Octavio Huerta U.S. Army Air Corps (Ret) in recognition of his distinguished service in France during World War II. Christophe Lemoine (born December 11, 1978) is a French actor and voice actor who "specializes" in dubbing.He is only known as the voice of Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Eric Cartman in South Park, Tucker Foley and Vlad Plasmius in Danny Phantom, and Arnold Perlstein in The Magic School Bus. For him, the award is also a reminder for those he had gone to war with and lost lost, he said. Daily's plane was shot down on his 25th mission and he was in Stalag Luft IV until he survived a horrific forced march as the war in Europe was winding down. Edward Lopez, from left, Baron Tag-VonStein, Ventura De La Torre and Alfred Rocco were recognized during a Veterans Day ceremony at Los Angeles National Cemetery. He spent few months in Indiana as a reporter before coming to the Register. Retired Lt. … The Hon. Philippe Besson, consul à Los Angeles : l'annonce fait beaucoup, beaucoup parler. If you see comments that you find offensive, please use the “Flag as Inappropriate” feature by hovering over the right side of the post, and pulling down on the arrow that appears. Jeong Park covers the inland Orange County cities and communities for The Orange County Register. They recorded conversations with De La Torre, and collected documents to be sent to the French Consulate General. Or, contact our editors by emailing moderator@scng.com. “All of us were scared.”. Consul General of France in Los Angeles Christophe Lemoine and Executive Producer and Artistic Director of COLCOA French Film Festival Francois Truffart attend The COLCOA French Film Festival 20th... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images “I can still smell what it was,” he said, as he looked through pictures of the Buchenwald camp. Ventura De La Torre is a man of many accomplishments. Christophe Lemoine, French consul general in Los Angeles, pins the Legion of Honor medal on retired Air Force Reserve Maj. Raymond “Glenn” Clanin. Il était occupé depuis 2015 par On Nov. 11, 1944, De La Torre was driving in Nancy, France, near the German border. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG), Ventura De La Torre, who served in the Army’s 317th Infantry Regiment of the 80th Infantry Division, gets the Legion of Honor medal, France’s highest distinctions, by Consul General of France, Christophe Lemoine on Sunday, November 11, 2018. His company was shelled as soon as he parked his truck to set up the cannon. The reception was held in remembrance of and solidarity with victims of terrorism worldwide. ... doit être nommé dans les prochains jours consul de France à Los Angeles. View Christophe Lemoine’s professional profile on LinkedIn. Christophe Lemoine (I) on IMDb: Movies, Tv, Celebrities, and more... Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events Ventura De La Torre, who served in the Third Army 80th Division 317th Regiment, gets congratulated by Consul General of France, Christophe Lemoine, … Christophe Lemoine (Consul General of France in Los Angeles) presents the insignia of Chevalier dans l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur to SSgt. AJC recently met with the Consul General of France in Los Angeles, Christophe Lemoine, a friend and ally of the Jewish community. Christophe Lemoine, French Consul General France in Los Angeles, honoring the victims of the terrorist attacks held in Paris on November 13 2015. Lemoine presented the medal to military nurse Leila Morrison of Windsor; B-24 pilot Bill Powell of Fort Collins;… The presentation of the awards were made by Mr. Christophe Lemoine, Consul General of France in Los Angeles. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG), More than 100 people attend the Veterans Day ceremony at Los Angeles National Cemetery on Sunday, November 11, 2018. “We just took off in different directions,” he said. He has a pilot’s license. He was in more than 200 days of continuous combat, from Northern France to the Rhineland and Central Europe. The presentations was made by Christophe Lemoine, Consul General of France in Los Angeles, at a private ceremony held on board the French Naval Patrol Vessel B2M Bougainville on October 23rd at Naval Base San Diego, Pier 4. WINDSOR — Five times Monday afternoon, French Consul General Christophe Lemoine spoke in French, pinned a Legion of Honor medal on an elderly Colorado veteran of the European Theater in World War II, and embraced the recipient. They were at Los Angeles National Cemetery. Christophe Lemoine (left), Consul General of France, presented him with the insignia. A few months later, in 1945, De La Torre was a part of the division that liberated two concentration camps, Buchenwald and Ebensee. He was born in Korea but grew up in Southern California, bouncing from Van Nuys to Pomona to Westwood, where he attended UCLA. BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MARCH 5: Christophe LEMOINE Consul General of France, At Consul General Of France Hosts 90th Academy Awards French Nominees Reception at La Residence de France in Beverly Hills, California on March 5, 2018. Credit: Faye Sadou/MediaPunch “It was a nightmare.”. AJC recently met with the Consul General of France in Los Angeles, Christophe Lemoine, a friend and ally of the Jewish community. