On Feb. 28, retired Army General H. Norman Schwarzkopf was laid to rest at West Point. Photo credit: West Point
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Marv Dumon
Today, retired Army General H. Norman Schwarzkopf was laid to rest at West Point. The commander of coalition forces in the first Gulf War was 78-years-old when he passed away on Dec. 27 in Tampa, Fla. due to complications from pneumonia. The U.S. Military Academy announced that a memorial service was held on Feb. 28 in honor of the four-star general.
Marv Dumon
Today, retired Army General H. Norman Schwarzkopf was laid to rest at West Point. The commander of coalition forces in the first Gulf War was 78-years-old when he passed away on Dec. 27 in Tampa, Fla. due to complications from pneumonia. The U.S. Military Academy announced that a memorial service was held on Feb. 28 in honor of the four-star general.
Family, friends, classmates, and cadets are gathered in the Cadet Chapel to celebrate the memory of retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf. His daughter Cindy, retired Gen. Colin Powell, and retired Maj. Gen. Leroy Suddath will pay tribute to Schwarzkopf during the memorial service.
Today family, friends, classmates, leaders, and cadets will gather to celebrate the memory of retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf. The Class of 1956 graduate dedicated his life to serving the nation and will be honored during a memorial service at the Cadet Chapel followed by an inurnment at the West Point Cemetery.
Schwarzkopf graduated from West Point in 1965 and served several tours in Vietnam. "Stormin' Norman" told troops under his command that they may hate his strict rules but it was for their own good. "When you get on that plane to go home, if the last thing you think about me is 'I hate that son of a bitch', then that is fine because you're going home alive," said Schwarzkopf.
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