From the Army to the Invictus Games: A Story of Perseverance and Triumph

I joined the Army at the age of 19 as a specialist secretary. I have 23 years of service, says Master Corporal Linda. In all regiments, there is no such thing as a typical day. But in 2003, a road accident stopped everything.

However, thanks to sport, she rebuilt herself. I participated in the Invictus games in 2016 and 2017 and the Military World Games in Wuhan (China) in 2019 where I won a gold medal in archery. » Thanks to the National Office for Combatants and Victims of War (ONACVG), 37 young people from Saint-Jean-Les-Lauriers and Pays de Monts colleges took part in this meeting and discovered the Defense Memory Sport exhibition. So you have to persevere and be strong,” note Katell, Cassie and Zélie, schoolgirls. She boosts us , add Hugo and Emilio. The ONACVG also offered a serious game, discovering the journeys of athletes involved in contemporary conflicts.

The town completed this event with a bicycle race crossing two important points in the city linked to the First World War, the Champ Gaillard and the military square. All these activities were part of the memorial day organized by the City, Friday November 10.

2023-11-14 04:16:55
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