Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf dies

[tater1977]

Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf dies

RICHARD PYLE and LOLITA C. BALDOR | Associated Press – 50 mins ago.

http://news.yahoo.com/ap-source-retired ... itics.html

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an illustrious military career by commanding the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 but kept a low public profile in controversies over the second Gulf War against Iraq, died Thursday. He was 78.

Schwarzkopf died in Tampa, Fla., where he had lived in retirement, according to a U.S. official, who was not authorized to release the information publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

A much-decorated combat soldier in Vietnam, Schwarzkopf was known popularly as "Stormin' Norman" for a notoriously explosive temper.

[JRNYMAN]

Read that earlier today. He was the rock star of generals in the way he took care of business in the Gulf War. He reminded me of Patton. I remember back it was rumored that in a phone conversation with the President, when asked how things were going, he replied, "Kickin' ass and takin' hyphenated names, sir!"

[Babyblue]

RIP

[tater1977]

Bro got to meet him back in 1991 think it was...
The first night of the Gulf War ..his ship lost the first plane/pilot..
So most of the guys did meet him too...
Said he was a BIG dude...