Posted on 05/08/2018 4:20:27 PM PDT by VanShuyten
“Tu n’abandonnes jamais les tiens, ni au combat, ni dans la vie.” These words grace the back label of Esprit de Corps Grand Cuvée, a Vermentino from Côtes de Provence Sainte–Victoire. It means, “You never abandon your own, not in combat, nor in life.”
The phrase references Article VII of the French Foreign Legion’s Code of Honor, which is a hint at the bottle’s unlikely provenance: a retirement home for former legionnaires. Nestled in postcard-perfect vineyards in Provence, the Domaine du Capitaine Danjou winery is the antithesis of abandonment. It provides lodging, purpose, and, most importantly, brotherhood. Leave it to the land of grands crus to properly care for its veterans through wine—sales of Esprit de Corps Grand Cuvée and other bottles help pay for the institution.
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I’m in.
Looks like you’ll need to grow a beard first: lol
I can buy one-heard their itchy.Bringing my Girlfriends too.
I can buy one-heard their itchy.Bringing my Girlfriends too.
I can buy one-heard their itchy.Bringing my Girlfriends too.
Here’s the catch, none of them are French.
So, a socialist gov’t can take care of foreigners but not it’s own citizens. LOL
Pic looks like a call for extras for the show Vikings. LOL
That’s the pioneer detachment of the Legion.
Traditionally, these soldiers performed certain combat engineer functions, like clearing obstacles from in front of the marching column. Hence the traditional axes.
Being a pioneer was considered a fairly prestigious assignment for experienced troops. And as part of their esprit de corps, beards were mandatory.
I’m just going off the top of my head here, so if anyone has more detailed information on the Legion, by all means correct me.
I was basing my opinion on a expose done on Americans serving in French Foreign Legion many years ago.
The French Foreign Legion is about a quarter French.
The pioneers are the leading unit of marchers in parades on Bastille Day. There are French citizens in the Legion, but they are signed up as citizens of other countries. After honorable service Legionnaires are given French citizenship. Their officers are always French.
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