📸✍️Gendarmerie Nationale
🐾 Tribute to Rusti 🇫🇷
On Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., a moving ceremony was held at the Parentis-en-Born barracks in tribute to Rusti, a loyal comrade-in-arms.
Nearly fifty personnel from the Landes gendarmerie group, the Parentis-en-Born company, and ten canine units from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine gendarmerie region gathered to honor his memory.
Rusti, a Belgian Malinois born in August 2020, distinguished himself through his excellent performance during his three years of service with the PSIG (Peloton de Surveillance et d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie) in Parentis-en-Born. He sadly passed away on December 29, 2025, after a battle with an incurable illness.
Posthumously, Rusti was awarded the National Defense Bronze Medal, with the National Gendarmerie clasp, in recognition of his exemplary service.
Following the ceremony, his ashes were placed in a memorial space at the heart of the barracks by his handler, Marilou, accompanied by her deputy, Laurent.
🔹 Loyalty, courage, and commitment: Rusti will forever remain in our memories.
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