Soldier killed in Mali: national homage to Maxime Blasco is “a very great ordeal” for the parents of the soldier
Sergeant Maxime Blasco was killed in Mali on Friday September 24. He was 34 years old. The nation pays tribute to him during a ceremony chaired by Emmanuel Macron at the Invalides, in Paris, Wednesday, September 29. The military’s parents agreed to testify to pay tribute to the memory of their heroic son.
For five days, Maxime’s parents Blasco live with the pain of their son, killed at the age of 34 during an operation in Mali on Friday, September 24. To pay tribute to him, they speak, in front of France Télévisions cameras, of the man he was. “He couldn’t stand being told he was brave or that he’s a hero”, tells, moved, Jean-Marc Blasco, the father.
“We saw him evolve. We went to every ceremony. I was very blown away “, continues Maxime’s mother Blasco, Véronique. On Wednesday 29 September afternoon, a national tribute will be paid to him at the Invalides. A ceremony chaired by Emmanuel Macron. “We have to admit that there is this recognition, but it is a very big test. I think Maxime, where he is, he will be happy “, says Véronique Blasco. To comfort herself, Maxime’s mother Blasco says he needs to meet his son’s brothers in arms, let them talk to him “from his last days, how he was, I need this”, adds the soldier’s mother.
