[31M20RedDevil]

I`ve never heard much about the merc`s myself.From what I heard
when I was there they were hired by the Americans

They were from all over the world.At least the ones I saw were ex Foreign
Legion troopers.

They were a tough looking bunch,bowie knives,machine guns over the shoulder.

Not a highly publicized part of the war for sure.

I would imagine they would be targeting high value targets.

[warsaw44]

Interesting.
I recall reading about the large number of SS troops who joined the FRL after WWII. If I recall correctly many of these men were involved in the Battle of Dien bien Phu. When it was learned by the French public of these soldiers backgrounds they were forced out of the FRL.
Although these men couldn't have been who you saw they'd be too old.
- and by the way, thank you for your service!