Always nice to see the Legion old timers in uniform with their medals. Takes a lot of character to serve for all those years, hats off to them from France !
I was in the Canadian Army and my Sergeant was from the French Foreign legion. He was a scary and at the same time amazing human. I will always fondly remember him and what he taught us.
I was in Kuwait City in Mar-Apr 91 with Canadian EOD, and one sector had Legionnaires. One of them was wounded in a mine and was medevaced to the American field hospital in Subhan district. I'd gotten to know one of the surgeons who turned out to be Canadian but practising in California. He collared me to come translate between the medical staff and the Legion officer (a haughty prick if I ever met one). But, as soon as the US Army reservist slipped in a Spanish word, everything changed because the wounded man's NCOs spoke better Spanish than English Canadian me speaking French Canadian to them.
Wow, I thought I'd be listening to a Frenchman. When the MCpl opened his mouth and had the same accent as my Mom and Mother-in-Law, boom, mind blown. Thanks for the explanation brother!
Will never forget meeting a Frenchman at a Rouen cafe. He told me he was un retraité (ie retired). I said, you look too young to be retired, he said, 'service militaire' and tapped his dodgy knee. We chatted on in French. At the time I was travelling a lot in Africa. Thought I was the bee's knees. He asked me where I had been. I said Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, all by motorbike. He said 'aha, les pays touristiques'! Of course he had served in Chad, Mali, Somalia, Libya, Algeria..... Will never forget that great man.
What a humble gentleman, the funny thing is that hes speaking about his deeds like its a sundaywalk downtown,which makes it even more spellbound listen to him,could listen to this rawmodel of a man for hours,kudos to him, and thank you for posting it,great interview.
Thanks so much for producing this and interviewing Johnny. An honourable and interesting man. TH-cam has some fantastic content and this is one of them. Keep up the good work.
la seule loi qui est passé à l'unanimité à l'assemblé national c'est la loi donnant la nationalité Française aux légionnaire après 5 ans pour dire que c'est vraiment quelque chose ou les Français sont tous d'accord
I served in the British army on operation granby ( gulf war 91). I received the bottom right 2 medals displayed...both the Kuwait and Saudi medals weren't to be worn in uniform and were given as a keepsake.
I’m an American who often thought about joining the legion in my younger years. I channeled my energy into being a merchant seaman and contractor in SW Asia for 13 years. I love these stories.
@@bastogne315 why did you try to join the IRA and the British army, thatd be like getting rejected from the Ukrainian army and then applying for the Russian Army😂
This has been a brilliant watch. As an ex Sapper in the british army and from west lothian i have heard about this man. Us scots have always been good at keeping up the moral its just the norm for us id say. True gentleman and warrior. Would love to have a drink with this man.
One of the things to remember is that the Legion is a worldwide organization. and when General Scharwkorpf said in an interview "the legionnaires have given me a card and if one day I have a problem anywhere in the world dial this phone number and your troubles will end" I wish Normann never had to use that e phone number. Sorry for my english.
Do not apologize, my friend. Your English is excellent. I remember when the General said those words, and as an American, I was supremely proud. Thank you for your comment, and health to you and your loved ones.
really interested to hear that they speak french when theyre grafting and english or other on chill time. i worked in a few hotels where foreign languages are banned at work, everybody must speak english, it's great for communication and great for those learning english. same with this gent with learning french.
Anyone remember the "Corporal Johnny" from that amazing Legion book (John Robert Young) from 1984? He was British and was getting out after 20 yrs. He was name was "Pauline," or at least that was his nom de guerre. Great, beautiful book / photo essay.
Légionnaire one day, légionnaire for ever ! We French all have respect and admiration for these men who served our country with honor and courage. Including this Johnny Leggett, of course. Thank you for all you've done, Johnny !
My grear grandfather was awarded the french highest order. The legion d honneur .. for his actions in france in ww2 . Dunkirk. He returned minus an eye and 2 fingers. He the the crux de guerre too.
