The 106e anniversary of the armistice of November 11, 1918, was marked in Argenton with three ceremonies. The first two took place at the Saint-Paul cemetery and the third at Place de la République.
At the cemetery, the ceremony took place in front of the military square where fighters who died for France during the 1914-1918 war were buried. A wreath offered by the municipality was placed at the military square, as well as a second at the foot of the monument erected in memory of the combatants of the war of 1870.
Wide support
The third ceremony, punctuated by the Argenton Musical Society, took place at Place de la République, in front of a very large audience and in the presence of elected officials, including Anne-Claude Moisan-Lefèbre, departmental councilor, the standard bearers of the patriotic associations, the national gendarmerie and the fire brigade.
After reading the messages by Pierre-Henri Petit, president of the National Union of Combatants of Argenton and Saint-Marcel and Vincent Millan, mayor of Argenton, the laying of five wreaths at the foot of the War Memorial was carried out .
These wreaths were offered by the Argenton Veterans, the National Association of Resistance Veterans (ANACR), blood donors, the city of Argenton and the musical society.
France
Related News :