French soldiers and their missions

French cavalryman on the Champs Elysées yesterday morning before the Bastille Day Parade in Paris, France. The medals give an idea how much expeditionary work a young French soldier is likely to see: Tchad (Chad), Liban (Lebanon), Arme Blindée (Armor) and Missions d’Assistance Extérieure (Foreign Assistance Mission), Operations Exterieures (Foreign Operations), Ex.Yougoslavie (Ex-Yugoslavia), Tchad / RCA (Chad / CAR [Central African Republic]). And it seems his unit is not one of those that has served in Afghanistan.

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