Feel free to share the video :) would lots to share his story and if people are interested we’d love to have Johnny back and answer questions from subscribers
Very apt in these times when the vax has been found to cause issues. What went from "Safe and effective", suddenly very quickly has turned into "Sudden and unexpected".
I will watch this with my son ,l joined the cookhouse when l was a boy .l just soldering boring stuff .This man is a legend. Watching from Scotland peace and love to all
"I never fired a round out of anger". This is true professionalism, I goes for whatever you do be it police, journalism or prison guard - even if the task is siege Bucha. Leave your feelings at home and take decisions with your prefrontal cortex - not with your amygdala.
Loved his final quote "I'm getting old now, but I like to think the only thing that still works is my trigger finger" Awesome video and I love hearing Scottish vereran stories, I tried to find Scottish WW2 vets stories and there really were not a lot. Bit unrelated I suppose😅 He seems like a great guy
I met a few Legionaires in Gulf 1. They were heading all the way up north. We were heading east. We were also awarded the Saudi & Kuwait lib medals but were not allowed to wear them. We were issued the Gulf war medal with clasp. 👍very interesting chat
@@POVCAST_YT That doesn't surprise me. What was really good, that Johnny served all those years in the Legion, with so many different nationalities, and his accent is still loud & clear Scottish. (Jock). Just going through the clips you added.......
I was working with a guy a few years ago who was in the Legion 1 rec his name was Danny Mitchell did you come across him seemed like a good bloke enjoyed your story.
I can only imagine what it would be like to be in the French foreign legion. I’m a way it’s like how the Americans are where you have every different nationality from all over the world who came to America, and they had to learn how to get along with each other, and of course there was so much prejudiced. If the Americans could’ve got along with each other, which they did, but it took so much time with the French for allegiant, you leave that shit at the door, and no matter what your father told you your uncle or best friend said about different nationalities, and the French foreign legion you over come that presidency. I salute every French foreign legion personnel from the cooks to the lowest man I think the world would learn a lot from the French foreign legion.
Fantastic interview. I would try and interview, Commander Howard Leedham RN MBE, who led a fascinating life in the services. Howard Leedham’s military career is unusual. He started life as a Royal Navy clearance diver, was commissioned, became a Commando helicopter pilot, and served in the Special Forces. Twice decorated for gallantry, he became the first British officer to command a US Marine Corps squadron on active service. He wrote the book Ask Forgiveness Not Permission: The True Story of his Discreet Operations in Pakistan's 'badlands'.
Sounds like he’d be a great conversation though it looks like he’s based in Dubai and for the time being (we are a new and currently small channel) I don’t think he’d be wanting to travel to us and we’re not in position to cover his costs but we’d definitely love to speak to him so maybe it’s one we can revisit in the future.
@@jimbo250686 Well if you're able to reach out and if he's interested let us know how to get in contact as it would be great to start a dialogue 😄 thank you
Tu as tout mon respect, cher ami. Tu as ete a Djibouti. La 13 etait la pour la periode que tu donnes. Ettu as rencontre certainement , mon grand frere, Metret Nicolas en Guyane a la 3e REI. Il etait base la-bas dans la periode que tu donnes. Il n'a pas fait la guerre du golfe en 90-91 a cause d'un accident de camion. C'etait la 6e REG qui fit aussi la guerre du golfe, ou il y etait. Mon frere etait Djiboutien. Et parlait Anglais. Il a donc appartenu a la mafia que tu mentionnes. Mon respect, a toi mon grand frere, johnny/Lawson. Tu es un vrai legionnaire.
@@POVCAST_YT Great to read you, mates. Sorry if I've used french. Just let the gentleman speak about what he remembers about his era in the legion. Don't ask him about my bro. I'm so impatient to watch the 2nd part. Have a great day. Cheers.
I wish it has subtitles coz for me as a German was is it totally hard to understand his accent. Tried to read the transcript but that’s not really an option having so many mistakes. Very interesting stories, wish could have understood everything
That is very true.Personally I never had a problem with the French people.I wouldn't have had because my son was born in Bastia in 1986,whilst I was serving in 2eme REP.
