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I heard they picked the Academy Awards the other night, it really doesn't make much difference to me, but it's a big night for some, I'm sure. I went out on patrol with the Estonians the other night. Yes, Estonia is part of the coalition, and have rotated four light infantry platoons here over the past two years. These are very professional, very serious soldiers. They patrol with US troops and have taken some casualities as well. Now this must be understood in terms of numbers. When a small country like Estonia sends 32 men to fight alongside US troops and one is killed, that's a far greater percentage than many of the other coalition partners. To the Estonians it is greater, indeed. Many of the Iraqis think the Estonian troops are Russian and that their rules of engagment (ROE) are like the Russians that visited during the old regime, which was little to no ROE. So, the Iraqis hide. But these troops are well trained, well equiped and hav e a strong sense of military bearing as well as a healthy pride in their newly democratic nation. I salute them.