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Thank you, colleagues, at the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918,

the guns fell silent on the Western Front.

Today we remember the millions whose lives were cut short,

the families left waiting, and a generation forever changed.

Remembrance also means honoring those who a generation later fought to defend and restore freedom in Europe.

One of those heroines was Boniface Alexandre, who passed away a few days ago at the age of 104,

known as Corbey,

she led 30 resistance fighters against the Nazi occupation and helped liberate Terence in France.

It is on us to carry their stories forward.

To defend our freedom and to protect the peace that they sacrificed so much to secure.

Madam Alexandre Nun. We