Images: Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, 1934-2012
In this June 8, 1991, file photo, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf and President George H.W. Bush watch the National Victory Parade from a viewing stand in Washington. Schwarzkopf led his troops in the parade, and then joined Bush in the reviewing stand. Schwarzkopf died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. He was 78.
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In this Jan. 29, 1997, file photo, retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the Persian Gulf War illness. Schwarzkopf died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. He was 78.
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In this Sept. 14, 1990, file photo, U.S. Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia, answers questions during an interview in Riyadh. Schwarzkopf died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. He was 78.
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In this July 4, 1991, file photo, President George H.W. Bush congratulates Desert Storm commander Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf after presenting him with the medal of freedom at the White House in Washington. Schwarzkopf died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. He was 78.
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In this April 23, 1991, file photo, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, left, looks on as President George H.W. Bush speaks to reporters in the White House Rose Garden as in Washington. Bush praised the general for leading a fantastic effort to fulfill U.S. obligations in the gulf, and for helping to build unbelievable morale on the home front. Schwarzkopf died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. He was 78.
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In this Dec. 19, 1990, file photo, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of U.S. forces in the Gulf, left, confers with Saudi Arabian Lt. Gen. Khalid Bin Sultan, commander of multinational forces in the area, in Riyadh. Schwarzkopf died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. He was 78.
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In this Jan. 27, 1991, file photo, U.S. Army Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf points to row of photos of Kuwaits Ahmadi Sea Island Terminal on fire after a U.S. attack on the facility. Schwarzkopf died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. He was 78.
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In this Jan. 13, 1991, file photo, General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of U.S. troops in the Gulf, gazes from the window of his small jet on his way out to visit U.S. troops in the desert in Saudi Arabia. Schwarzkopf died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. He was 78.
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In this May 27, 2006 file photo, Retired Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf attends the commencement ceremony at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Schwarzkopf died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. He was 78.
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In this April 22, 1991, file photo, General H. Norman Schwarzkopf waves to the crowd after a military band played a song in his honor at welcome home ceremonies at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. Schwarzkopf died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. He was 78.
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In this Jan. 12, 1991 file photo, Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf stands at ease with his tank troops during Operation Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia. Schwarzkopf died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. He was 78.
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In this Nov. 11, 2000, file photo, former President George H.W. Bush, left, walks with retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, right, in Avila, central Spain. Schwarzkopf died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. He was 78.
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