Incoming Commander General Vincent K. Brooks (R) and Outgoing Commander General Curtis M. Scaparrotti (2nd L) inspect honour guards during a change of command ceremony for the United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and United States Forces Korea at the U.S. military base in Seoul, South Korea, April 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) - 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.
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