but perhaps this course doesn't," the Green Beret added. Upon graduation, US students earn the French Desert Commando Course qualification badge. The French Foreign Legion US forces began ...

I joined the French Foreign Legion." Today Salazar is an ex-legionnaire ... a photo of his unit, a green beret, a spotless kepi blanc. Not the kepi blanc he earned in basic training.

"Jumping with the French Foreign Legion has been a privilege ... with the legionnaires (including pins, unit patches and berets), took their last look at the splendid snow-capped mountains ...

The Foreign legion is unique in that ... presence in Afghanistan with elite paratroopers, red berets , from the regular French Army. These units, although not as famous, have a storied history and ...

A few times a year, select US troops get to attend a very special course in the deserts of Africa. The French Desert Commando Course usually hosts French troops training to fight Islamist extremists.