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Vet honored by France for D-Day actions
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Johnson "Dub" Brown of Cumming poses with his great-grandchildren at the state capitol in Atlanta on Thursday after receiving the Legion of Honor from Denis Barbet, the consul general of France. Brown was one of eight World War II veterans to recieve the medal, France's highest honor. - photo by Micah Green
CUMMING — A Cumming resident was among eight World War II veterans from Georgia honored by France last week. Johnson “Dub” Brown received the Legion of Honor medal from Denis Barbet, the consul general of France, during a ceremony Thursday at the state Capitol in Atlanta. Founded by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802, the National Order of the Legion of Honor is that country’s highest honor.