Thursday, November 7, following the general assembly of staff and retirees of the gendarmerie of the Landes department (UNPRG), President Alain Labatut welcomed the civil and military personalities of the department including: Cyrille Lefeuvre, chief of staff of the prefecture of Landes; Sandrine Tartas, deputy mayor; Colonel Procédés, commander of the Landes gendarmerie group; Commander Tivollier, commanding the Mont-de-Marsan company; Major Klein, local brigade community commander.
It is up to the president to set up these reunions in order to create and strengthen bonds of friendship and conviviality in this period troubled by several factors favoring social isolation. This gathering was also an opportunity for Alain Labatu to present the association, recognized as an organization of general interest, and its usefulness in avoiding isolation, especially for older people.
In complete independence
Alain Labatut recalled that the UNPRG acts in complete independence for the defense of its members, but also for the defense of the interests, the memory and the honor of all veterans and victims of war. She gets involved alone or with other associations. It is part of the civil service retirees center (which brings together more than 300,000 retirees); structure of six civil and military associations whose purpose is the defense of the rights and achievements of retirees. “I would like to express the hope that our motto “Unite, support, act” takes on its full meaning and that strong solidarity unites the members of the UNPRG in the interests of maximum efficiency,” said the president.
At the end of this presentation, the authorities present underlined the importance of the link between retired staff and active staff and announced progress on the files concerning the new brigades in the department and the problem of the Villeneuvoise brigade, which will initially return to its old premises, pending the construction of new buildings.
A ceremony in front of the war memorial paid tribute to those who died for France.
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