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Legion of Honour


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Portrait of a hero: the story of French war prisoner Jacques Chantre

From corn fields to concentration camps, Jacques Chantre’s nightmare began at the age of 23.
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"Il vaut mieux hasarder de sauver un coupable que de condamner un innocentIt is better to risk sparing a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one. Voltaire - Zadig (1747)"

Voltaire. Translation

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Il vaut mieux l'avoir en photo qu'à table! He eats so much that it’d be better if he wasn’t here.
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