"Charlie Self" wrote in message
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Dave Hinz wrote:
On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 18:45:04 GMT, Wee Jock Poo Pong McPlop
wrote:
On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 03:15:36 GMT, "John Emmons"
wrote:


I'd also like to see some brave internet keyboard warrior tell a
French
Foreign Legionnaire to his face that he's a coward.

John Emmons

Most of the French Foriegn legion are actually not French.

Hence the name?

IIRC, the Foreign Legion was called that because it had standing orders
to NEVER be stationed on homeland French soil.

That was also the case. Until 1962, the Legion headquarters were in Algeria
and the Legion was not to be stationed in France except during times of war.
The current headquarters are in Aubagne, France. However, the name comes
from the fact that enlistees were mostly non-French.

todd