US Army General Normal Schwarzkopf gained the nickname Stormy Norman for his sensitive temper, but he sure became a decorated General during Desert Storm operation. General Schwarzkopf passed away on December 27 at the age of 78. He is survive by his wife Brenda Holsinger Schwarzkopf and their children Cynthia, Jessica and Christian Schwarzkopf.
78-year-old Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf from Trenton, New Jersey commanded the U.S. led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein’s forces out of Kuwait in 1991, he might gotten the nickname Story Norman for his volatile Temper but he was also the soldier whose courageous actions awarded him with three Silver Stars (saving troops from a minefield, valor ), Bronze Star, Distinguished Service Meals and a Purple Heart in 1966 when he served two tours in Vietnam.
He was a commander-in-chief of U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Florida where he retired and lived until his death. General Schwarzkopf’s cause of death was complications from pneumonia.
General Schwarzkopf’s wife is 71-year-old Brenda Holsinger aka Brenda Schwarzkopf born in March 28, 1941 in Virginia, she was a former flight attendant with TWA, who met her husband in 1967 in West Point where she was with some friends watching an Army football game.
Brenda was 26 at the time while Norman was 31, they were introduced to the handsome stud by friends..
“We have a bachelor friend we’d like you to meet. A little while later I saw this person walk into the room. He was very good-looking. I’ve always been attracted to the bigger frame fellas. And I liked the way he carried himself. He walked with confidence. I thought, “Gee, it would be nice if that’s who they’re going to introduce me to. And it was.”
“I found him very easy to talk to. There wasn’t any strain, any put-on. Once we began dating, I didn’t go out with anybody else. Norm just seemed to have his head on straight.”
Brenda Holsinger officially became Brenda Schwarzkopf in July 6, 1968 when they got married in West Point, just a few months later Brenda moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, then in 1970 they moved to Washington, D.C where he worked at Fort McNair.
While in Washington Brenda gave birth to her daughters on August, 1970 her eldest child Cynthia (now 42) was born and a year and a half later they welcomed daughter Jessica born on March, 1972. The family then relocated in Anchorage. Brenda gave birth to her youngest child and only son Christian Norman in June 20, 1977.
Mrs. Schwarzkopf didn’t just loss her husband, she loss her soulmate and best friend, but she keeps his memory alive inside her heart.
“I don’t think Norm ever thought he was destined for greatness. His success doesn’t surprise me, because I always thought he was great at what he did. The only thing different about it now is that the world knows it too. But Norm would be the first to tell you that he isn’t a hero, that it’s everybody who was over there who are the heroes.
“Of course, he is my hero. He is a tower of strength for me. He is my best friend.”
Our thoughts and prayers go out to General Norman Schwarzkopf’s family during this terrible time, especially to his wife Brenda Schwarzkopf and their children.
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