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Last Veteran of D-Day's Kieffer Commando Dies at 100

  • Leon Gautier, the last survivor of the Kieffer Commando, passed away at the age of 100
  • Gautier was part of the French troops that participated in the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day in 1944.
  • Out of 177 commandos, only 24 survived without injury; Gautier fought for 78 consecutive days.
  • French President Emmanuel Macron honored Gautier and his comrades as "heroes of the Liberation."
  • Gautier emphasized the importance of preserving peace to avoid falling into war again.
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