Saint-Maixent, which he joined on 15 September 1954. He met with the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment 1er REP at Zeralda and assumed the function of superior assistant officer (designated as general staff headquarters at the époque) on 1 August 1956. He was decorated with the rosette of the Officier of the Legion of Honour in August 1956. The Suez operation was his first intervention on African soil (), then under the orders of lieutenant-colonels Brothier and Jeanpierre, he participated to all the operations of the unit, including in the territories South towards Touggout and Laghouat. Promoted to Chef de bataillon (Commandant - Major) on 31 March 1958, he assumed the provisionary command of the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment 1er REP following the death of their regimental commander, lieutenant-colonel Pierre Jeanpierre on 5 July 1958. In North Africa (AFN), he was cited at the orders of the brigade and 5 times and the orders of the armed forces. He was promoted to the rank of Commandeur of the Legion of Honour in September 1958. In September 1959, he commanded the 2nd battalion of the EOA at ESMIA de Coetquidan then in 1960, he was assigned to the general staff headquarters of the 10th Parachute Division 10e DP in quality as chief of the general staff of the division. Following an indifference with general Saint-Hillier, he was assigned to metropolis, at the technical inspection of the TAP, on 1 April 1961, just before the genera's putsch. Physically marked by his diseases contracted in deportation or in Indochina, marked morally with the 1961 affairs of Algeria, he benefited from a long leave. He was then put at disposition then reintegrated. He resumed service at the military subdivision of Paris in 1966 and the 64th Military Division at Dijon in 1967. He was admitted to his rights for retirement after 25 years of service on 21 March 1968. In 1970, he was elevated to the dignity of Grand Officier of the Legion of Honour. In 1983, the Legion honored him for the commemoration of the 120th year anniversary of Camerone, where he was the ceremonial chief. In 1997, a promotion of Saint-Cyr adopted him as their patron. Jacques Morin died on 31 May 1995. Recognitions and Honors Grand Officier of the Légion d'Honneur Commandeur of the Légion d'Honneur Officier of the Légion d'Honneur Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur Croix de guerre 1939-1945 Croix de