On September 1, 2016, my husband and I, along with cousins and other family members, gathered at the French Embassy in Washington D.C. as my aunt, Dorothy Kabat Pollack Kirby, was presented with the award of Knight in the National Order of the Legion of Honor by the French government. This is the highest award the French bestow on those who served on French soil to help liberate France from the grip of the Nazi regime during World War II. Afterward, many people asked me how my aunt was awarded this great honor and what she did to deserve it. To mark our recently celebrated Veterans Day, as well as my aunt’s 100^th birthday, this past November 6, I want to share her story as well as the work I did to make this great day happen.