GENERAL H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF
The date was February 27, 1991, the allied forces of Operation Desert Storm led by General H. Norman Swarzkopf conquered the the forces of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in a shocking victory that quickly became known as "The 100-Hour War." "Stormin' Norman" Swarzkopf became a household name overnight. But who is the man behind this victory-a man that has earned himself a place in history as one of the great military leaders of his generation? Swarzkopf's father had been appointed superintendent of the New Jersey State Police in 1921 after retiring from the Army in 1920. Norman Swarzkopf was born on August 22, 1934 in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. For two years previous to his birth, Norman's father had been searching for Bruno Hauptmann, the man arrested and eventually put to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby. By the time Swarzkopf was four years old his father had already told him what to do with his life: You will go to West Point Military Academy someday-just like your father. Young Swarzkopf was now eight years old, the year 1942, and the United States was deeply involved in World War II. Iranian military supply lines were being robbed by renegades. The Iran
In March 1969, Norman began his second tour in Vietnam. Exactly 100 hours later President Bush announced that Kuwait has been liberated and the Iraqi Army has been defeated. One of the highest ranking positions at the Pentagon. After his father's death Norman's military took a quiet, conventional path. In four years time this academy is supposed the cadets into outstanding military officers. President bush gave the order to General Schwarzkopf to use all available forces to expel the Iraqi Army from Kuwait. In August his first daughter was born, Cynthia. Norman played soccer, and tennis, and lived freely in the boy's dorm but was not earning the grades he would need to attend West Point. Norman Schwarzkopf; The Autobiography; It Doesn't Take a Hero Author: Peter PetreSchwarzkopf; In his own words; The man, the mission, the triumph Author: Richard Pyle Stormin' Norman; An American Hero Author: Jack Anderson & Dale Van Atta ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**General H. Along with his new assignment in Fort Lewis came Schwarzkopf's third star. On March 12, 1972, Norman's second daughter, Jessica was born. He served as a Commander in Operation Desert Storm, a Chief of U. It meant complete command of an entire post of nearly 15,000 soldiers. He was now in charge of American Forces in the Middle East.
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