I was in the British army infantry from 1979-1983 I won’t say what regiment but I went over to France 🇫🇷 to join Legion on Cameron day April 30th 1983 just 3 months after being in CIVI street any way to cut a long story short I didn’t join in end but what I saw impressed the hell out of me The French Foreign Legion looks a lot tougher than the British Army and American Army and that’s including The Royal Marines and Paras the Legionaries also look fitter and more professional
Johnny Thanks for your reply its always nice to see and know men like you send back a wonderful reply thanks so much it means a lot after so many yrs service its great to know great men like you and myself served within the l legion Étranger not many as you said know the regime seeing is believieing thank you for sharing your chanell.
I was 3RGJ and quite a few of my mates went to the Legion,all of them said RGJ were superior in every aspect of soldiering,they went 2REP,they had no reason to lie.I suspect they siad this because they were already well trained soldiers and prepared for what training required etc,also deployments.Still good soldiers though.
He is a remarkable man - the things he has done and he seems level-headed and rather humorous - not taking himself seriously in a bad way - just his responsibililties seriously. It's surprising he is so well-preserved. Did he get married?
Thank you for his testimony and the TH-cam translation, because as you know, we French people are 10% speaking in English 😁 Otherwise, the Legion in France is the most admired unit, like the firefighters. I would even say that a good majority of French people have a deep respect for their army. The budget of our army will be increased by 400 billion in 6 years and the population has mostly accepted it.
As a legionnaire you don't choose to refrain from going to combat because of your age not as a legionnaire in any nco rank that's asking for corvee for years
@@POVCAST_YT I am ex-Legion from around his time and I would agree as is someone else above who was a Sergent Major in the Cavalry. I did less than 5 years as I was wounded in Beirut and took a good pension and got out. They were very tough but good times and discipline was pityless . Well done all the same and fair play to him. 165*** LPN.
@@les8351 I was there in 83 and was a Cpl. in the 6eme Cie under Lecerf and later Boulon. I was wounded in fighting around the Bain Militaire. I probably would not have known you as we were the mountain Cie. in Cortè and rarely got to Bonifacio.
I only went to Corte once to do my driving test.Apart from that,all my time was at Bonifacio.As you know,after Beirut we all transferred to Nimes.Personally it was the best move the Regiment ever made.
Our most recent interview came out yesterday - Watch here! - th-cam.com/video/fG6Z4Z4oJcA/w-d-xo.html
Always nice to see the Legion old timers in uniform with their medals. Takes a lot of character to serve for all those years, hats off to them from France !
Yes, he didn’t want to bring them initially but we asked him if he would . Glad he did
@@POVCAST_YT Out of modesty probably
@@Froggmeningreen I believe so.
You would think he would wear a beret that fits him
@@darrenn438 in the legion 👌 most wear there berets Very Small 👍 GTC 👹🏴👍
From West Lothians myself and Ex Brit Army. What a humble Soldier, great bloke!!!
Great to see Johnny looking so well and thanks for interviewing him. Johnny was a legend in my time and was lucky enough to see him in Guyane.
thats my godfather❤
He was a pleasure to speak with
Hes mine also 🍒
@@polpotnoodle7441 we related?
@@braydeneastman5779 he’s taking the pish
@@Peskyjooba lmao
I was in the Canadian Army and my Sergeant was from the French Foreign legion. He was a scary and at the same time amazing human. I will always fondly remember him and what he taught us.
Sounds like a nice memory
I was in Kuwait City in Mar-Apr 91 with Canadian EOD, and one sector had Legionnaires. One of them was wounded in a mine and was medevaced to the American field hospital in Subhan district. I'd gotten to know one of the surgeons who turned out to be Canadian but practising in California. He collared me to come translate between the medical staff and the Legion officer (a haughty prick if I ever met one). But, as soon as the US Army reservist slipped in a Spanish word, everything changed because the wounded man's NCOs spoke better Spanish than English Canadian me speaking French Canadian to them.
