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Various soldiers from different NATO nations, including Albania, Canada, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and the UK, speaking briefly about spending Christmas on deployment. Soundbites all in native languages.

1. (00:00) SOUNDBITE (SLOVAKIAN) – SLOVAKIAN SOLDIER, ĀDAŽI, LATVIA

“Hello. I’m from Slovakia, and people from all over the world, I want to wish a merry Christmas full of blessings for all of us.”

1. (00:06) SOUNDBITE (SLOVENIAN) - SLOVENIAN SOLDIER, ĀDAŽI, LATVIA

“Good afternoon. In the name of the Slovenian contingent, I wish all a merry Christmas.

1. (00:11) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) - CANADIAN SOLDIER, ĀDAŽI, LATVIA

“On behalf of the Royal Canadian Regiment and all of us here in Latvia, I’d like to wish everyone back home in Canada a very merry Christmas.”

1. (00:16) SOUNDBITE (ITALIAN) - ITALIAN SOLDIER, ĀDAŽI, LATVIA

“I wish you all merry Christmas from the Italian contingent in Latvia.”

1. (00:20) SOUNDBITE (ALBANIAN) - ALBANIAN SOLDIER, ĀDAŽI, LATVIA

“From the Albanian contingent in Latvia, I wish you all a merry Christmas.”

1. (00:24) SOUNDBITE (POLISH) - POLISH SOLDIER, ĀDAŽI, LATVIA

“Merry Christmas to all from the Polish soldiers in Adazi base in Latvia.”

1. (00:29) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) - CANADIAN SOLDIER, ĀDAŽI, LATVIA

“How’s ya (you) gettin’ along? I’d like to say a merry Christmas to all my friends and family back in Canada from right here in Latvia.”

1. (00:34) SOUNDBITE (CZECH) - CZECH SOLDIER, ĀDAŽI, LATVIA

“Hello, I’m from the Czech Republic and I wish you a very merry Christmas.”

1. (00:42) SOUNDBITE (SPANISH) - SPANISH SOLDIER, ĀDAŽI, LATVIA

“Greetings from Latvia. On behalf of the Spanish contingent, happy Christmas.”

1. (00:47) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) - CANADIAN SOLDIER, ĀDAŽI, LATVIA

“Hi! I just wanted to say a merry Christmas to all my friends and family back home in Canada. As you can see it’s snowing here in Latvia and it’s a great day.”

1. (00:54) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) - MANY SOLDIERS FROM EFP BATTLEGROUP IN ĀDAŽI, LATVIA
“Merry Christmas from Latvia!”
2. (00:58) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) BRITISH SOLDIER, TAPA, ESTONIA – “I am Lance Corporal Smith, currently out here in Estonia, looking forward to spending Christmas with my NATO Allies.”
3. (01:06) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) BRITISH SOLDIER, TAPA, ESTONIA – “Hi, so I’m Lance Corporal Green, part of the 1 Yorks Battlegroup out here in Estonia, spending Christmas with our NATO Allies. Everyone’s mixing well, everyone’s looking forward to a good time.”
4. (01:14) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) BRITISH SOLDIER, TAPA, ESTONIA – “Hello my names is Private Odero, Ronald is my first name. I’m out here in Estonia enjoying snow and the friendly people of Estonia with my NATO Allies.”
5. (01:24) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) BRITISH SOLDIER, TAPA, ESTONIA – “Hi everyone! I am Lance Corporal Veda Jalland. I’m out here in Estonia. It’s really cold, but it’s a really great experience being out here with my NATO Allies. Happy Christmas.”
6. (01:36) Soldier puts tinsel and bauble on tree.
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