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Breedlove visits Estonia for Thanksgiving luncheon with troops

BC, Tallinn, 26.11.2015.Print version

Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, visited the base of the Estonian 1st Infantry Brigade at Tapa on Wednesday to attend the Thanksgiving luncheon of the U.S. troop contingent there with Estonian defense chief Lt. Gen. Riho Terras, informs LETA/BNS.

 

Paying a visit at Thanksgiving to a US unit stationed in an allied nation has become an annual tradition for Breedlove, spokespeople for the Estonian military headquarters said.

 

Breedlove said his visit to A Company, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division stationed at Tapa was a sign of his sympathy for Estonia and Estonians. The general said he has been in Estonia for several times in the past couple of years and is impressed by the level of the Estonian defense forces and its capable leaders.

 

Breedlove also met during his stay in Estonia with Defense Minister Hannes Hanso.

 

Lt. Gen. Riho Terras, who accompanied Breedlove during the visit, said repeated visits by a military of so high a rank to Estonia demonstrate Estonia's good reputation in the eyes of allies. "Apparently there's no other country that General Breedlove has visited so often in the past couple of years. This is clearly a recognition for our defense forces," he said.

 

Breedlove last visited Estonia in November 2014.





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