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At the height of it's glory, the French Foreign Legion
consisted of men considered, common ... the dregs of society.

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It was an army of mercenaries in the northern
colonies of Africa and Southeast Asia.

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However, it's soldiers did not swear allegiance to
France, but only to the Legion and their peers.

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The Legion was not interested
in the past of it's men.

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Neither did it offer many
hopes for the future.

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The Legionnaires fought
to the last man standing.

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Whatever the conflict.
Whatever the cause.

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It was a hard way of getting
a second chance in life.