President Francois Hollande has bestowed a Legion of Honor award on a French-American who was among passengers who stopped a gunman on a high-speed train in 2015, and was wounded after grabbing his assault rifle.
Mark Moogalian, 52, was honored on Thursday at the Elysee Palace. He was hospitalized when three Americans and a British man who overpowered Moroccan suspect, Ayoub El-Khazzani, were honored.
Moogalian grabbed an assault rifle from El-Khazzani then was shot with a handgun.
Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone, U.S. Army Spc. Alek Skarlatos, their friend Anthony Sadler and Briton Chris Norman received the honor in August 2015, shortly after the drama. A Frenchman who asked to remain anonymous also was honored.
Moogalian, a musician and teacher, has lived in France for more than two decades.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Congratulations to Mr. Moogalian and the other heroes who together brought down that terrorist, They saved the lives of many people They definitely deserved to be honored;