In the early 60 i was in the old colonial unit ( marine infantry now ) i meet some of them in Madagascar and Djibouti , very good souvenir
I know what you mean. I've worked with ex-Legionaires. Great lads yet very capable of handling anything in an instant. Vive La Legion.
Wow, I thought I'd be listening to a Frenchman. When the MCpl opened his mouth and had the same accent as my Mom and Mother-in-Law, boom, mind blown.
Thanks for the explanation brother!
Good to see you are still going strong 👍😎
Great talk!
Cheers 🇨🇵
LPN
Yes, Good to see him after all these years Adj.
Will never forget meeting a Frenchman at a Rouen cafe. He told me he was un retraité (ie retired). I said, you look too young to be retired, he said, 'service militaire' and tapped his dodgy knee.
We chatted on in French. At the time I was travelling a lot in Africa. Thought I was the bee's knees. He asked me where I had been. I said Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, all by motorbike. He said 'aha, les pays touristiques'!
Of course he had served in Chad, Mali, Somalia, Libya, Algeria.....
Will never forget that great man.
Always nice to hear these kind of stories
Great story and self reflection too
What a humble gentleman, the funny thing is that hes speaking about his deeds like its a sundaywalk downtown,which makes it even more spellbound listen to him,could listen to this rawmodel of a man for hours,kudos to him, and thank you for posting it,great interview.
Our pleasure. More to come.
@@doublewhopper67 Anything else to add?
Thanks so much for producing this and interviewing Johnny. An honourable and interesting man. TH-cam has some fantastic content and this is one of them. Keep up the good work.
Thank you
You are held in very high esteem by us the French indeed. We’re so contradictory… But not with you. Thank you Sir, from the bottom of my froggy heart.
You are very welcome
Ribbit!
la seule loi qui est passé à l'unanimité à l'assemblé national c'est la loi donnant la nationalité Française aux légionnaire après 5 ans pour dire que c'est vraiment quelque chose ou les Français sont tous d'accord
Salute to Corporal Chef Leggett. While I served in a different Army, we share two of the same medals and mutual respect for another combat veteran.
Which medals do you share ?
I served in the British army on operation granby ( gulf war 91). I received the bottom right 2 medals displayed...both the Kuwait and Saudi medals weren't to be worn in uniform and were given as a keepsake.
@@POVCAST_YT Gulf War medals...
Fluent french speaker…….pure class!👏
Oui oui!
Absolutely inspiring.
Never once did he mention kill or win.
A gentleman that knows what stories are NOT to be told blasé
That’s an American thing called BRAGGING,not british or french
He did say the IRA guy was killed in the jungle....
By a tree not from a fire fight
@@POVCAST_YT How the hell did he get killed by a tree?? Thanks for answering btw.
Total respect for this Corporal who contributed to the influence of the Foreign Legion. Thank you.
He would say himself he's 1 of many
Guys like this a rare and fading breed. Thoroughly fascinating, and a joy to listen to ❤
Glad ya liked it, be sure to check out Cliff and his story
I’m an American who often thought about joining the legion in my younger years. I channeled my energy into being a merchant seaman and contractor in SW Asia for 13 years. I love these stories.
Thanks for watching. More stories like this coming soon so make sure to subscribe :)
When I turned 18 i tried to join the British Army, Irish Army, RUC and the IRA. They all rejected me...the pain has not gone away....
Why did they reject you if ya don't mind saying
@@bastogne315 why did you try to join the IRA and the British army, thatd be like getting rejected from the Ukrainian army and then applying for the Russian Army😂
i served with him in 6REG in the gulf
“Honneur et Fidelite”. Honour and Faithfulness. This man has it in spades !. Scotland should be proud of this Ex Legionnaire. I am. JR
We are
Scotts are oldests french allies. Respect for all the Scotts ;)
La légion étrangère est très respecté par les français , longue vie à vous !
