French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Former French President Jacques Chirac during a funeral ceremony of Lazare Ponticelli at the Invalides in Paris, France, on March 17, 2008. France honored its last World War I veteran, Lazare Ponticelli, who died last week, and all the other 8.4 million Frenchmen who fought in the conflict a century ago that tore Europe apart.Photo by Steeve Mc May/ABACAPRESS.COM