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The 1st Laotian Parachute Battalion (French: 1er Bataillon de Parachutistes Laotiens (1er BPL); 1st BPL) was a paratroop battalion of the French Union Army formed in Vientiane, French Indochina in 1951. It was composed of French officers and Laotian non-commissioned officers and enlisted men, and fought in the First Indochina War.

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qualified U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force personnel as high-altitude military parachute specialists. To earn the Military Freefall Parachutist Badge, the military...

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