I got this story from Joe McKeever’s blog, and he copied it from a 1975 book on preaching by Dr. Clyde Fant. It made me laugh.

To inspire patriotism in the common man, Napoleon had a story he loved to tell. “Once he came upon a soldier who had one arm and still wore his uniform, on which was displayed the Legion of Honor. `Where did you lose your arm?’ the emperor asked. `At Austerlitz, sire,’ the soldier replied. `And for that you were decorated?’ `Yes, sire. It is a small token to pay for the Legion of Honor.’
“‘It seems to me,’ Napoleon said, `that you are the kind of man who regrets that he didn’t lose both arms for his country.’ `What then might be my reward?’ asked the old soldier.
“‘Oh, in that case I would have awarded you a double Legion of Honor.’ And with that, the old soldier drew his sword and immediately cut off his other arm.
“For years the story circulated and was accepted without question until one day someone asked, `How?'” (Pp. 76-77)
Think about it.