FRENCH MEDAL French Army Gen. Pierre de Villiers, foreground, chief of defense staff, helps place the French Legion of Honor medal on U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, center, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Paris, Sept. 18, 2014. The medal, established by Napoleon Bonaparte in1802, is the highest decoration in France. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.06 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 839575-K-HOH38-395.jpg Photo Gallery