Trucker Cap - Good Morning Army - Bigeard Boys (in aid of ANAPI)

TO THE BENEFIT OF ANAPI.

The "Bigeard Boys" refers to the paratroopers of the 6th Colonial Parachute Battalion (6th BPC) commanded by Major Marcel Bigeard. Re-formed on July 5, 1952, in Saint-Brieuc, the 6th BPC distinguished itself during the Battle of Tu Lê in October 1952, Operation Castor (parachute jump into Dien Bien Phu on November 20, 1953), and the second jump into the basin on March 16, 1954. Nicknamed the "Zatopek Battalion" for its forced marches, the 6th BPC was disbanded on May 8, 1954, after the fall of Dien Bien Phu. Its motto: "Believe and Dare."

ANAPI (National Association of Former Prisoners, Internees, and Deportees of Indochina), recognized as being of public interest, brings together former prisoners, internees, and deportees of Indochina between 1945 and 1954. It works to preserve the memory of the combatants of the French Far East Expeditionary Corps (CEFEO). Of the 40,000 prisoners in the Viet Minh camps, only 9,000 returned.

Trucker cap with mesh back, "Bigeard Boys" design.