In a message on Monday 09-25-16 Joe Delahaye said to Holger Granholm:
Hi Joe,
HG> So the gendarmes are probably military polices, or just soldiers.
JD> Or perhaps the State Police. I believe there is a Gendarmerie (sp)
JD> in France. Perhaps it is something like the British Bobby?
I have always thought that an english Bobby is a patrolling police,
creating a sense of safety in a neighbourhood, and helping citizens and
tourists.
Since nobody frenchspeaking person appears here, I think we will have to
leave the question of what a french gendarm is or does, open.
73 de Sam, OH0NC
aka Holger
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