French army Brig. Gen. Bernard Commins, U.S. Central Command French senior national representative, stands with former Army Capt. Robert Staib, French Legion D’Honneur recipient, and family at a French National Day celebration in Tampa, Florida, July 14, 2014. Staib served during World War II in Normandy, Ardennes, Central Europe, Northern Europe and Rhineland and was wounded in action in Belgium on Dec. 28, 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ned T. Johnston)