Three Americans and a Briton who foiled a suspected terror attack on a train have received France's top honour from President François Hollande, reports the BBC.
Mr Hollande presented Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler and Briton Chris Norman with the Légion d'honneur at the Elysée Palace.
Two other unnamed passengers will receive the honour at a later date.
The passengers overpowered a suspected radical Islamist on a high-speed train bound for Paris on Friday.
French authorities are questioning the suspect, Moroccan national Ayoub El-Khazzani, 25.
Mr Hollande pinned the medals on the chests of the four passengers at the ceremony in Paris on Monday morning.
Before the awards, he said: "We are here to honour four men who, thanks to their bravery, managed to save lives. They showed what could be done in terrible circumstances.
"In the name of France, I would like to thank you. The whole world admires your bravery. It should be an example to all of us and inspire us. You put your lives at risk in order to defend freedom."
Mr Hollande said: "A terrorist decided to commit an attack. He had enough weapons and ammunition to carry out real carnage, and that's what he would have done if you hadn't tackled him at a risk to your own lives."
Belgian prime minister Charles Michel and the US Ambassador to France, Jane Hartley, attended the ceremony, along with the head of the French rail firm, SNCF.