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Gallery: Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf dies

In this June 8, 1991, file photo, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf and President George Bush watch the National Victory Parade from the 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.

December 27, 2012 @ 08:52 PM

Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an illustrious military career by commanding the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein’s forces out of Kuwait in 1991 but kept a low public profile in controversies over the second Gulf War against Iraq, died Thursday. He was 78.

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In this June 8, 1991, file photo, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf and President George Bush watch the National Victory Parade from the 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.

In this April 23, 1991, file photo, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, left, looks on as President George 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.

This 1991 file photo shows Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf. Schwarzkopf died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. He was 78.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In this July 4, 1991, file photo, President George 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.

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.

In this Jan. 27, 1991, file photo, U.S. Army Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf points to row of photos of Kuwait's 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.

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.

In this Jan. 29, 1997, file photo, retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the Persian Gulf War illness. Schwarzkopf died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. He was 78.