A man does not get to write his own epitaph. But if I were to write mine it would say the following: He loved his family, and he loved his troops, and they loved him — period.
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Norman Schwarzkopf
United States Army general; commander of coalition forces in the 1991 Gulf War
United States · 1934–2012
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Career army officer who served two tours in Vietnam and commanded United States Central Command during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
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My wife, my children, my friends, myself. I’m my own strongest critic. I am much tougher on myself than anybody I know, consistently.
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