 As the Army in Europe celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, I just want to say all of you that are stationed here now have a very important mission. I have served most of my military career here in Europe. I was here in 1989 when the Berlin Wall and Iron Curtain came down. We had 350,000 troops in Europe then. We now have 30,000, but the mission hasn't changed. You still have a role to play in providing peace and security in Europe, and I want to congratulate each of you for providing that clear message and sending a very positive signal to our friends and allies along the border and elsewhere within the Alliance.