(b.August 22, 1934), was Commander in Chief of the Coalition Forces in Operation Desert Storm, 1991. He served as Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, 1988\u201391; received the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal, 1991; and was knighted into the Hon. Order of the Bath by Queen Elizabeth II, 1991.<\/p>\n
Having acknowledged during an interview, in 1991, that he kept a Bible by his bed, General Schwarzkopf was asked if he had a favorite verse. He replied:<\/p>\n
Actually, it\u2019s a prayer of St. Francis: \u201cLord, make me an instrument of Thy peace.\u201d38758B.AUST One of the key decisions of General Schwarzkopf\u2019s was an extreme flanking maneuver of the 101st Airborne, nicknamed Hail Mary, which cut off the retreat of the Iraqi Republican Guard. He commented:<\/p>\n
I began to believe that, when my forward commander radioed that they had reached the Euphrates River ahead of schedule. I waited for the other shoe to fall. \u201cGeneral,\u201d he said, \u201cI\u2019ve got to tell you about the casualties.\u201d I braced myself. \u201cOne man was slightly wounded.\u201d That\u2019s when I knew God was with us.3876<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
(b.August 22, 1934), was Commander in Chief of the Coalition Forces in Operation Desert Storm, 1991. He served as Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, 1988\u201391; received the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal, 1991; and was knighted into the Hon. Order of the Bath by Queen Elizabeth II, 1991. Having acknowledged … Continue reading “SCHWARZKOPF,
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