MERIT MOMENT Gerard Araud, French ambassador to the United States, shakes hands with U.S. Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, after award him the National Order of Merit medal, commander class, in Washington, D.C., May 11, 2015. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.06 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 981001-V-TCT45-491.jpg Photo Gallery