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  • Estonians partner with U.S. troops to patrol Iraq streets

    12/19/2005 3:21:14 PM PST · by SandRat · 16 replies · 505+ views
    ARNEWS ^ | Dec 19, 2005 | Spc. Jeremy D. Crisp
    CAMP TAJI, Iraq (Army News Service, Dec. 19, 2005) -- A newly inducted member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is playing a lead role alongside American troops in securing the future of Iraq. Although small in numbers, the infantry soldiers from Estonia’s “Stone” Platoon bring added force to the tank crews of the Fort Riley, Kan., based 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment. 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...