French army first foreign contingent at R-Day
French army soldiers on Tuesday became the first foreign military contingent to take part in India’s Republic Day parade. Led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul Bury of the 35th Infantry Regiment, the 76-member contingent marched down Rajpath before President Pranab Mukherjee, French President François Hollande and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Also, a French band played two military tunes at the parade.