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Documentary: What attracts people to the French Foreign Legion?

What compels people from all over the world to strive to be a part of the French Foreign Legion? Why choose to fight for a country other than your own? Is it the sense of adventure or a call to duty? These are all questions that this documentary tries to answer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELi7cC85ew4&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trWCTukiQMI&nohtml5=False

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What compels people from all over the world to strive to be a part of the French Foreign Legion? Why choose to fight for a country other than your own? Is it the sense of adventure or a call to duty? These are all questions that this documentary tries to answer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELi7cC85ew4&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trWCTukiQMI&nohtml5=False

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-msGpMu5qw

Image courtesy of French Foreign Legion Recruitment website

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Desiree Huitt is an Army Veteran serving 11 years as a Military Intelligence officer and prior to OCS as a combat medic. She is a graduate from the University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Middle Eastern Studies.

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