Akihiko Saito
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Akihiko Saito was a Japanese security specialist adviser who was captured by the Jaish Ansar al-Sunna in Iraq in 2005.
Akihiko Saito in the mid 1980s when he was with the French Foreign Legion's 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment.
The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment is the only airborne regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. It is one of the four infantry regiments of the 11th Parachute Brigade and part of the spearh
Akihiko Saito
…for 20 years. When he left the Legion, his rank was Chief Adjutant (French: Adjudant-Chef). Saito was notably deployed with the French Foreign Legion's 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, serving in numerous combat operations in Africa. During his time with the Legion, he was based at Calvi/Corsica. Akihiko Saito had been working for…
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Elements of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion during the First Indochina War.
Legionnaires of the 1st Foreign Parachute Heavy Mortar Company in Indochina.
Insignias of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment.