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The French Foreign Legion - From outcasts to legendary warriors

The French Foreign Legion began as a force of foreigners, outcasts, deserters, and adventurers before becoming one of the ...
Time

Up Close With the French Foreign Legion

Edouard Elias first embedded with the French Foreign Legion in the summer of 2014 during France’s military intervention in Central African Republic. At first, the legionnaires were wary of yet another ...
General Discharge Official on MSN

Inside the French Foreign Legion - The brutal training behind the brotherhood

The Legion’s power comes from more than weapons—it comes from a brotherhood built through harsh training, strict discipline, ...
The Nation

An American Foreign Legion

This report, first posted at TomDispatch.com, comes from historian and retired Lieutenant Colonel William J. Astore: A leaner, meaner, higher tech force — that was what George W. Bush and his ...
WBUR

The Modern Reality Of The French Foreign Legion

More than just a fixture in movies from the 30's and 40's, according to journalist William Langewiesche, the French Foreign Legion has seen more continuous fighting than any other military outfit in ...
Military.com

Ukraine's Foreign Legion May Be New, But the Idea Isn't

President Zelenskyy has set up the International Legion of Defense of Ukraine for those who wish to volunteer – including U.S. citizens. To take advantage of that support, Ukrainian President ...
The Mary Sue

BBC Celebrates Susan Travers, The Only Woman in the French Foreign Legion

This week, BBC Online Magazine proudly celebrates the life and complete badassery of the late Susan Travers, who would have been 100. Travers was (and is) the only woman to have been a member of the ...
The Washington Post

We need an American Foreign Legion

Sean McFate is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. President Obama recently announced that an additional 250 Special Operations forces will be sent to Syria to stem the spread of the Islamic ...
insider.si.edu

In the French Foreign Legion

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Time

French Photographer Wins 2015 Remi Ochlik Award

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The New York Times

On the Road With the French Foreign Legion

Squeezed inside a military fighting vehicle in West Africa with soldiers from around the world recruited to France’s legendary force, just days before social distancing became the norm. By Ruth ...