Friday, March 1, 2013

Norman Schwarzkopf Laid To Rest At West Point

Urn of Gen. Norman Schwartzkopf. Credits: Charles J. Koch-West Point

'Stormin' Norman,' Desert Storm Commander, Laid To Rest At West Point -- NBC

Norman Schwarzkopf, the general who commanded the 30-country coalition that drove Saddam Hussein’s forces out of Kuwait, was remembered both as a larger than life military figure and trusted adviser during his burial ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Thursday.

A 1956 graduate of the military academy, “Stormin’ Norman” was remembered by family, friends, former Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Vice President Dick Cheney at a memorial service in the West Point chapel. The Desert Storm commander with a tough-as-tacks reputation died on Dec. 27 in Tampa, Fla., of complications from pneumonia. He was 78.

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More News On Stormin' Norman Honored And Buried At West Point

Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf Buried at West Point -- AP
Schwarzkopf memorial: Stormin' Norman honored at West Point
-- Christian Science Monitor
Schwarzkopf Memorial: Former Desert Storm General Buried -- Epoch Times
'Stormin’ Norman' laid to rest today at West Point
-- Examiner

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