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elementor - v3.16.0 - 12-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\">My name is Mike Sullivan and for many years I have collected militaria with a special interest in the French Foreign Legion, particularly the Legion&#8217;s badges which reflect the history, glory and traditions of this elite unit.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\">On my site you will find insignia from the common to the very rare for sale to help you either start a collection or find a rare, special item.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\">The insignia come from my personal collection acquired over many years.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b58a92a\" data-id=\"b58a92a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-02f8585 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02f8585\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d0a7b7\" data-id=\"0d0a7b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18f63cd5 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18f63cd5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-743a072d\" data-id=\"743a072d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b9ec7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b9ec7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 12-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"351\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/legionantiques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/270.8684331_std.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-220db252\" data-id=\"220db252\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b0b65b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11b0b65b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;\">The best way to reach me is via\u00a0e-mail at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mike@legionantiques.com\">mike@legionantiques.com<\/a>\u00a0with any\u00a0 requests as it may take some time to catalog and photograph all my insignia and other items.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;\">Please be specific re Legion insignia.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0I look forward to hearing from you.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;\"><strong>Do not add any attachments to your e-mail as they will not be opened.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;\">Do not hesitate to contact me for rare insignia which may not be listed. I do have available some very rare Legion badges.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal;\">Updates now include better, detailed photos. Please contact me for additional pics of any items. Note: photos are not to scale.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal;\">The main reference book I use is &#8220;Le Grande Livre des Insignes de la Legion Etrangere,&#8221; 1991, by Tibor Szecsko (thus the SZ reference). This was published in limited quantities by the Legion and is perhaps the best reference book for badges up to that time.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal;\">Also you may use Philippe Bartlett&#8217;s &#8220;Badges of the French Foreign Legion 1923-1989.&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a67e75f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a67e75f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af80083\" data-id=\"af80083\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9063777 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9063777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal;\">Please<\/span><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal;\"> check for regular updates<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><b style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I apologize for not updating in some time and am busy catching up. Feel free to contact me for insignia, whether listed or not, using either Tibor Szecsko&#8217;s reference or Philippe Bartlett&#8217;s. Thanks in advance. Mike<\/b><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-303a3f7\" data-id=\"303a3f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80eaa42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80eaa42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/legionantiques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img752.8684819_std.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legionantiques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img752.8684819_std.jpg 800w, https:\/\/legionantiques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img752.8684819_std-768x484.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732142d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"732142d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Travelling with U.S. military forces during the first Gulf War as a CBS Radio reporter. 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