RIP General H Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.

[Muck]

'Stormin' Norman' Schwarzkopf, lauded Gulf War commander, dies

Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, who led allied forces to a routing of Iraq in the 1991 Persian Gulf War and became one of the nation's most celebrated military heroes of the era, died Thursday, a U.S. defense official said. He was 78.

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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ReU2QlwX2o"]GULF WAR Schwarzkopf - The Victory [Full Presentation] - YouTube[/ame]

 

[MaxBuck]

RIP indeed, to the big fella.

Maybe the first post-WWII US military leader-hero. (Plenty of MoH winners and other heroes, but no generals.)

 

[ScriptOhio]

The first adaptation of a Desert boot was that from the Vietnam Era Jungle boot. The jungle boot featured construction from leather and canvas materials, a stainless plate in the sole to protect from spike injury as well as vents in the sides of the boot to allow for moisture dissipation. Most of these features would end up troublesome for use in the rough sandy environment of the middle east.
The various conflicts in the middle east created a surge of demand for footwear. Before Sept. 11, 2001 the defense supply center was receiving orders for approx 5,500 boots per month. After 9/11 orders were upped to 85,000 per month.
The surge in orders were not without internal problems however. Problems with the Vietnam boot being used in the desert was noticed much earlier than 2001. Various conflicts and operations brought our troops to the desert sand, only to be disappointed with the Vietnam era desert jungle boot. General Norman Schwarzkopf aka Stormin' Norman was up in arms as his soldiers were receiving black leather and canvas boots originally designed for Vietnam. In the desert the vents intended to let moisture out, were filling the boots with sand. Stormin' Norman also wanted more collar padding and wanted to reduce the affect of heat on the soldier by removing the stainless plate in the sole as well as color the boot tan.

Read the entire story: http://www.wholesalearmysurplus.com/Desert-Boots-19.html

He will always be remembered for the desert combat boot, aka "the Schwarzkopf boot".

RIP

 

[Muck]

...Stormin' Norman also wanted more collar padding...

Ironically the desert boots we received didn't have any collar padding, just a double layer of material (same as the jungle boots). We also received them in March while we were waiting for a plane home.