Kettering care home resident handed prestigious military medal for husband's service during second world war
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00:00It's an honor for me as a senior French paratrooper officer to present this legion d'honneur to your late husband.
00:16His courage and actions inspire us paratroopers every day.
00:22France pays tribute to this era of the Second World War through the highest honor that exists in the world.
00:30On behalf of Hélène Duchesne, French Ambassador to the United Kingdom, I am pleased to inform you that the President of the Republic has appointed the late James Benjamin Spencer
00:43to the rank of Chevalier in the Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur by decree 7th May 2024.
00:51I am sure you will appreciate this high honour, which recognises his steadfast military commitment to the liberation of France during the Second World War.