Croix de Guerre, or Cross of War, is a French military decoration created to honor people who fought with the Allies against the Axis forces at any time during World War II.
After the presentation, fellow D-Day veteran Wilson Delasanta, left, of Cumberland, shares a laugh with Heroux and two other D-Day vets at a Central Falls coffee shop.

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