The public is invited to participate in the event, which begins at 10 AM with the laying of wreaths at the Carré des Combattants in Gerzat cemetery. Wreaths will be laid by the Gerzat sections of the associations “ Cadets de la résistance Auvergne – mémoires et vigilance “, FNACA, and ACPG-CATM-PEX.
At 10:30 AM, a gathering will take place at Place Pommerol, featuring the sale of the Bleuet de France, followed by a procession to the Place de la Liberté.
The main ceremony will be held at 11 AM at the Monument aux Morts 1914-1918 on Place de la Liberté. It will include the reading of a message from the French Union of Combatants and War Victims Associations (UFAC) by the president of the Gerzat ACPG-CATM-OPEX, the reading of a poem by students from the Jean-Jaurès school, and a message from Ms. Alice Rufo, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs of France, read by Mr. the Mayor.
Students from the Jean-Jaurès school will also perform the roll call of Gerzat's fallen soldiers of the Great War. The ceremony will continue with a wreath-laying, the sounding of the Last Post, and a minute of silence.
Additionally, the federal fidelity medal (ACPG-CATM) will be awarded to Mr. Christian Bieniasweski. This presentation will take place in the wedding hall of the Town Hall, preceding a toast offered by the municipality.
