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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