Society of Friends of the Foreign Legion Museum

The Société des amis du musée de la Légion étrangère (SAMLE) is a French non-profit association established in 2003 under the French law of 1901 on associations. It is not formally attached to the Foreign Legion but works to support the Musée de la Légion étrangère. The association is run by volunteers and is governed by a board of 15 elected members, renewed by thirds every three years. The general commanding the Foreign Legion is a member by right and holds a veto over decisions taken in the general assembly or board. The head of the Foreign Legion's division for outreach and heritage (DRP-LE) and the museum curator serve as consultative members. SAMLE's mission is to provide financial support for actions decided by the museum director (a colonel deputy to the general commanding the Foreign Legion) and the head of the DRP-LE, who alone decide on the organization of the museum and its outreach policy. This support consists mainly of raising the funds needed for the museum hub to carry out dynamic outreach actions such as temporary exhibitions, or to enrich, repair, and protect the permanent collection and archives. SAMLE's work benefits the Musée de la Légion étrangère, the uniformology annex at the Domaine du Capitaine Danjou in Puyloubier, the honor rooms of Legion regiments, and the Foreign Legion archives. It also works with the Foyer d'Entraide de la Légion étrangère (FELE) to maintain graves, Legion plots, and memorials dedicated to the institution worldwide, notably the Camarón de Tejeda memorial commemorating the Battle of Camerone, in partnership with the Souvenir français. Within the broader framework of Foreign Legion veterans' associations, SAMLE is a member of the Fédération des sociétés d'anciens de la Légion étrangère (FSALE).

The Société des amis du musée de la Légion étrangère (SAMLE) was created in 2003 as a French association under the law of 1901. Its founding members were Général (2S) Le Flem, général Liège, major (h) Remy, and adjudants-chefs (er) Szecsko and Bickel. The association is not attached to the Foreign Legion but participates in supporting the Musée de la Légion étrangère. It is composed of volunteers and is administered by a board of 15 elected members, renewed by thirds every three years. The general commanding the Foreign Legion is a member by right and has a veto over decisions taken in the general assembly or board. The head of the Foreign Legion's division for outreach and heritage (DRP-LE) and the museum curator, placed under those orders, are consultative members. SAMLE's mission is to financially support actions decided by the museum director (colonel adjoint au général commandant la Légion étrangère) and the head of the DRP-LE, who alone can decide on the organization of the museum or its outreach policy. This support consists mainly of seeking the funds necessary for the museum hub to carry out dynamic outreach actions such as temporary exhibitions, or to enrich, repair, and protect the permanent collection or archives. SAMLE's action therefore benefits the Musée de la Légion étrangère, the uniformology annex installed within the Domaine du Capitaine Danjou at Puyloubier, the honor rooms of Legion regiments, and the Foreign Legion archives. It also works, in liaison with the Foyer d'Entraide de la Légion étrangère (FELE), to maintain graves, Legion plots, and memorials dedicated to this institution around the world, notably the Camarón de Tejeda memorial commemorating the Battle of Camerone, in partnership with the Souvenir français. Within the general framework of Foreign Legion veterans' associations, it is a member of the Fédération des sociétés d'anciens de la Légion étrangère (FSALE).

• 2003

  SAMLE founded as a French association under the law of 1901.

Volunteer-run French association supporting the Foreign Legion Museum and Legion heritage.

1. 1Wikidata Q2364380wikidata.org
2. 2Société des amis du musée de la Légion étrangère — Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org