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The foreign legion is a volunteer corps of
foreigners within a country's army. The
French Légion Etrangère, founded 1831, is one
of a number of such forces. Enlisted
volunteers are of any nationality (about half
are now French), but the officers are usually
French.
Subject by: Andrew Row