Gulf War leader Norman Schwarzkopf died 78 years
Americans saw a military legend by retired Maj. Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf died Thursday at age 78, leaving behind a legacy that famously included drive Saddam Hussein's forces from Kuwait.
Schwarzkopf died in Tampa, from complications of pneumonia. He was remembered not only for his impressive military record, but his intelligence, his humility and warmth and devotion to fellow service members.
Nicknamed "Stormin 'Norman" Schwarzkopf after he retired to various national causes and charities supporting children, while warning the limelight and resisted attempts to get him to run for political office.
He lived a quiet retirement in Tampa, where he served his last military assignment, and where an elementary school that bears his name is a tribute to his position in society.
Schwarzkopf capped a famous military career at the head of the US-led international coalition that ousted Hussein's troops from Kuwait in 1991 - but he had managed to keep a low profile in the public debate on the second Gulf War against Iraq, saying at one point, that he doubted victory would be as simple as the White House and the Pentagon predicted.
Former President HW Bush, who has been in an intensive care unit in Texas, commonly known as a "prominent member of the Long Gray Line at West Point."
"General Norm Schwarzkopf, for me, the epitome of" duty, service, country 'credo that has defended our freedom and given this great nation through our toughest international crisis more than that, he was a good and decent man -. And dear friend, Bush "said.
President Obama described Schwarzkopf as an "American original."
"From his decorated service in Vietnam to the historic liberation of Kuwait and his leadership of the U.S. Central Command, General Schwarzkopf stood up for the country and the army he loved," Obama said in a statement.
Schwarzkopf had originally agreed to the invasion, said he was convinced that Secretary of State Colin Powell, the United Nations strong evidence of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction given. So proved false, he decides to go to war, should depend on what UN weapons inspectors found.
He rarely spoke during the conflict, but in the autumn of 2004 he sharply criticized Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and the Pentagon for errors erroneous judgments about Iraq and inadequate training of army reservists sent are included.
"Ultimately, I believe we are behind .... I do not think we expected that this would lead to jihad (holy war)," he said in an NBC interview.
Schwarzkopf was born August 24, 1934, in Trenton, NJ, where his father, Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., founder and director of the New Jersey State Police, was then in charge of the investigation of the Lindbergh kidnapping case. This investigation ended with the arrest and execution of the 1936 German-born carpenter Richard Hauptmann for the murder of the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh Sun
After Saddam invaded Kuwait in August 1990, Schwarzkopf played an important diplomatic role in helping to persuade Saudi Arabia King Fahd for U.S. and other foreign troops on Saudi territory to establish itself as a gathering place for the war to come.
On 17 January 1991, five months building called Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm and Allied aircraft attack Iraqi bases and government facilities in Baghdad. The six-week campaign antenna height with a massive ground offensive on 24 February 28, routing the Iraqis out of Kuwait in 100 hours for U.S. officials called a halt.
Schwarzkopf said afterwards that he agrees with the decision by Bush to war instead of driving to Baghdad to Saddam catch stop, as his only mission was to expel the Iraqis from Kuwait.
Schwarzkopf was a national spokesman for prostate cancer awareness and restore Grizzly Bear, served on the Nature Conservancy Board and was active in various charities for chronically ill children.
Schwarzkopf and his wife, Brenda, had three children: Cynthia, Jessica and Christian.
Schwarzkopf died in Tampa, from complications of pneumonia. He was remembered not only for his impressive military record, but his intelligence, his humility and warmth and devotion to fellow service members.
Nicknamed "Stormin 'Norman" Schwarzkopf after he retired to various national causes and charities supporting children, while warning the limelight and resisted attempts to get him to run for political office.
He lived a quiet retirement in Tampa, where he served his last military assignment, and where an elementary school that bears his name is a tribute to his position in society.
Schwarzkopf capped a famous military career at the head of the US-led international coalition that ousted Hussein's troops from Kuwait in 1991 - but he had managed to keep a low profile in the public debate on the second Gulf War against Iraq, saying at one point, that he doubted victory would be as simple as the White House and the Pentagon predicted.
Former President HW Bush, who has been in an intensive care unit in Texas, commonly known as a "prominent member of the Long Gray Line at West Point."
"General Norm Schwarzkopf, for me, the epitome of" duty, service, country 'credo that has defended our freedom and given this great nation through our toughest international crisis more than that, he was a good and decent man -. And dear friend, Bush "said.
President Obama described Schwarzkopf as an "American original."
"From his decorated service in Vietnam to the historic liberation of Kuwait and his leadership of the U.S. Central Command, General Schwarzkopf stood up for the country and the army he loved," Obama said in a statement.
Schwarzkopf had originally agreed to the invasion, said he was convinced that Secretary of State Colin Powell, the United Nations strong evidence of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction given. So proved false, he decides to go to war, should depend on what UN weapons inspectors found.
He rarely spoke during the conflict, but in the autumn of 2004 he sharply criticized Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and the Pentagon for errors erroneous judgments about Iraq and inadequate training of army reservists sent are included.
"Ultimately, I believe we are behind .... I do not think we expected that this would lead to jihad (holy war)," he said in an NBC interview.
Schwarzkopf was born August 24, 1934, in Trenton, NJ, where his father, Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., founder and director of the New Jersey State Police, was then in charge of the investigation of the Lindbergh kidnapping case. This investigation ended with the arrest and execution of the 1936 German-born carpenter Richard Hauptmann for the murder of the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh Sun
After Saddam invaded Kuwait in August 1990, Schwarzkopf played an important diplomatic role in helping to persuade Saudi Arabia King Fahd for U.S. and other foreign troops on Saudi territory to establish itself as a gathering place for the war to come.
On 17 January 1991, five months building called Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm and Allied aircraft attack Iraqi bases and government facilities in Baghdad. The six-week campaign antenna height with a massive ground offensive on 24 February 28, routing the Iraqis out of Kuwait in 100 hours for U.S. officials called a halt.
Schwarzkopf said afterwards that he agrees with the decision by Bush to war instead of driving to Baghdad to Saddam catch stop, as his only mission was to expel the Iraqis from Kuwait.
Schwarzkopf was a national spokesman for prostate cancer awareness and restore Grizzly Bear, served on the Nature Conservancy Board and was active in various charities for chronically ill children.
Schwarzkopf and his wife, Brenda, had three children: Cynthia, Jessica and Christian.
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