Marcos Llago, head of the Legion: "We are already prepared to act as trackers"

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How does it feel to lead a centuries-old and emblematic military force like the Legion? With thanks to those who have trusted and supported me. With commitment, with loyalty, with an enormous responsibility for representing so many men and women with enthusiasm for the future. And with deep joy and satisfaction. It is an honor, a challenge and a pride. How do you define the Legion? It is defined in its creed, in the strength of its values, it is defined by its soldiers, the legionary ladies and gentlemen, and it is defined by feeling loved by society to which it belongs and with which it identifies. Our founder, Lieutenant Colonel

, had the knowledge, experience and wisdom to write the spirits of the legionary creed, which constitutes for us an exemplary guide of conduct, always current, adaptable to all challenges and challenges.

For me, the Legion are those legionary ladies and gentlemen identified with the society they serve. -A complicated and difficult history, not without controversy that of this force.

But it has become a benchmark for the Spaniards. The legion has walked alongside Spanish society.

Yes, without a doubt, there have been complicated and difficult moments in our history.

Yes, like any organization made up of men and women, it has some sad episode in quotes that we are certainly not proud of.

But I also believe that what cannot be denied to the Legion is its vocation of service and its absolute dedication.

Including your willingness to sacrifice.

I believe that these virtues are the ones that have permeated the majority of Spanish society and that is why they have made it a benchmark. Always on the front line. To identify the Legion I prefer to define it as a 'vanguard force'.

It defines us better in our desire to improve and search for excellence.

There is a permanent will in the Legion to be the first, to occupy the positions of greatest risk and fatigue, and to face challenges with a proactive and innovative attitude. Do you dare to point out the most glorious moment of the Legion? The most glorious It will be the one to be conquered, the future.

If I have to remember some heroic performance, perhaps in this last part it is the one that carried out Lieutenant

, the first to be killed in Bosnia while taking blood plasma to the hospital.

And the most famous corresponds to

, for the defense of the Blocao de la Muerte, in 1921, in the eastern part of Morocco.

He and his 14 legionaries are written in golden letters in the history of the Legion.- What awaits the Legion in the next 100 years? Right now, we have challenges and challenges that we must face.

The Legion must make an effort, as it has always done, to adapt and transform itself to be a useful and effective tool at the service of our society. -The Armed Forces have been protagonists in the fight against the pandemic.

What role has the Legion played in

? We have gone hand in hand with our sister units in the Army and the Armed Forces.

We have a commitment to our society, which has been endorsed by the work that the Legion members carry out on a daily basis in this

.

It has been an example of availability and a spirit of sacrifice.

We have had to make an adaptation effort, but we have responded to everything that has been ordered to us.-What role will the legion play in

if it is activated? Right now we are alerted and ready to begin the missions of trackers and any type of mission entrusted to us for the benefit of society.

We will always have to make an effort to adapt and prepare tasks that we are not so used to developing, but that is feasible.

We are prepared for what they order us to do. Should an effort be made so that citizens have a greater culture of Defense? I believe that all the efforts we make in this regard are beneficial for the whole of society and for our self-esteem and our survival.

We form for that society, we are to defend its freedom and independence.

I think that every effort is good, it will improve the perception and the relationship between society and its Army. The goat is a symbol. The goat is the anecdote.

The origin is in the domestic animals that served as food for the troops.

And some of them were pardoned and became part of the unit, receiving the best care.

In the history of the Legion we had monkeys, gazelles, parrots, wild boars, even a bear.

But the most common, the rams. Do you know if the Kings will attend the acts of the centenary of the Legion? For us it would be an honor, a pride and a joy that our Kings could attend the acts.

The Royal Family has a very intense agenda and we understand that we have to share them with the rest of the Spanish.

In addition, the situation caused by the pandemic complicates any forecast.

We would like it a lot.

It would be a huge honor.

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