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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. Transcript 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.” 2. (00:06) SOUNDBITE (SLOVENIAN) - SLOVENIAN SOLDIER, ĀDAŽI, LATVIA “Good afternoon. In the name of the Slovenian contingent, I wish all a merry Christmas. 3. (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.” 4. (00:16) SOUNDBITE (ITALIAN) - ITALIAN SOLDIER, ĀDAŽI, LATVIA “I wish you all merry Christmas from the Italian contingent in Latvia.” 5. (00:20) SOUNDBITE (ALBANIAN) - ALBANIAN SOLDIER, ĀDAŽI, LATVIA “From the Albanian contingent in Latvia, I wish you all a merry Christmas.” 6. (00:24) SOUNDBITE (POLISH) - POLISH SOLDIER, ĀDAŽI, LATVIA “Merry Christmas to all from the Polish soldiers in Adazi base in Latvia.” 7. (00:29) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) - CANADIAN SOLDIER, ĀDAŽI, LATVIA “How’s she getting on? I’d like to say a merry Christmas to all my friends and family back in Canada from right here in Latvia.” 8. (00:34) SOUNDBITE (CZECH) - CZECH SOLDIER, ĀDAŽI, LATVIA “Hello, I’m from the Czech Republic and I wish you a very merry Christmas.” 9. (00:42) SOUNDBITE (SPANISH) - SPANISH SOLDIER, ĀDAŽI, LATVIA “Greetings from Latvia. On behalf of the Spanish contingent, happy Christmas.” 10. (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.” 11. (00:54) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) - MANY SOLDIERS FROM EFP BATTLEGROUP IN ĀDAŽI, LATVIA “Merry Christmas from Latvia!” 12. (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.” 13. (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.” 14. (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.” 15. (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.” 16. (01:36) Soldier puts tinsel and bauble on tree.