 American paratroopers took a break from their busy schedule to enjoy a little taste of home. Members from the 1st Squadron 91st Cavalry Regiment, based out of Grafengauer, Germany, volunteered to guest referee a Latvian-amateur American football game. Today we came out to the Latvian's football game against the Estonians, and myself and two other soldiers from D-Troop 191 Kev assisted in their game by reffing. And it turned out extremely well. The popularity of American football has been on the rise in Latvia. Well, it started like five years ago just playing in the park. Playing in the park, it started with touch football, then it became flag football, then we played contact football without any equipment. Yeah, basically it's been about five, four years. Latvian and Estonian players welcomed the paratroopers for their experience with the sport. Oh, this is probably one of the best refereeing games we have had. Usually the referees that have, they are still learning themselves, but now we have people with experience and it's completely different quality of the game. Even though the Riga Lions season opener ended in a loss, there is no stopping the popularity of American football in the Baltic region. Sgt. Gen Makalivi, Riga Latvia.