President Macron compared the two officers who lost their lives to commandos involved in the D-Day landings. His wife, Brigitte, was said to be in tears at one point Getty/Philippe WojazerPresident Macron led a national homage today to two elite commandos killed during a raid to free four hostages in Africa’s Sahel region. Mr Macron said that Petty Officer Cédric de Pierrepont, 33, and Petty Officer Alain Bertoncello, 28, were heroes. “Our country knows deep down that your example saves all,” the president said during a ceremony in Les Invalides in central Paris. They died because nothing was more important to them than their mission, and nothing was more precious to them than the lives…

Source: The Times May 14, 2019 11:03 UTC