The symbol of French military valor…

… seems to be the chicken: http://philip.greenspun.com/images/200708-honfleur/military-memorial-chicken-3

[A belated upload from a trip to Honfleur, Normandy in August 2007.]

5 Comments »

  1. js coron

    November 25, 2007 @ 2:29 am

  2. Paul Tomblin

    November 25, 2007 @ 10:26 am

    2

    js coron beat me to it, but I’ll still point you to:
    http://www.languedoc-france.info/06141212_cockerel.htm

  3. Jim Howard

    November 25, 2007 @ 1:08 pm

    3

    To be fair to the French, the U.S. Air Force has a number of units that use chickens as their symbols.

    I flew F-4s in the 67th Fighter Squardon. We were very proud of our Disney designed ‘Fighting Cock’ patch:

    http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/67fs.htm

  4. philg

    November 25, 2007 @ 6:53 pm

    4

    I guess we’ve established that I did not grow up on a farm :-)

    Can we agree that it probably “tastes like chicken”?

  5. Bob F

    November 26, 2007 @ 11:02 pm

    5

    The Bersaglieri, arguably Italy’s toughest assault troops wear rooster plumes on their dress uniform hats. They only double time in parades and their band plays wind instruments while running - that takes stamina.

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