French Foreign Legion News
The French Foreign Legion is a specialized military unit composed of foreign volunteers serving in the French armed forces.
French Legion soldier abducted in Colombia
A Franco-Colombian soldier serving in the French Foreign Legion was abducted in early August in southwestern Colombia. He is believed to be held by dissident members of the FARC guerrilla group.
French Legion soldier kidnapped in Colombia
José Olger Melo Charry, a French Foreign Legion corporal on leave in his native Colombia, was kidnapped on August 6 by FARC dissidents in the Nariño department.
The French Foreign Legion is a specialized military unit composed of foreign volunteers serving in the French armed forces.