"At the height of it's glory, the French Foreign Legion consisted of men considered, common ... the dregs of society." "It was an army of mercenaries in the northern colonies of Africa and Southeast Asia." "However, it's soldiers did not swear allegiance to France, but only to the Legion and their peers." "The Legion was not interested in the past of it's men." "Neither did it offer many hopes for the future." "The Legionnaires fought to the last man standing." "Whatever the conflict." "Whatever the cause." "It was a hard way of getting a second chance in life."