American career military man who was known as “Stormin’ Norman” while Commander in Chief of the U.S. forces during the Gulf War. A 4-Star Army General and graduate of West Point, class of 1956, he was commander of the allied coalition in the Persian Gulf conflict in January 1991, having foreseen the possibilities as early as 1983. His military career is one of high achievement with awards consisting of the D.S.M., D.F.C., Silver Star and Purple Heart. He also served two tours in Vietnam during which he received two Purple Hearts and three Silver Stars..
Known for being an aggressive yet compassionate commander, the 6’3″, 240 lb. Schwarzkopf is very patriotic, loves parades and being outdoors. He is also a gourmet cook and a hobby-magician. During his military career, spanning 35 years, he was known to have an explosive temper and little tolerance for inefficiency and ineptitude. Self-assured and a highly intelligent man with a reported I.Q. of 170, he inspires devotion from his command. He can be quite charming but is known to throw epic temper tantrums engaging in yelling and cursing behavior, and sometimes throwing things. Even as early as ten years of age he was known to say, “Someday when I become a general I want people to know that I’m serious.” His hobbies include hunting, fishing, skeet and trap shooting.
He met his wife, Brenda, a former TWA flight attendant from Timberville, VA, in 1967 at an Army football game at West Point when he was 33 and she was 26. They were married on 7/06/1968 in a West Point wedding. In the early ’70s, while stationed at Fort McNair in the Washington, DC area, the first two girls were born: Cindy and then Jessica and later on, they had son Christian.
Died on 27 December 2012.
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