French President Hollande presents three Americans and a British grandfather who tackled Paris train terrorist with France's highest honour for bravery for preventing 'carnage'<br /> <br /> Three Americans and a British grandfather who prevented 'carnage' by tackling the French train terrorist have been awarded France's highest honour for bravery.<br /> U.S. Airman Spencer Stone, National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, their friend Anthony Sadler and Briton Chris Norman were presented with the Legion d'Honneur at the Elysee Palace in Paris.<br /> French President Francois Hollande, who pinned on their medals, praised the men for taking action in the face of terrorism.<br /> The ceremony was held as the first heroic passenger who wrestled a machine gun from the terrorist was today revealed to be an American professor.<br /> <br /> Mark Moogalian, an academic at the University of Paris, was shot in the neck as he fought with Ayoub El-Khazzani on board the high-speed service from Amsterdam to Paris.<br /> The other four men then stepped in to overpower the attacker and tie him up.<br /> Speaking at the medal ceremony, Mr Hollande told Mr Stone and Mr Skarlatos that while they may have been soldiers on that day 'you were simply passengers. You behaved as soldiers but also as responsible men.'<br /> <br /> Photo shows: French President Francois Hollande  U.S. National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler and  Spencer Stone<br /> ©Exclusivepix Media
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