Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. (/ˈʃwɔːrtskɒf/; August 22, 1934 – December 27, 2012), better known as Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., was a United States Army general who was the commander of the U.S. Central Command and the coalition forces in the Gulf War.
He was born in Trenton, New Jersey, the son of Ruth Alice (née Bowman) and Norman Schwarzkopf, Sr., both Americans of German origin.[1] Schwarzkopf died from pneumonia on December 27, 2012, aged 78, in Tampa, Florida.[2]
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. Media
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Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Sr., father of H. Norman Schwarzkopf
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Schwarzkopf speaking at West Point in the shadow of the Douglas MacArthur statue
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Schwarzkopf, then a colonel, consults with other officers during a training mission in California in 1977.
Schwarzkopf (right) takes command of United States Central Command in November 1988.
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U.S. President George H. W. Bush riding in a Humvee with General Schwarzkopf in Saudi Arabia
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Colin Powell and Norman Schwarzkopf
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Schwarzkopf speaks with troops supporting Operation Desert Shield in 1991.
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Ground troop movements February 24–28, 1991, during Operation Desert Storm
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Schwarzkopf is met by President George H. W. Bush during a homecoming parade for troops returning from the Gulf War in 1991.
Gen. Colin Powell, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, and Mrs. Schwarzkopf ride in the Welcome Home parade in New York City honoring the men and women who served in Desert Storm.
References
- ↑ "Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. biography". biography.com. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, coalition forces leader during Persian Gulf War, dies". Fox News. December 28, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
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