A good man, a great soldier, a true American hero. Goodspeed General.
RIP, Stormin’ Norman.
RIP.
grief, ever since Obama won re-election important people are dropping dead left and right.
Storming Norman would have been near the top of the list of leaders on the right in a potential coup.
Sad. A great loss. RIP general.
Great American, Great Leader, RIP General.
RIP, sir.
RIP.
RIP General, the last of real a$$ kickers.
You were a great leader.
What the man orchestrated was historical.
Sorry he is gone. It was my take that he was a great guy.
My thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends, and associates.
/johnny
One anecdote about him reminded me of a top, winning football coach.
His subordinates knew that he demanded top intellectual performance from them and he had zero tolerance for slacking off. But they also knew that if they did well in his team, their future was assured.
However, he was believed to have an IQ of 160-170, and a superb memory, and would frequently quiz his subordinates to make sure they were on the ball. So they had to spend their free time hitting the books.
One story of this was when he called a general into his office for such a snap quiz. “How many Iraqi generals are defending the southern border of Iraq?”
“42, sir,” the general replied, pleased that it was such an easy question.
“And what are their names?”, said General Schwarzkopf.
RIP General you shall be sorely missed by the American people but also those who are closed to you like your family and friends. General as a man of faith, I know you have joined God’s Angelic Army, and I like to believe that you beside all the military and law enforcement who died in Christ shall return with HIM and his angels to battle the last battle ever (psss we win). We shall miss a great Patriot like you - God Bless.
RIP, Sir!
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the Gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the mornings hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight,
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die.
Thank you General!
Wow. Didn’t even know he was sick. Stuck on deployment in the jungles of Honduras, I admonished you to be sure you studied up on your Patton.
You did. And you read up on some Rommel, too.
Thank you, General. Godspeed, to the final objective.
Salute to you, Sir. I used to race to my car during Desert Storm, just to be able to hear his 3:00 briefings. We have truly lost one of the finest leaders we have ever known.
He went to Valley Forge Military Academy, not far from me.
Hero period.
RIP General.