This has been a brilliant watch. As an ex Sapper in the british army and from west lothian i have heard about this man. Us scots have always been good at keeping up the moral its just the norm for us id say. True gentleman and warrior. Would love to have a drink with this man.
We will pass the kind words on to Johnny!
RE👊🏽
One of the things to remember is that the Legion is a worldwide organization.
and when General Scharwkorpf said in an interview "the legionnaires have given me a card and if one day I have a problem anywhere in the world dial this phone number and your troubles will end"
I wish Normann never had to use that e phone number.
Sorry for my english.
I'll ask Johnny about Schwarzkopf as I believe he was in Kuwait going from his medals
And he was made an honorary corporal of the FFL.
Do not apologize, my friend. Your English is excellent. I remember when the General said those words, and as an American, I was supremely proud. Thank you for your comment, and health to you and your loved ones.
Great job Corporal Johnny! Thank you for your sharing of yourself with us. Semper Fidelis Semper Paratus.
We'll have Johnny back to answer more questions and tell some tales.
@@POVCAST_YT I think that is a very smart thing to do.
@@loydevan1311 stay tuned as well open up for submissions for the audience as well
What a guy! One of the best 👏👏👏🤝
He was a good fun to speak with
I can confirm what he says about us being anti-Army but we love our Legion Etrangere
really interested to hear that they speak french when theyre grafting and english or other on chill time. i worked in a few hotels where foreign languages are banned at work, everybody must speak english, it's great for communication and great for those learning english. same with this gent with learning french.
Honour fidelity, Forever the Legion
This guy is legendary
Anyone remember the "Corporal Johnny" from that amazing Legion book (John Robert Young) from 1984? He was British and was getting out after 20 yrs. He was name was "Pauline," or at least that was his nom de guerre. Great, beautiful book / photo essay.
Tell us more
I have the book,yes I remember.
@@yan24to I wonder what happened to that interesting fellow.
Corporal johnny was actually a caporal chef he was from liverpool originally ,from what i remember he stayed in france
@@simonrobson2293 the book said he had an accent from I thought it said from a northern area of England.
Légionnaire one day, légionnaire for ever ! We French all have respect and admiration for these men who served our country with honor and courage. Including this Johnny Leggett, of course. Thank you for all you've done, Johnny !
I'm sure hell appreciate all these hresy comments
Absolute respect for Corporal Cliff Purvis and for those before and those who follow.A breed apart.
Any thing you'd like to ask him this Saturday
Fantastic interview! Very interesting man…….👏👏👏Well done.
He was a lovely man and an absolute gentleman to work with. We'd live to get him back if the viewers have AMA questions for the guy too!
Johnny is a lovely guy ,,, had many a pint with him ,, humbled
He is that
My grear grandfather was awarded the french highest order. The legion d honneur .. for his actions in france in ww2 . Dunkirk. He returned minus an eye and 2 fingers. He the the crux de guerre too.
Proud man! Great life story 👏👏👏
Feel free to share the video :) would lots to share his story and if people are interested we’d love to have Johnny back and answer questions from subscribers
Pay attention to the old man in a world where the men die young!
Just pay attention, always!
I believe the quote you were going for was, "Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young."
Very apt in these times when the vax has been found to cause issues. What went from "Safe and effective", suddenly very quickly has turned into "Sudden and unexpected".
@@mikechedzoy4866 Did I miss something in this interview, because I don't recall the gentleman being interviewed saying about the "vax".
@@stanleydragon9548 I know, my comment was nuanced. Forget it.
You are held in high esteem by many in the global community sir...
🇿🇦
It would appear so!
I will watch this with my son ,l joined the cookhouse when l was a boy .l just soldering boring stuff .This man is a legend. Watching from Scotland peace and love to all
Thank you for your service, sir! The French Foreign Legion is one of the top of my list of People I don't Want Mad at Me! ^_^
"I never fired a round out of anger". This is true professionalism, I goes for whatever you do be it police, journalism or prison guard - even if the task is siege Bucha. Leave your feelings at home and take decisions with your prefrontal cortex - not with your amygdala.
