Above is video of Gen. Schwarzkopf giving a briefing during the First Gulf War that drove Saddam Hussein and Iraqi Forces out of Kuwait.
BREAKING: Retired U.S. General Norman Schwarzkopf, who led the United States to a decisive victory in the first Gulf War, has died in Tampa, Florida.
Former President George H.W. Bush, himself ill in a Houston Hospital, has issued this statement on the death of Gen. Schwarzkopf:
“Barbara and I mourn the loss of a true American patriot and one of the great military leaders of his generation. A distinguished member of that Long Gray Line hailing from West Point, General Norm Schwarzkopf, to me, epitomized the ‘duty, service, country’ creed that has defended our freedom and seen this great Nation through our most trying international crises. More than that, he was a good and decent man — and a dear friend. Barbara and I send our condolences to his wife Brenda and his wonderful family.”
BREAKING: Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf’s sister says he died of complications from pneumonia. -RD
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 28, 2012
MT @soldiersmag “The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it,” GEN Schwarzkopf.
— US Navy (@USNavy) December 28, 2012
