Pasquale - Patsy -Devivo gets Legion d'Honneur
WWII veteran Pasquale "Patsy" Devivo gets a kiss on both cheeks after receiving the French Legion of Honor medal from his nephew Michael Shasha in a brief ceremony Monday, December 19, 2016 at Bride Brook Health and Rehab in Niantic. Devivo, who served in the 305th Combat Engineer Battalion, landed at Utah Beach in Normandy, France on August 6, 1944 and fought through France until VE Day in 1945. The Legion of Honor award was created by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802 and is the highest honor bestowed for service to the nation. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Source: http://www.theday.com/military/20161219/east-lyme-wwii-veteran-honored-with-french-legion-of-honor
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