13eme D.B.L.E.
DJIBOUTI, AFRICA
1980-1982
 
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Coat Of Arms Republic Of Djibouti


On board a French Naval transport ship crossing the Gulf Of Tadjourah



Tadjourah bound



Landing at the port of Tadjourah



Along the streets of Tadjourah



A nomadic caravan along the trade route



Adolescent camel in the wild



Nomadic family on the move



Nomad's dwelling in the foothills



Nomad children



Handing out candy to some children in a mountain village



Pushing our trucks up a nasty stretch of road in the mountains



Passing through a mountain village



Breakfast for a new recruit



Along the shores of the Red Sea at low tide. This was the last leg of a week-long forced route march

That is Cpl. Logan looking up into the camera. He was a great friend and another person to whom I owe a lot. We were later to serve together in the 2eme R.E.P., where I also became friends with Logan's older brother, Legionnaire Louker. If I remember correctly, both had been members of a British Airborne Regiment  for several years before joining the Foreign Legion. Both were great soldiers, and great mates!






Monument at the entrance to Quartier Gabode



Regimental Colours on parade in the desert



      Semi-Marathon - Hol Hol to Ali-Sabieh



Diploma 21 km. Semi-Marathon



"Repas de Noel" 1981



Christmas Dinner 1981



Cpl. Zarafat, Leg. Gomez, and Cpl. Bob Relaxing in the barracks



"Vive La Fin De Semaine"

A 36 hour weekend pass in Djibouti City



Legionnaire Hessler and myself ready for a night on the town



One of the "watering holes" in Djibouti City




Currency of Djibouti



With Legionnaires Barbour and Benner enjoying a meal at the Hotel Europe



It's my first drink..honest



The morning after?



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