Alexandra, the companion of Master Corporal Maxime Blasco, killed in Mali in an ambush on Friday September 24, 2021, asked to be married to him posthumously. Can this extraordinary request succeed?
Maxime Blasco, master corporal killed in Mali in an ambush, left behind his partner Alexandra, with whom he had been in a civil partnership since 2012, and their 8-year-old child, Ethan. In an interview with RTL, the widow of Maxime Blasco said he wanted to marry him posthumously. “I asked my in-laws for their consent and when I told my son that I was making this request, he shouted with joy and was happy because that’s what he wanted. It’s important. for all of us, to rebuild ourselves. I could proudly display to change my name and become Madame Blasco “, she confided.
This request made to the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron is a way for Alexandra to pay tribute to the man she loves. “Until I take my last breath, I will never forget him, I love him. (…) For him, I find that I pay him a beautiful last tribute.” General Jérôme Pellistrandi, editor-in-chief of La Revue Défense nationale, spoke about the death of Maximo Blasco. “It was sort of a legend”, he explained on France Info.
National tribute to Maxime Blasco
Master Corporal Maxime Blasco was 34 years old. In June 2021, he received the Military Medal for his services. The father was on his fourth engagement, in three years, in Operation Barkhane. In 2019, he saved the lives of two of his comrades after their helicopter crashed. This Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at 4.30 p.m., a national tribute was paid to Maxime Blasco, at Les Invalides, in Paris.