THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF FRANCE IN ATLANTA HAS SCHEDULED A CEREMONY TO BESTOW UPON JOSEPH J. HAMMONDS OF WINDSWEEP FARM ROAD IN UPSON COUNTY THE AWARD OF THE LEGION OF HONOR. THIS IS THE HIGHEST DECORATION BESTOWED BY THE REPUBLIC OF FRANCE AND WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC THROUGH THE AMBASSADOR OF FRANCE TO THE UNITED STATES. THIS AWARD WILL TAKE PLACE AT AMERICAN LEGION POST 160 IN SMYRNA,GA ON WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7 AT 2PM. THE NATIONAL ORDER OF THE LEGION OF HONOR WAS ESTABLISHED BY NAPOLEON BONAPARTE IN 1802.
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