For his contribution to Allied efforts to liberate France during WW II, Peter Bellecy, 96, <a href="https://www.heraldnet.com/news/a-medal-and-a-thanks-74-years-after-allies-liberated-france/" target="_blank">receives the French Legion of Honor medal</a> Nov. 14. Presenting the medal and pinning it to Bellecy’s shirt is Donald Wischmann, quartermaster of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2100 in Everett. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

For his contribution to Allied efforts to liberate France during WW II, Peter Bellecy, 96, receives the French Legion of Honor medal Nov. 14. Presenting the medal and pinning it to Bellecy’s shirt is Donald Wischmann, quartermaster of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2100 in Everett. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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