Vietnam Zippo with a three-dimensional triangular badge affixed to the front, featuring a dragon motif, airborne wings, and the insignia of the French Foreign Legion’s 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP). The emblem, with its green and red background and gold Legion grenade, reflects the regiment’s elite airborne status and its heritage from the 2e BEP, which fought in Indochina, symbolizing the Legion’s enduring ties to the region.
The 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion (2e BEP), predecessor of the 2e REP, served as an elite rapid-response unit of the French Foreign Legion during the First Indochina War, conducting counter-insurgency operations against the Viet Minh and earning a reputation for toughness in some of the conflict’s fiercest battles.
