Gus Lee, Daily Beast: General Schwarzkopf’s Unforgettable Life Lessons
The legendary General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, a.k.a. ‘The Bear’ was my mentor. He taught me how to be a scholar, a soldier, and a man.
In 1964, when I left for West Point, California seemed highly unified in spirit. Now, in 1967 America, my generation and I had changed. When I deplaned at Travis Air Base near Sacramento, ground personnel recommended that we not travel in uniform lest we draw violent protesters.
“What they protestin’?” asked a soldier from the South.
“The war,” said an Air Force specialist. “They want peace and attack people in uniform.”
1 comment:
One of the most overated generals of modern history.such plaudits for defeating an enemy that was unprofessional. , low morale, ill equipped. , and lacking any form of modern survelliance and reconnaissance equipment.
The world against iraq and iraq lost, wow what a surprise.
He would havemost likley been out fought and out thought had he been facing a 1940 Rommel.
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