Photo by Airman 1st Class Mercedee Wilds | 124th Fighter Wing | 02.22.2019
Emil Reich, a 99 year old World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient, speaks with French Consul General Lebrun-Damiens after he is presented with the French Legion d’Honneur, Feb. 22, 2019 at the Idaho State Capitol Building in Boise, Idaho. Reich received France’s highest award for his efforts in WWII after landing on the shores of Normandy on D-Day. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Mercedee Wilds | 124th Fighter Wing | 02.22.2019
Emil Reich, a 99 year old World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient, shakes the hand of French Consul General Lebrun-Damiens after he is presented with the French Legion d’Honneur, Feb. 22, 2019 at the Idaho State Capitol Building in Boise, Idaho. Reich received France’s highest award for his efforts in WWII after landing on the shores of Normandy on D-Day. (U.S. Air National Guard......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Mercedee Wilds | 124th Fighter Wing | 02.22.2019
Emil Reich, a 99 year old World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient, receives the French Legion d’Honneur by French Consul General Lebrun-Damiens, Feb. 22, 2019 at the Idaho State Capitol Building in Boise, Idaho. Idaho National Guard members, along with Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin and many other members of the community joined Reich as he received France’s highest award for his......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Mercedee Wilds | 124th Fighter Wing | 02.22.2019
Emil Reich, a 99 year old World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient, shakes the hand of French Consul General Lebrun-Damiens after he is presented with the French Legion d’Honneur, Feb. 22, 2019 at the Idaho State Capitol Building in Boise, Idaho. Reich received France’s highest award for his efforts in WWII after landing on the shores of Normandy on D-Day. (U.S. Air National Guard......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Mercedee Wilds | 124th Fighter Wing | 02.22.2019
Emil Reich, a 99 year old World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient, shakes the hand of French Consul General Lebrun-Damiens after he is presented with the French Legion d’Honneur, Feb. 22, 2019 at the Idaho State Capitol Building in Boise, Idaho. Reich received France’s highest award for his efforts in WWII after landing on the shores of Normandy on D-Day. (U.S. Air National Guard......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Mercedee Wilds | 124th Fighter Wing | 02.22.2019
Emil Reich, a 99 year old World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient, poses for a photo with Idaho National Guard members, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin and French Consul General Lebrun-Damiens after he was presented with the French Legion d’Honneur, Feb. 22, 2019 at the Idaho State Capitol Building in Boise, Idaho. Reich received France’s highest award for his efforts in WWII after......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Mercedee Wilds | 124th Fighter Wing | 02.22.2019
Maj. Chris Boarders, the Idaho National Guard Public Affairs Officer, shakes the hand of Emil Reich, a 99 year old World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient, after he is presented with the French Legion d’Honneur by French Consul General Lebrun-Damiens, Feb. 22, 2019 at the Idaho State Capitol Building in Boise, Idaho. Reich received France’s highest award for his efforts in WWII......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Mercedee Wilds | 124th Fighter Wing | 02.22.2019
A member of the community shakes the hand of Emil Reich, a 99 year old World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient, after he is presented with the French Legion d’Honneur by French Consul General Lebrun-Damiens, Feb. 22, 2019 at the Idaho State Capitol Building in Boise, Idaho. Reich received France’s highest award for his efforts in WWII after landing on the shores of Normandy on......