Sr. Vice Commander of the American Legion Post 160 in Smyrna Ron Mazzola, left, watches as Marietta resident Axel O. Thomsen, a member of American Legion Post 160 in Smyrna, blows out the candles on his 90th birthday cake at Thomsen's son Todd Thomsen's home in Marietta. About 50 of Thomsen's friends and family gathered Saturday to celebrate the veteran's birthday and his recent award from the French government, bestowing the French Legion of Honor medal for his service in the U.S. Army in France in WWII. <br> Photo by Mike Jacoby
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