Red beret and green beret | a French Foreign Legion Forum
While blue and red berets became the standard headgear for the Paras, and Black for the commandos of North Vietnam, the Legion adopted a green beret for all troops in 1948. While Para legionnaires may have worn the beret in the field (photos show more bushhats), on parade they Legion wore their kepis. The birth of the parachutists as an arm ...