WASHINGTON: One of the American servicemen who helped subdue the gunmen on the attempted attack on a Thalys train in France over the weekend will receive the US Army's highest honor for non-combat activities.

Aleksander Skarlatos, a member of the Oregon National Guard who had recently returned from a tour in Afghanistan, will receive the Soldier's Medal "for extraordinary heroism above and beyond the call of duty," the US Army said Tuesday.

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