Commemoration: Homage to the dead for France in Indochina

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On Thursday, June 13, President Daniel Gibbs and the prefecture's secretary general, the sub-prefect Mickael Doré, accompanied by veterans, standard bearers and representatives of the police, commemorated the tribute to the dead for the France in Indochina.

The sub-prefect, Mickael Doré, read the message from Geneviève Darrieussecq, Secretary of State to the Minister of the Armed Forces. Extract: “Very far from the metropolis, sometimes indifferent or incomprehensible, nearly 110 soldiers of the former French Union fell in Indochina and nearly 000 were wounded. Tens of thousands of men have endured a grueling and murderous captivity. In this painful story, faced with a resolute adversary, sailors, airmen and ground troops have fulfilled their duty. Our soldiers wore our colors in difficult conditions and in battles marked by the harshness of a war of decolonization. 80 years ago, the Geneva accords marked the end of the Indochina war. Time does not erase the worth and dignity of the brave. Today, in all the departments, the soldiers of Indochina occupy their place in the history of France alongside all the generations of fire. They will remain in our memories. This work of memory is a base on which France and Vietnam build the peace of today and deepen their relations. ”

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