Story by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton | Michigan National Guard | 11.29.2019
RIGA, Latvia – The melody of Latvia’s national anthem echoes, warming the crowd of tens of thousands with a spirit more than a hundred years in the making. The words mean “God bless Latvia,” and on this day, Nov. 18, 2019, the blessing of democracy has united more than 800 military personnel from 21 Allied countries to take part in Latvia’s 101st Independence Day Parade....
