NEW ORLEANS, La. June 16, 2004)--Coast Guard veteran Marvin Perrett, a New Orleans native, shares a story June 16 of how he saluted the media while on a recent trip to Normandy, with Patrick Rolot, Consul General for France in New Orleans. The French Minister of Defense, at an award ceremony June 6 in Normandy, named Perrett Knight of the Legion of Honor, France's most prestigious award. USCG photo by PA3 Nick Cangemi