NARRATIVE – Clervie, 28, was one of 23 nurses in France responsible for repatriating wounded soldiers from the French army. On the occasion of the funeral of Geneviève de Galard, she lifts the veil on this extraordinary profession that the heroine of Dien Bien Phu inspired in her.
“Later I will be a conveyor!” Clervie, 28, already proclaimed this phrase when she was just a teenager. This young blonde with a determined look saw the birth of this desire when, in college, she studied the autobiographical story of Geneviève de Galard, “A woman Dien Bien Phu ». She was then 14 years old, and the story of this military nurse responsible for transporting wounded soldiers during the Indochina War grabbed her.
On May 30, the“angel of Dien Bien Phu” died at age 99. But in the vast legacy she leaves behind, there is this vocation sown in the heart of Clervie. At 22 years old, she became the youngest air conveyor in France. “Without Geneviève de Galard, I would not be what I am today”readily affirms the nurse, whose firm voice reveals a sensitivity sharpened by the trials of the profession.
Only 23 men and women in France practice this extraordinary profession. To achieve this, Clervie…
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