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Two firefighters killed in Gironde promoted to Legion of Honour

Anthony Berthôme and Wilfried Schmitter, 34-year-old firefighters, died on July 21 in a forest fire near Bordeaux.

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They served at the Saint-Médard-en-Jalles fire station and will be awarded the Legion of Honour at a national tribute on Friday.

Their deaths bring to four the number of firefighters killed in action in France since the start of the summer.

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