France issues medal of honour to 101-year-old Saskatchewan D-Day veteran [Video]

A Saskatchewan Second World War veteran is the most recent recipient of France’s highest order of distinction.

Allan White, 101, was honoured with the insignia of Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour at a ceremony in Prince Albert Tuesday morning.

‘I am actually pretty proud of my medal,” White said.

The medal recognizes his service in the navy during D-Day. He was 22 years old when he helped sweep and cut out under water mines to prepare for the Normandy Landings.

“A person can’t really explain what an invasion is like because it’s just a big bustle of planes and ships and all that stuff going on,” he said.

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In 2014, to mark the 70th commemoration of D-Day, the French government began the process of honouring Canadians who participated in operations that …