FORT DRUM, N.Y. (Tribune News Service) — An American soldier who deserted his unit on post and joined the French Foreign Legion was sentenced to four years in prison... FFL, ""He is a man I will never forget and by whom I will always stand," Gen. Kolodziej said in his testimony, according to the New York Times. "He is more than a born soldier, he is a born gentleman. I would like to have 10 men like that in my team and I would be the happiest of generals."