Like he says, it's a job treat it as such
A treasure trove of knowledge, thank you for your service
Well done corporal legget great story 👏 🏴
He has many stories and will be back to tell them in the future
What a great bloke. Pity I could hardly understand him😂. Live long.
Nothing but respect for you Sir!
Scotsman. Legend❤🏴💪
Loved his final quote
"I'm getting old now, but I like to think the only thing that still works is my trigger finger"
Awesome video and I love hearing Scottish vereran stories, I tried to find Scottish WW2 vets stories and there really were not a lot. Bit unrelated I suppose😅 He seems like a great guy
There won’t be many guys left to tell those stories. We’d love to get someone in who can so watch this space
What a cracking bloke. Very interesting sir. Happy retirement. Would love to know more. Best wishes from Cornwall👍👍👍
Make sure you're subscribed so you can see his return :)
You was a legionarie something I allways wanted to be , take my hat of yo yah brother for actually being one
I met a few Legionaires in Gulf 1. They were heading all the way up north. We were heading east. We were also awarded the Saudi & Kuwait lib medals but were not allowed to wear them. We were issued the Gulf war medal with clasp. 👍very interesting chat
thanks for the comment :)
Legends!
This guy worked in mine clearing on the front in Iraq.. brave man.
What a great interview with a really interesting man. Good health and enjoy your retirement.
He's still out and about scaling the Scottish mountains
@@POVCAST_YT That doesn't surprise me. What was really good, that Johnny served all those years in the Legion, with so many different nationalities, and his accent is still loud & clear Scottish. (Jock). Just going through the clips you added.......
Haha yes indeed a proud Scotsman through and through
I was working with a guy a few years ago who was in the Legion 1 rec his name was Danny Mitchell did you come across him seemed like a good bloke enjoyed your story.
I can only imagine what it would be like to be in the French foreign legion. I’m a way it’s like how the Americans are where you have every different nationality from all over the world who came to America, and they had to learn how to get along with each other, and of course there was so much prejudiced. If the Americans could’ve got along with each other, which they did, but it took so much time with the French for allegiant, you leave that shit at the door, and no matter what your father told you your uncle or best friend said about different nationalities, and the French foreign legion you over come that presidency. I salute every French foreign legion personnel from the cooks to the lowest man I think the world would learn a lot from the French foreign legion.
In the 13 did you serve Escadaron was the village called Ohuea,just up from the petrol station.
Fantastic interview. I would try and interview, Commander Howard Leedham RN MBE, who led a fascinating life in the services. Howard Leedham’s military career is unusual. He started life as a Royal Navy clearance diver, was commissioned, became a Commando helicopter pilot, and served in the Special Forces. Twice decorated for gallantry, he became the first British officer to command a US Marine Corps squadron on active service. He wrote the book Ask Forgiveness Not Permission: The True Story of his Discreet Operations in Pakistan's 'badlands'.
Sounds like he’d be a great conversation though it looks like he’s based in Dubai and for the time being (we are a new and currently small channel) I don’t think he’d be wanting to travel to us and we’re not in position to cover his costs but we’d definitely love to speak to him so maybe it’s one we can revisit in the future.
@@POVCAST_YT he does come home regularly. May be worth contacting him and find out when. Or I could ask him
@@jimbo250686 do you know him ?
@@POVCAST_YT Yes I served with him
I am still in contact with him
@@jimbo250686 Well if you're able to reach out and if he's interested let us know how to get in contact as it would be great to start a dialogue 😄 thank you
Tu as tout mon respect, cher ami. Tu as ete a Djibouti. La 13 etait la pour la periode que tu donnes.
Ettu as rencontre certainement , mon grand frere, Metret Nicolas en Guyane a la 3e REI. Il etait base la-bas dans la periode que tu donnes.
Il n'a pas fait la guerre du golfe en 90-91 a cause d'un accident de camion. C'etait la 6e REG qui fit aussi la guerre du golfe, ou il y etait. Mon frere etait Djiboutien. Et parlait Anglais. Il a donc appartenu a la mafia que tu mentionnes.
