When his father arrives, 12-year-old Francois*, an imposing man with blue eyes and salt-and-pepper hair, points his index and middle fingers to his mouth, kisses them, then points to the sky. this “ kiss of the moon It is a tradition accepted during foreign operations of this forty-year-old soldier. “ No matter where you are, the moon is visible explains Etienne*, the father of this family, who is firmly attached to the institution. So Francois, like his twin brother Pascal and their elder Jean, 18, all dream of one day joining the ranks of the army.
“ My sister and I swore not to marry a soldier. failed smiles the mother of the family, Juliet*, herself the daughter of a high-ranking officer. In order to fully take care of the children, especially during her husband’s external surgeries, the forty-year-old girl now stays at home. His eldest son, Jean, admits that he suffered from his father’s absence, even…
Source: Le Figaro
