A member of the French ... s Parachute Regiment? The changing character of counterinsurgency — with its emphasis on special operations forces — has also largely bypassed the legion.

The demobilization of the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment tarnished the image of the French Foreign Legion as a professional and non-political force. Furthermore, independence of Algeria from the ...

One morning early this summer a young French officer of the 1st Foreign Legion Parachute Regiment was asked why he had not participated, as had the rest of the unit, in the rebellion last April when ...

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

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

Members of France’s legendary Foreign Legion are currently involved in a huge joint training exercise with Britain’s Parachute Regiment on the rugged French Island of Corsica. Codenamed ...

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 ...

France’s Foreign Legion, the national army's elite infantry force, has long attracted men the world over looking for adventure, a new start in life and the promise of French nationality.

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 ...