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GEN Milley Awarded France's Highest Medal of Honor
« on: June 05, 2023, 11:51:49 am »
GEN Milley Awarded France's Highest Medal of Honor
.By Tara Copp & Sylvie Corbet
 
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron awarded France’s highest medal of honor to the U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman, Gen. Mark Milley, on Friday for his role in coordinating support for Ukraine and for his more than 40-year military career spent in defense of democracy.

Milley, who is traveling in France to attend ceremonies at Normandy to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, is close to finishing a four-year term as the top U.S. military officer and plans to retire when his tenure as chairman ends Sept. 30.


Macron awarded Milley the order of Commander of the Legion of Honor at a closed ceremony at the Élysée, the presidential palace. The medal was created by French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802. It is awarded to about 2,000 citizens and about 300 foreigners each year for defense of French values.

Milley called the award “an incredible honor from a nation that is our oldest ally,” which the U.S. has fought alongside from the Battle of Yorktown through both world wars to as recently as Afghanistan, when French soldiers served with Milley during his time as a commander in Afghanistan.

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2023/06/05/gen_milley_awarded_frances_highest_medal_of_honor_903496.html
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Re: GEN Milley Awarded France's Highest Medal of Honor
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2023, 11:53:58 am »
Do you know how many French forces it takes to defend Paris?  No one knows since they've never done it.  So it makes perfect sense they would give Milley their highest award. :whistle:
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Re: GEN Milley Awarded France's Highest Medal of Honor
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2023, 11:54:05 am »
The prestigious Legion of Honor "Surrender Monkey"?
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Re: GEN Milley Awarded France's Highest Medal of Honor
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2023, 11:56:26 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on June 05, 2023, 11:54:05 am
The prestigious Legion of Honor "Surrender Monkey"?
With a cheese-eater cluster.
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Re: GEN Milley Awarded France's Highest Medal of Honor
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2023, 12:12:47 pm »
Typical leftists, sully an honor reserved for the most gallant and presented to a perfumed prince.
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Re: GEN Milley Awarded France's Highest Medal of Honor
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2023, 05:33:49 pm »
Quote from: SZonian on June 05, 2023, 12:12:47 pm
Typical leftists, sully an honor reserved for the most gallant and presented to a perfumed prince.
But this is how it works. They all give each other awards and praise, and it goes round and round in some perverse mutual back-patting society.
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Re: GEN Milley Awarded France's Highest Medal of Honor
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2023, 05:44:18 pm »
The Smelly-cheese-eating Surrender Monkey Award for Retreat?
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Re: GEN Milley Awarded France's Highest Medal of Honor
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2023, 05:54:18 pm »
France can have him.
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Re: GEN Milley Awarded France's Highest Medal of Honor
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2023, 05:56:09 pm »
That jackass already wears so many medals, he should be in the North Korean army. Those generals love to adorn themselves with tin.
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Re: GEN Milley Awarded France's Highest Medal of Honor
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2023, 04:38:29 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on June 05, 2023, 05:33:49 pm
But this is how it works. They all give each other awards and praise, and it goes round and round in some perverse mutual back-patting society.

Just as a reminder, from January 19, 2021....

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President Trump Awards Presidential Commendations to Operation Warp Speed Team

Today, President Donald J. Trump awarded Presidential Commendations to the below individuals in recognition of their exceptional efforts on Operation Warp Speed:

General Mark Milley
Secretary Alex Azar
Jared Kushner
Dr. Moncef Slaoui
General Gustave Perna
Dr. Deborah Birx
Dr. Anthony Fauci
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https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/president-trump-awards-presidential-commendations-operation-warp-speed-team/




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Re: GEN Milley Awarded France's Highest Medal of Honor
« Reply #10 on: June 06, 2023, 04:59:37 pm »
Quote from: Maj. Bill Martin on June 06, 2023, 04:38:29 pm
Just as a reminder, from January 19, 2021....

I hope there's video of that. That will make a great follow up ad.
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Re: GEN Milley Awarded France's Highest Medal of Honor
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2023, 07:38:36 pm »
Miss Miley never spent a single day in combat in her  whole career. She was always a staff officer until she had enough rank to be a commander.

Her CIB award is pure BullBush,awarded to her while she was a staff officer far in the rear that  MIGHT  have heard an explosion far off in the distance at one time or another,but that's it.
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Re: GEN Milley Awarded France's Highest Medal of Honor
« Reply #12 on: June 07, 2023, 07:16:54 am »
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Re: GEN Milley Awarded France's Highest Medal of Honor
« Reply #14 on: June 09, 2023, 02:16:41 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on June 05, 2023, 11:51:49 am
GEN Milley Awarded France's Highest Medal of Honor
.By Tara Copp & Sylvie Corbet
 
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron awarded France’s highest medal of honor to the U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman, Gen. Mark Milley, on Friday for his role in coordinating support for Ukraine and for his more than 40-year military career spent in defense of democracy.

Milley, who is traveling in France to attend ceremonies at Normandy to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, is close to finishing a four-year term as the top U.S. military officer and plans to retire when his tenure as chairman ends Sept. 30.


Macron awarded Milley the order of Commander of the Legion of Honor at a closed ceremony at the Élysée, the presidential palace. The medal was created by French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802. It is awarded to about 2,000 citizens and about 300 foreigners each year for defense of French values.

Milley called the award “an incredible honor from a nation that is our oldest ally,” which the U.S. has fought alongside from the Battle of Yorktown through both world wars to as recently as Afghanistan, when French soldiers served with Milley during his time as a commander in Afghanistan.

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2023/06/05/gen_milley_awarded_frances_highest_medal_of_honor_903496.html



France’s highest guest military honor: the Order of the White Flag
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