 Members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade spoke with local students at the Adage Secondary School in Adage, Latvia. The paratroopers were able to tell the students about what they do and what kind of training they have been doing with the Latvian forces. The soldiers talk about how important it was to visit the school. When it comes to an operation when we're working with our partner nations in NATO, it's really nice to get an understanding for a feel of their culture and where their soldiers are coming from. The students were given the opportunity to interact with the paratroopers and teach them about Latvian geography, history and the Latvian language. The students were excited to hear from the paratroopers and many asked questions and took pictures with them. It was incredible to be so well received. The students after we had an opportunity to hang out with them, play some games, try to learn a little bit about Latvian, do our best to learn Latvian, wanted to take pictures with us. They thanked us for coming and shook our hands. We were wildly well received after they had us in the classroom taking some time to learn with us. It's an incredible experience and everybody here is so hospitable to us. From the Michigan Army National Guard, I'm Captain Carissa Barton.