Rep. Rebecca Jauch, D-Topsham (left), nominated Richard L’Heureux, of Topsham, to be inducted into Maine’s Franco-American Hall of Fame on March 12. L’Heureux, who grew up speaking French, is a retired U.S. Navy master chief who did two tours in Vietnam and a tour at Subic Bay in the Philippines. He has received the Naval Commendation Medal, several Vietnam service medals and the Terence Cardinal Cooke Award for humanitarian support of military families. L’Heureux’s wife, Juliana, was also inducted into the Franco-American Hall of Fame in 2016. Courtesy of the House Democratic Office

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