EUGENE – To many onlookers, this might have seemed like Col. Richard Heyman’s grand au revoir, as he was posthumously awarded the Legion of Honor – France’s highest national recognition – during a heartwarming ceremony Monday, Feb. 23 at the Soaring by the Sea Foundation near the Eugene Airport.
But to others, this was only bonjour, because Heyman, who was 101 when he died just a month earlier, established a legacy that could extend well…
