For the third consecutive year, the municipality of Claret first honored the memory of Claret's soldiers buried in the military square. In the presence of families, deputy mayors, and two flag bearers, Mayor Philippe Tourrier delivered a tribute before laying a wreath.
The official ceremony then continued at Place de l'Hermet, gathering nearly 200 people. Children, holding small tricolor flags, participated in the procession towards the war memorial at Place Marius-Souche. The firefighters' battalion and the municipal police awaited the participants.
Philippe Tourrier, the mayor, read the message from the Ministry of Armed Forces, while Mr. S. Cubizolles, president of the Veterans of Claret, read that of the French Union of Associations of Combatants and War Victims. School students also spoke to honor the soldiers and shared an excerpt from Paul Éluard's famous poem "Liberté".
The commemoration concluded with the traditional laying of wreaths at the foot of the war memorial, carried out by the mayor and the president of the Veterans. Children also laid flowers, adding a significant symbolic dimension to this collective tribute.
Afterward, the mayor invited all participants to share a friendly drink in the municipal park. Through this ceremony, Claret once again demonstrated its commitment to the duty of remembrance, a moment of gathering and transmission between generations to never forget those who gave their lives for France.