Mon respect, a toi mon grand frere, johnny/Lawson. Tu es un vrai legionnaire.
Had to take a second to translate this. That’s a cool story while you like is to ask him if he recognise the name ?
@@POVCAST_YT Great to read you, mates. Sorry if I've used french. Just let the gentleman speak about what he remembers about his era in the legion. Don't ask him about my bro. I'm so impatient to watch the 2nd part. Have a great day. Cheers.
No worries and that's what google translate is for haha
@@POVCAST_YT kool, mates. Next time if you need a translator or an interpreter in french. You can give me a shout. I'd happily do it for you. Haha.. !
@@hermanoturtle5451 will keep it in mind :)
I wish it has subtitles coz for me as a German was is it totally hard to understand his accent. Tried to read the transcript but that’s not really an option having so many mistakes. Very interesting stories, wish could have understood everything
Great feedback thank you, something to consider going forward. It’s something I believe we can also fix so do check back
subtitles have been added now. :)
@@POVCAST_YT awesome 👏🏼 thanks a lot! 👌🏼
@@illevanille973 hope you enjoy ☺️
@@leerigby6058 mon français n“ est pas bon, ça ne le rend pas meillieur
Excellent, I could listen to him tell stories for hours
Thank you for uploading
Merci Monsieur !
Thank you
@@POVCAST_YT As I am a French citizen, I can confirm you that the Légionnaires are in high esteem in the population.
@@khaelamensha3624 thank you for confirming 😀
That is very true.Personally I never had a problem with the French people.I wouldn't have had because my son was born in Bastia in 1986,whilst I was serving in 2eme REP.
Holy Hand Grenade folks...120,000 views!?
au moins les soutitres je suis FRANCAIS j'ent perd mont LATIN
Thank you for sharing. Awesome to hear your story.
Thanks for watching!
My Grandfather was in the Cameronians in WW1...cool
I was in the British army infantry from 1979-1983 I won’t say what regiment but I went over to France 🇫🇷 to join Legion on Cameron day April 30th 1983 just 3 months after being in CIVI street any way to cut a long story short I didn’t join in end but what I saw impressed the hell out of me The French Foreign Legion looks a lot tougher than the British Army and American Army and that’s including The Royal
Marines and Paras the Legionaries also look fitter and more professional
Johnny Thanks for your reply its always nice to see and know men like you send back a wonderful reply thanks so much it means a lot after so many yrs service its great to know great men like you and myself served within the l legion Étranger not many as you said know the regime seeing is believieing thank you for sharing your chanell.
Thank you for watching and ill be sure to ask johnny about the man you mentioned. We've just put out a new interview hope you enjoy it
What a great guy, I found it very interesting.
Fascinating.
Served under Mr Grail he was our Coronel at the time i believe he made it to General what a man he was in the 4reme Castel
I was 3RGJ and quite a few of my mates went to the Legion,all of them said RGJ were superior in every aspect of soldiering,they went 2REP,they had no reason to lie.I suspect they siad this because they were already well trained soldiers and prepared for what training required etc,also deployments.Still good soldiers though.
S&B James, yes I heard the same thing .
What about 2e REP GCP? Or GCM or DINOPS?
Swift and Bold matey@@Darenbranch
La Legion c'est une aventure !
How is Bobby, Johnny, nice to see you are still around.
We’ll pass on your message
A life well lived, very interesting to listen to, top bloke
Make sure you're subscribed for new interviews and johnny’s return
He is a remarkable man - the things he has done and he seems level-headed and rather humorous - not taking himself seriously in a bad way - just his responsibililties seriously. It's surprising he is so well-preserved. Did he get married?
Aye he’s a good laugh with a sense of duty. Yes he’s married
This guy is amazing
Thank you
I was in 13eme DBLE Escadron de Reconnaissance in 1986, was He Cavalry or in Gabode ???
