Whatever you may think of their leadership, there are still Frenchmen who deserve a salute now and then. This one's for you, Raoul, our European rep.
From the Liberian rescue mission, which rescued more than a few Americans.
French soldier Luc Grozel carries Koze Wonokay, aged one, on board the French warship Orage.
A French sailor helps to cut the food of a young evacuee on board the French warship Orage.
French sailors carry a pregnant woman in labor on a stretcher off the French warship Orage in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Some well-earned points for the French...