Draggingtree Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Wikipedia: Schwarzkopf in 1988 Nickname "Stormin' Norman"; "The Bear" Born August 22, 1934 Trenton, New Jersey, United States Died December 27, 2012(2012-12-27) (aged 78) Tampa, Florida Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Army Years of service 1956 – 1991 Rank General Commands held 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 198th Infantry Brigade 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division 24th Mechanized Infantry Division I Corps U.S. Central Command Battles/wars Cold War Vietnam War Grenada Gulf War Awards Defense Distinguished Service Medal Army Distinguished Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Purple Heart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestVirginiaRebel Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Just saw this on TV. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 Just saw this on TV. RIP. Amen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 Dec 27, 7:24 PM EST AP source: Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf dies BY LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A U.S. official says retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991, has died. He was 78. The official tells The Associated Press that Schwarzkopf died Thursday in Tampa, Fla. The official wasn't authorized to release the information publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. A much-decorated combat soldier in Vietnam, snip http://ap.stripes.com/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_SCHWARZKOPF?SITE=DCSAS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 God Bless the General. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickadee Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Oh, my! What a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveliberty Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Instapundit has a tribute and video here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollyannaish Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I admired Stormin' Norman's ability to at once talk straight to the press and woo them. To say nothing of his military achievements. Men of his maturity and wisdom are leaving us every day. It makes me fearful for our future. May your rewards be in heaven sir. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrWoodchuck Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 It is appropriate to be mournin' Stormin' Norman. May God bless him & his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 ‘Stormin’ Norman,’ 1934–2012 By Mark ThompsonDec. 27, 2012 Lynne Sladky / AP General Norman Schwarzkopf waves to the crowd after a military band played a song in his honor during a welcome home ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. on April 22, 1991. For those who came of age during World War II, or post-9/11, the death Thursday of retired Army general H. Norman Schwarzkopf may not be of great moment. But for those of us who came of age during Vietnam, when that war veered from the discredited Gulf of Tonkin to the Tet Offensive to Kent State, he was a godsend. While there was trepidation before the Persian Gulf War began in January 1991 — a six-week bombing onslaught followed by a 96-hour ground campaign — it pitted a Cold War superpower against Iraqi despot Saddam Hussein (it was a mismatch that would have to be replayed 12 years later). Nonetheless, the U.S. went wild after the U.S.-led coalition pushed Iraqi forces out of Kuwait. After a six-month buildup in Saudi Arabia that looked like a martial bolero, Schwarzkopf burst into American living rooms just about the same time CNN did. As intrepid Cable News Network crews stationed in Baghdad followed the twists and turns of incoming Tomahawk cruise missiles, Schwarzkopf briefed reporters from his headquarters in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, two weeks into the war. Read more: http://nation.time.com/2012/12/27/stormin-norman-1934-2012/#ixzz2GPL9ezHf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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