National tribute to late French WWII veteran of the Commando Kieffer Leon Gautier in Ouistreham
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, Interior and Overseas Minister Gerald Darmanin, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu and Education and Youth Minister Pap Ndiaye attend a national tribute to late Leon Gautier, French WWII veteran and the last surviving member of French Captain Philippe Kieffer's green berets commando that waded ashore on D-Day alongside allied troops to begin the liberation of France, who died on Monday, during a ceremony on the beach in Ouistreham, Normandy, France, July 7, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/Pool