On Wednesday, February 16, on the occasion of the national day of tribute to the dead of the national gendarmerie, a ceremony chaired by the Secretary General, Deputy Prefect, Fabien Sésé took place at the Savane barracks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Maxime Wintzer.
The civil and military authorities paid tribute to three gendarmes who died while carrying out their mission this year and hailed the "ordinary heroes who act in the discretion and humility of daily service", in the words of Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, read out by the Secretary General.
Three gendarmes have died in France in the exercise of their functions since January 1, 2021: the maréchale des logis-chef Jennifer Benet, of the command group of the departmental gendarmerie company of Hyères, on September 28, 2021 at the age 36 years old, Constable Gaëtan Binet, from the Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine local brigade, on October 7, 2021 at the age of 27, and Chief Marshal Claude Ruocco, from the surveillance platoon and intervention of the Dardilly gendarmerie, on January 15, 2022 at the age of 53.
On the occasion of this commemorative day, three gendarmes of the Saint-Martin company were honored for their commitment and their action in the service of the population.
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