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Stormin Norman. The last of his kind?
- Thread starter Kevinw
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I remember when Norm was a colonel and commander of the the infantry brigade at Ft Richardson, Alaska, in the 1970s. We called him "Stormin' Norman" because he was such a raving a$$- hole at the time. No sense of humor whatsoever! I was pleasantly surprised to see him in command in the gulf. He appears to have mellowed a great deal. Peacetime was probably pretty frustrating for him (as it was for all of us). Anyway, he did a great job in the gulf and he deserves our thanks and admiration.
Rezdog, according to the information in "Crusade" he had gotten worse, not better. American lives were put into danger because of his character flaws. I don't doubt that he had "fouled his own nest" to the point where he wouldn't be able to command any field forces after DS/DS because nobody above the rank of CPT would work for him, so retirement was the only face-saving option.
Randy Davis
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Kevinw:
I was watching the MSNBC News last night. (please forgive me) And they were doing a speacial on Powell and.. Schwatscauf(I know that is wrong) Well How the hell do you spell his name. LOL
My question is this. Was he the last of the great Generals. Will the future ones be polotitians that just kiss up to the Comander and Chief? I fear that he was the last of a great breed. What do you all think?[/quote]
Major Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Douglas MacArthur and Major George S. Patton were present in Washington D.C in the summer of 1932 when President Hoover ordered the D.C. mall cleared of the Bonus marchers.
Almost 100 people lost thier lives, largely unreported as many died _later_ from thier wounds and burns, and most of these brave MEN were WW I veterans, come to claim thier earned bonus early because of the Depression.
You DID know that, didnt you?
Now, what were you saying about the great generals being the last of thier kind?
$crew every damn one of them!
Here is a good link, if you care to know more, Kevin:
http://www.islandnet.com/~citizenx/bonus.html
I was watching the MSNBC News last night. (please forgive me) And they were doing a speacial on Powell and.. Schwatscauf(I know that is wrong) Well How the hell do you spell his name. LOL
My question is this. Was he the last of the great Generals. Will the future ones be polotitians that just kiss up to the Comander and Chief? I fear that he was the last of a great breed. What do you all think?[/quote]
Major Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Douglas MacArthur and Major George S. Patton were present in Washington D.C in the summer of 1932 when President Hoover ordered the D.C. mall cleared of the Bonus marchers.
Almost 100 people lost thier lives, largely unreported as many died _later_ from thier wounds and burns, and most of these brave MEN were WW I veterans, come to claim thier earned bonus early because of the Depression.
You DID know that, didnt you?
Now, what were you saying about the great generals being the last of thier kind?
$crew every damn one of them!
Here is a good link, if you care to know more, Kevin:
http://www.islandnet.com/~citizenx/bonus.html
Yeah actually I did know about that. Yet another thing that is not made public very often. However. I am refering to thier abilities in combat. Not what they did outside of a war, or what thier view is on gun control.
Just because someone does not believe in the RKBA that does not make them a bad person. They might have a different view on something.. Does that mean they are not good or even great people. They have as much of a right to be here as we do.
Just because someone does not believe in the RKBA that does not make them a bad person. They might have a different view on something.. Does that mean they are not good or even great people. They have as much of a right to be here as we do.
Randy Davis
New member
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Kevinw:
Yeah actually I did know about that. Yet another thing that is not made public very often. However. I am refering to thier abilities in combat. Not what they did outside of a war, or what thier view is on gun control.
Just because someone does not believe in the RKBA that does not make them a bad person. They might have a different view on something.. Does that mean they are not good or even great people. They have as much of a right to be here as we do. [/quote]
Never said they didnt, Kevin.
That having been said, most WW II Pacific combat veterans I have had the honor of speaking with didn't much like "Dugout" Doug MacAuthur and his arrogant ways very much.
Many ex-GI's think he helped get alot of GI's killed that didnt need to be. That is/was a common thread amongst many people at the time and later.
BTW, I dont think much of him either.
There were lots of better commanders in the Pacific theater then that chicken-fried piece of human waste.
Yeah actually I did know about that. Yet another thing that is not made public very often. However. I am refering to thier abilities in combat. Not what they did outside of a war, or what thier view is on gun control.
Just because someone does not believe in the RKBA that does not make them a bad person. They might have a different view on something.. Does that mean they are not good or even great people. They have as much of a right to be here as we do. [/quote]
Never said they didnt, Kevin.
That having been said, most WW II Pacific combat veterans I have had the honor of speaking with didn't much like "Dugout" Doug MacAuthur and his arrogant ways very much.
Many ex-GI's think he helped get alot of GI's killed that didnt need to be. That is/was a common thread amongst many people at the time and later.
BTW, I dont think much of him either.
There were lots of better commanders in the Pacific theater then that chicken-fried piece of human waste.