As he stepped down as America’s top commander in Europe on Tuesday, retiring Air Force General Philip Breedlove recalled how he began his career more than three decades ago trying to keep the peace during the Cold War with the Soviet Union.
“I think my career is now ending here, trying to prevent a Cold War – and continue to keep the peace,” Breedlove said in a farewell address, shortly before he received a final salute from troops at European Command headquarters in Germany. “But I hand that mission over now to you.”
Breedlove turned over European Command to Army General Curtis …read more
Source: Voice of America
