General Marcel Bigeard, who died on June 17 aged 94, was France's most decorated and popular soldier, a hero of Dien Bien Phu and the Battle of Algiers. In accordance with his last wishes, his ashes will be scattered over Dien Bien Phu.
RIP. Sadly obits for guys like this are becoming more frequent. It's only a matter of time before it's all of ours, well a bunch of you before me but you the the point. ;)
I thought the Vietnamese gov't turned down his request. He passed away in 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10781290 The man was a warrior, pure and simple. Blue Skies.
