[SandRat]

Estonian Sergeant 1st Class Jarmo Johkem (center), a squad leader with "Stone" Platoon, talks with Platoon Leader Cpt. Sergei Gushelnikov (right), and their interpreter during a joint patrol with U.S. troops from the Fort Riley, Kan., based 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, in the Shiha sector of Baghdad, Nov. 26, 2005. Spc. Jeremy D. Crisp

[SandRat]

Who says we're going it alone in Iraq?

[starfish923]

I wonder just how many Americans know where Estonia is.
I met one in my German class last year.
Good for Estonia.

[hsalaw]

“This has been a chance of a lifetime,” Johkem said. "...It is great to work with the Americans and see them in action,” he said.

Backatcha, Sgt. Johkem. It's great to have the Estonians(a new member of NATO) with us, too.

[FFforFreedom]

A big thanks to Estonia and their troops

Merry Christmas

[Malesherbes]

The best hope for the salvation of Europe lies east of the Oder River - where there is an appreciation for free markets and the courage to defend traditional values. Little Estonia is a great example and is becoming a competitive high-tech center.

[pierrem15]

If they fight anything like their Finnish cousins, I'm glad they're on our side.

Soviet paratroopers were considered 'sport shooting' for Finnish farmers in 1940.

[Calpernia]

A newly inducted member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is playing a lead role alongside American troops in securing the future of Iraq.

The 34-member platoon from Estonia is a highly trained volunteer force that performs an infantry mission with the skill and firepower comparable to U.S. Army Rangers, said Staff Sgt. Nicholas E. Wolf, one of two liaisons to the Estonians and a tank crewmember with Company A, 2/70th.