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He has received three Bronze Stars, the Order of Saint Maurice award from the National Infantry Association, and other federal and state awards.

Writing for the Root, historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. recounted the story of Saint Maurice, the first black saint, who was born in Thebes, Egypt.

British driver Gavin Rigby told BBC News on Saturday he had taken 11 hours to drive between Val d'Isere and Bourg Saint Maurice - a journey which would normally take 30 minutes.

Oprah Winfrey might be concerned how Lance Armstrong, left, was able to cope when the Tour de France peloton passed a dog such as this near Bourg Saint Maurice in 2009.

France's President and UMP party candidate for the 2012 French presidential elections Nicolas Sarkozy reacts as he leaves the stage during a campaign rally in Saint Maurice, a Paris suburb, April 19, 2012.