The demobilization of the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment tarnished the image of the French Foreign ... a member of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment wearing a tattoo with the legion's motto ...

April 18, 2009: Despite its mercenary reputation and a persistent myth that it enlists criminals and psychopaths, the French Foreign Legion ... after assignment is with the Legion s only parachute ...

Foulques De Samie, first lieutenant of the 1st platoon, 2nd company of the French Foreign Legion ... In this regiment we have legionnaires from 60 nationalities." The legion is famed for its ...

Legion of the Lost: The True Experience of an American in the French Foreign Legion ... the pallid light of parachute flares." In 1961 the Legion's 1st Parachute Regiment supported the disgruntled ...

CAMP DE CARPIAGNE, France — For almost 200 years, the French Foreign ... given to him by the Legion — is now an anti-tank missile operator in the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment based near ...

2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment and the 2e Regiment Etranger de Parachutistes. It is part of a partnership between the British 16 Air Assault Brigade and the French 11e Brigade Parachutiste ...

The French Foreign Legion marches near its base in Marseille to commemorate the battle of Camerone in Mexico in 1863. Legionnaires past and present, including Kiwis, mark the occasion every April ...