Saanich Peninsula veteran honoured with Legion of Honour medal

Charles E. Goodman the latest to receive French decoration for service during D-Day.

  • Dec. 11, 2014 8:00 p.m.
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Saanich-Gulf Islands MP and federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May pins the French Legion of Honour on Charles E. Goodman during a ceremony Dec. 5 at the ANAVETS facility in Sidney. Canadian veterans like Goodman were awarded the medal this year by the French government in recognition of their service in the Normandy invasion during the Second World War.

Saanich-Gulf Islands MP and federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May pins the French Legion of Honour on Charles E. Goodman during a ceremony Dec. 5 at the ANAVETS facility in Sidney. Canadian veterans like Goodman were awarded the medal this year by the French government in recognition of their service in the Normandy invasion during the Second World War.

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