Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded coalition forces during the Gulf War, died Thursday, a U.S. official said. He was 78. Operation Desert Shield commander Schwarzkopf, center, with U.S. Special Forces soldiers in US-led allied gulf crisis-containing operations on September 27, 1990.
Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf through the years —
Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded coalition forces during the Gulf War, died Thursday, a U.S. official said. He was 78. Operation Desert Shield commander Schwarzkopf, center, with U.S. Special Forces soldiers in US-led allied gulf crisis-containing operations on September 27, 1990.
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Schwarzkopf is decorated with the medal of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor, the highest French distinction awarded to a foreign policy figure by Gen. Maurice Schmitt, who led the French contingent to the allied operation against Iraq, at a ceremony at the Aubagne base, the French Foreign Legion base, in Southern France on July 24, 1991.
Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf through the years —
Schwarzkopf is decorated with the medal of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor, the highest French distinction awarded to a foreign policy figure by Gen. Maurice Schmitt, who led the French contingent to the allied operation against Iraq, at a ceremony at the Aubagne base, the French Foreign Legion base, in Southern France on July 24, 1991.
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Schwarzkopf salutes Iraqi Lt. Gen. Sultan Hashim Ahmad at the end of their talks to set cease-fire terms in the Gulf War on March 3, 1991, at a captured Iraqi air base.
Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf through the years —
Schwarzkopf salutes Iraqi Lt. Gen. Sultan Hashim Ahmad at the end of their talks to set cease-fire terms in the Gulf War on March 3, 1991, at a captured Iraqi air base.
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Schwarzkopf gives the thumbs up in Kuwait on April 17, 1994, during the last day of joint Kuwaiti-American-British maneuvers. Schwarzkopf was invited to observe the exercises, the biggest in the emirate since the Gulf War.
Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf through the years —
Schwarzkopf gives the thumbs up in Kuwait on April 17, 1994, during the last day of joint Kuwaiti-American-British maneuvers. Schwarzkopf was invited to observe the exercises, the biggest in the emirate since the Gulf War.
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Tony Hawk, Lhotse Merriam and Schwarzkopf attend the 21st Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis at the Waldorf Astoria on September 19, 2006, in New York.
Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf through the years —
Tony Hawk, Lhotse Merriam and Schwarzkopf attend the 21st Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis at the Waldorf Astoria on September 19, 2006, in New York.
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U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell talks with Schwarzkopf on December 6, 2002, during a receptionbefore the American Patriot Award Dinner in Washington. The dinner honored former U.S. President George H. W. Bush.
Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf through the years —
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell talks with Schwarzkopf on December 6, 2002, during a receptionbefore the American Patriot Award Dinner in Washington. The dinner honored former U.S. President George H. W. Bush.
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Portrait of Schwarzkopf circa 1991.
Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf through the years —
Portrait of Schwarzkopf circa 1991.
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Schwarzkopf lunches at the Scientific Center in Kuwait City on February 26, 2001, to mark the 10th anniversary of Kuwait's liberation from Iraq.
Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf through the years —
Schwarzkopf lunches at the Scientific Center in Kuwait City on February 26, 2001, to mark the 10th anniversary of Kuwait's liberation from Iraq.
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Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. George W. Bush and Schwarzkopf on stage after their speeches to veterans at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, on September 7, 2000.
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Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. George W. Bush and Schwarzkopf on stage after their speeches to veterans at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, on September 7, 2000.
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Schwarzkopf testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on May 11, 1993, alongside Maj. Kathleen Bergeron of the U.S. Marine Corps. Schwarzkopf and Bergeron defended the ban on gays in the military.
Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf through the years —
Schwarzkopf testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on May 11, 1993, alongside Maj. Kathleen Bergeron of the U.S. Marine Corps. Schwarzkopf and Bergeron defended the ban on gays in the military.
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