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Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf during an interview in 1990. Schwarzkopf died Thursday at 78.
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1. GEN. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF, COMMANDER OF FIRST GULF WAR, DIES

Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the U.S.-led force that expelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait in the 1991 Persian Gulf war, died on Thursday in Tampa, Fla., from complications stemming from pneumonia. He was 78. Schwarzkopf was hailed in his lifetime for orchestrating Operation Desert Storm, a triumphant success that not only liberated Kuwait, but inflicted massive damage on then-President Saddam Hussein's forces and Iraqi infrastructure, all with minimal casualties for the coalition. He won the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among other accolades. [New York Times]

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