{"id":994,"date":"2014-01-17T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T07:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fondation-antoine-de-saint-exupery.org\/journee-saint-exupery-a-jonzac-2\/"},"modified":"2014-04-21T19:01:46","modified_gmt":"2014-04-21T18:01:46","slug":"saint-exupery-day-in-jonzac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/en\/saint-exupery-day-in-jonzac\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint-Exup\u00e9ry day in Jonzac"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"01-JONZAC\"<\/p>\n

On 17 January 2014, Mr. Claude Belot, Senator of Charente-Maritime, President of the Federation of Municipalities of Haute-Saintonge and Mayor of Jonzac, invited the Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry Youth Foundation to an event paying tribute to the 70th anniversary of the disappearance of Major Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry, which was organised by various departments of the City of Jonzac, together with the participation of Dr Eric Moreau, patron of the Foundation.<\/p>\n

\"02-JONZAC\"<\/p>\n

A special projection of documentaries allowed 250 students from schools in Jonzac to discover the life and work of the famous adventurer and man of letters, while immersing themselves in the history of the pioneers of A\u00e9ropostale (a French aviation company founded in 1918), with exceptional accounts from Fran\u00e7ois d\u2019Agay, nephew and godson of Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry, Lieutenant Colonel Herv\u00e9 de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry,Officer of the French Air Force delegated to Youth and Equal Opportunity, and Sophie Denis, pilot of the Raid Lat\u00e9co\u00e8re, at the Familia theatre in Jonzac. In parallel, an exhibition entitled \u201cAntoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry: Wind, Sand and Stars\u201d was presented at the Haute-Saintonge Multimedia Library.<\/p>\n

\"03-JONZAC\"<\/p>\n

This unique day then continue at the Jonzac-Neulles aerodrome where a room was named after Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry, near the runway on which Saint-Ex had landed with his friends from the II\/33 Reconnaissance Group in June 1940, in the presence of representatives of the Foundation and numerous personalities from the region. A dinner and debate dedicated to \u201cSaint-Exup\u00e9ry News\u201d hosted by Mr. Franck Chanedieras, philosophy teacher at Jonzac Secondary School, ended this unique event at Jonzac Casino, together with the participation of pilots, teachers, secondary school students, local councillors and several company leaders.<\/p>\n

Photos: \u00a9 FASEJ
\n01- Speech by Fran\u00e7ois d\u2019Agay.
\n02- Lieutenant Colonel Herv\u00e9 de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry and Fran\u00e7ois d\u2019Agay with children from Jonzac.
\n03-Fran\u00e7ois d\u2019Agay thanks Senator Claude Belot.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Press Review of this event :
\nSud Ouest Articles – 15, 18 et 20 january 2014<\/strong><\/a>
\nHaute-Saintonge Article – 24 january 2014<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n

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Watch the video produced by Haute-Saintonge Community of municipal authorities
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