Ambassador Lawrence E. Butler, civilian deputy to the commander and foreign policy adviser at the U.S. European Command, speaks to a crowd of well wishers at his retirement ceremony as he retires from the State Department after 37 years of service. The ceremony held at the Schwabain Events Center on Patch Barracks in Vaihingen, Germany, July 16, 2013 was presided over by the European Command's commander Gen. Philip M. Breedlove. (U.S. Army Photo by Martin Greeson)