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG), Chinese artist Cao Yong flew from China to deliver his painting “Freedom” that he painted after 9/11, to Consul General of France, Christophe Lemoine, as a gift on Veterans Day and the 100 year anniversary of the end of WWI on Sunday, November 11, 2018. — Los Angeles. France's Consul General Christophe Lemoine pins the French Legion of Honor Medal on World War II veteran Carl Robertson Sr. at the Lompoc Veterans Memorial Building. “I’m just a…,” De La Torre said, trailing off. The medal is the French government's highest distinction for military service as a World War II veteran. “Enemy is up there waiting,” he said. The 10 veterans who were honored included: Colonel Robert (Bob) W. Smothers, USAF (Ret) was born in Fullerton, California in December 1922. France's Consul General Christophe Lemoine pins the French Legion of Honor Medal on World War II veteran Carl Robertson Sr. at the Lompoc Veterans Memorial Building. On Nov. 9, De La Torre was notified he would be receiving the country’s high honor. The Hon. Philip Daily of Brighton with the Legion of Honor medal Monday in Windsor. Christophe Lemoine, French consul general in Los Angeles, joins an audience of family and friends at the Gordon Conference Center in the Schriever Space Complex of the Space and Missile Systems Center in congratulating identical twin brothers and retired Air Force Reserve Majs. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. They felt his journey needed to be remembered and honored. We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. “You never knew when you are gonna get hit.”. Four veterans are recognized with France’s highest distinctions — the Legion of Honor medal — during the 100 year anniversary of the the end of WWI on Sunday, November 11, 2018. De La Torre came home in time for a victory parade in New York. Within days of arriving, he was in combat, his truck towing a 105mm Howitzer cannon throughout Europe. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG), Diana De La Torre, the daughter-in-law of Ventura De La Torre, watches as he and three other veterans are bestowed France’s highest award — the Legion of Honor — during a ceremony at Los Angeles National Cemetery on Sunday, November 11, 2018. February 21, 2019 Maj. Gen. Robert D. McMurry Jr., the Space and Missile Systems Center vice commander, addresses the audience as Christophe Lemoine, the French consul general in Los Angeles, prepares to present identical twin brothers and retired Air Force Reserve Majs. We applaud French President Emmanuel Macron for calling his government to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of antisemitism. AJC Welcomes EC Handbook for Antisemitism Working Definition, Shabbat Parshat Shmot - AJC Shabbat Table, Shapiro Silverberg AJC Central Europe (Warsaw), Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Institute for Latino and Latin American Affairs. But, more than 70 years later, his family knew just bits and pieces of De La Torre’s journey. Although we do not pre-screen comments, we reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. He is always looking for good Asian food, which there are thankfully plenty of in OC. Consul General of France Christophe Lemoine attends the Colcoa French Film Festival Opening night on April 24, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG), Ventura De La Torre, who served in the Third Army 80th Division 317th Regiment, gets congratulated by Consul General of France, Christophe Lemoine, after bestowing him with the Legion of Honor medal, France’s highest distinction on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Christophe Lemoine, Consul General to France in Los Angeles, presented the medal to Ochsner and nine other veterans who gave “extraordinary service.” “You left your homes and families to liberate us,” Lemoine remarked. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG), Lorraine Vega reacts with her husband Rudy as her dad, Army veteran Ventura De La Torre, receive France’s highest awards — the Legion of Honor — during a ceremony at Los Angeles National Cemetery on Sunday, November 11, 2018. But he said he doesn’t know what to say about the French Legion of Honor, that country’s highest military honor. He was back on the battlefield after a month. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG), Ventura De La Torre, who served in the Army’s 317th Infantry Regiment of the 80th Infantry Division, gets the Legion of Honor medal during a Veterans Day ceremony at Los Angeles National Cemetery on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Christophe Lemoine, Consul General of France in Los Angeles, made the presentation Monday evening at the French Consulate home in Beverly Hills. C'est un poste convoité et prestigieux. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG), “You can see all those killings,” he recounted. Christophe Lemoine, consul general of France, from left, Rutledge Mills and John Wright stand at attention while the French and American national anthems are played. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG), Chinese artist Cao Yong flew from China to deliver his painting “Freedom” that he created after 9/11, to Consul General of France, Christophe Lemoine, as a gift on Veterans Day and the 100 year anniversary of the end of WWI on Sunday, November 11, 2018.
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