Monrovia, Feb. 2 -- United States Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas Greenfield has extolled Liberians for its active participation in peacekeeping missions across the continent.

By GeraldC. Koinyeneh, gerald.koinyeneh@frontpageafricaonline.com

Amb Greenfield termed the feat as extraordinary and said it is a testament to the resilience of Liberians judging from Liberia's troubled past- 14 years of brutal civil war that claimed the lives of an estimated 250,000 people and displaced thousands more.

"This is one of those full-circle moments for me. I visited Liberia in 2005, near the height of the UN peacekeeping mission following the civil war. To come back not even two decades later and see Liberians contributing troops - it'...