I believe he was Cavalry
@@POVCAST_YT So the Escadron same time as Me, Ask him which Peleton or section he was in.
Ask Him if He remembers Corporal Thiesse ?
Or should I say MDL Thiesse
2nd peloton,Adj Danac then 1st peloton same Adjudant et Mdl Conti, Leplanquais,Ansart
Thank you for his testimony and the TH-cam translation, because as you know, we French people are 10% speaking in English 😁
Otherwise, the Legion in France is the most admired unit, like the firefighters. I would even say that a good majority of French people have a deep respect for their army. The budget of our army will be increased by 400 billion in 6 years and the population has mostly accepted it.
I think most people respect the military sadly it's the naesayers that get all the tv time m. Thanks for the comment ☺️
Merci Monsieur.
Merci pour tout, légionnaire.
Fascinating!!!!
Thanks buddy! Glad you think so!
Just come across this and realised this guy is from my own town in West Lothian,never met him but I’ve heard of him.
Fantastic thanks for posting
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good interview and he was great speaker sharing his adventure in the legion
Worked with Johnny in tool hire a few years back. Interesting man.
Aye he's a good lad and fun to chat with
Respect!
Thank you
Well done the legion was my dream but it never happend I regret it but take my hat of to you for doing it
Do it!
@@POVCAST_YTif only I’m 54 now have a bad heart I’m done for but if there’s a chance in the next life I will be there
Well done sir, and thank you
Top man, humble frank interview
We've got a foreign legion in the UK now.
Interesting. I didn't know that
@@POVCAST_YT Yes, they arrive from the channel daily.
@@garethjohnstone9282 🙂
bravo monsieur merci !
Did he say he finished his service finished at the Headquarters in Tangier?
So Legionares are considered in high regard like the Gurkha in the UK?
A lot of countries appear to, yeah!
His comments on Northern lreland are incorrect. The Light Infantry were the first to be sent there on August 15th 1969.
Yeah he’s muddled up a few things but hey ho, he’s only human. A few others have highlighted it already. Hope you enjoyed the rest of his interview :)
I KNEW JOCK AS LAWSON IN THE 1ER REC AND AS LEGGET IN DJIBOUTI, ARTA PLAGE CECAP
Great story
I served 24 years in the UK military as a missile specialist. I'm delighted that I'm not the only one who has put on a few pounds. Feet up Mr Leggett.
Old age comes to us all. Can’t stay trim forever 😂
@@POVCAST_YT I'm still cycling and trying my friend. I joined at 16 and it is my ambition to be fit before I am 70. 🤣🤣
@@aldebaran9255 I know johnny is out and about on long walks and hill climbs
As a legionnaire you don't choose to refrain from going to combat because of your age not as a legionnaire in any nco rank that's asking for corvee for years
If you wanna ask him anything about this, we are having him back
@@POVCAST_YT I am ex-Legion from around his time and I would agree as is someone else above who was a Sergent Major in the Cavalry. I did less than 5 years as I was wounded in Beirut and took a good pension and got out. They were very tough but good times and discipline was pityless . Well done all the same and fair play to him. 165*** LPN.
What year was you in Beirut.I was there 1983 with 2eme REI/7eme company.Part of the Multi National Task Force.
@@les8351 I was there in 83 and was a Cpl. in the 6eme Cie under Lecerf and later Boulon. I was wounded in fighting around the Bain Militaire. I probably would not have known you as we were the mountain Cie. in Cortè and rarely got to Bonifacio.
I only went to Corte once to do my driving test.Apart from that,all my time was at Bonifacio.As you know,after Beirut we all transferred to Nimes.Personally it was the best move the Regiment ever made.
LPN from 🇵🇱 brother 💪🤝👍
I was a marksman, never liked the term sniper, I was profficient as one not a hero just good with the weapon Belguim FN 7.62
Interesting, how come you didn’t like the term?
@@POVCAST_YT Not sure why maybe that is what they called us or sharp shooter. Thanks
Fair enough :) just wondered