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Le Boudin is the official march of the French Foreign Legion. Le Boudin is a reference to boudin, a type of blood sausage. Le boudin colloquially meant the gear (rolled up in a red blanket) that used to top the backpacks of Legionnaires. The song makes repeated reference to the fact that the Belgians don't get any "blood sausage", since the King of Belgium at the time forbade his subjects from joining the Legion. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa is considered amongst the greatest marches ever written. ... The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion Étrangère) is a unique unit within the French Army established in 1831. ... Boudin (pronounced BOO-dan) describes a number of different types of sausage. ... Morcilla cocida: Spanish-style blood sausage Blood sausage or black pudding or blood pudding is a sausage made by cooking down the blood of an animal with meat, fat or filler until it is thick enough to congeal when cooled. ...

Le Boudin is marched to at 80 steps per minute, much slower than the 120 steps per minute of all other French military units. Consequently, the Legion contingent at the Bastille Day march holds up the rear. Nevertheless, the Legion reportedly gets the most enthusiastic response from the crowd. The Champs-Élysées decorated with flags for the 14 July. ...