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Gerard Araud, left center, the French ambassador to the U.S., prepares to present the National Order of Merit, commander class, to U.S. Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Washington, D.C., May 11, 2015.

Gerard Araud, left center, the French ambassador to the U.S., prepares to present the National Order of Merit, commander class, to U.S. Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Washington, D.C., May 11, 2015.

Gerard Araud, left center, the French ambassador to the U.S., prepares to present the National Order of Merit, commander class, to U.S. Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Washington, D.C., May 11, 2015.

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