Thursday, July 7, around twenty people gathered to lay a wreath on the grave of Joël Chambault, a police officer shot dead on rue des Forges, in Dijon, in the performance of his duties. He lived in Sombernon.
“We are getting old, some of us are sick or have died. I said to myself that we should not wait for the 50e anniversary of his death to meet, ”explains Gilles Menster, who was head of the canine brigade forty years ago, when Joël Chambault was shot three times in the head. (read elsewhere). Also, he contacted all those who knew him, former brigade or firefighters, since Joël was a volunteer firefighter in Sombernon, family and friends. “I came across answering machines, some people moved without leaving a number… It wasn’t always easy. But everyone has been notified. »
Thursday was therefore an opportunity for reunions, some having left the region, and most…
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