Norman Schwarzkopf: America’s Last War Hero

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[@metameta1427]

Great video. One of my uncles served in the Army during Vietnam and in the National Guard during Desert Storm. I was not even a teenager yet when this first Iraq war took place. I have fond memories of being at the armory to see my uncle off and waited restlessly to welcome him back. Norman Schwarzkopf was one of those great leaders who are the right man at the right time. He is the type of person we should be electing to high office, not shady crooks or greedy sell outs. I am afraid Norman would be ashamed of what we have become.

[@DETRACT0RD00M]

He would be appalled by both sides of the aisle.. and, you're right, whether you're blue or red or somewhere in between, I'm certain you would feel comfortable with Norman running the country..

[@chrislittle2366]

Your uncle sounds like a good man and I thank him for his service and I agree that people like Norman Schwarzkopf would definitely be awesome to run for office definitely could see Norman Schwarzkopf with being a level headed man I mean Eisenhower and Grant were great presidents

[@1987MartinT]

Although, judging by his post Gulf War life, Norman himself had no desire to become president.

[@jimland7176]

I had an uncle who served in Korea and knew Norman Schwarzkopf. His son was one of the men who died in the first Gulf War. Norman called every single family who had a love one die personally. Usually it was "hello Mr. and Mrs. Smith." Of course when he got to my uncle he realized he knew who it was so said, "Hey (firstname) its Norm."

[@mwolkove]

That must have been an extremely hard phone call for everyone. It's like a scene you'd see in a movie, and the guy making the call would put it off all day.

[@cameronhermann9400]

Glad he got to see soldiers being welcomed home instead of being attacked, harassed, or ignored for their sacrifice like in his day

[@abelgerli]

Fun fact from the French to Schwarzkopf 😎😊😎. After dessert storm the French foreign legion where very pleased how they where treated by Schwarzkopf as commander of desert storm they honest him my honoured him by welcome him in their honour legion. There was only a small ceremony and no remarkable present except one card. A card with a telephone number and they said to him... When you're anytime anywhere in the world in trouble and you need help call this number 😎😎😎

[@auntieclara1811]

I love that you speak at a pace I can follow. You are the best. Thanks.

[@Biographics]

Depends on how bad my allergies are on any given recording day. lol It was a nightmare recording my 9,000 word Alien video essay.

[@christopherscott5652]

I was on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F KENNEDY CV67 in the Red Sea during the gulf war. The General came aboard ship and toured the engine room where I worked. He shook hands and talked with everyone of us and he told me "if it wasn't for us unknown sailors down here in these engine rooms. The navy would be nothing but floating targets. Because you guys are the lifeblood that makes it all happen"

[@JayjayElon]

Meaning he understands "The machine would not run itself, unleash it run by man" Wonder why leader like this hard to come by this day.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:40 - Chapter 1 - Jersey boy 4:00 - Chapter 2 - Be all you can be 5:50 - Chapter 3 - A new kind of warfare 8:00 - Chapter 4 - Trouble in the desert 11:30 - Chapter 5 - Thunder & lightning 14:40 - Chapter 6 - Tank war 17:40 - Chapter 7 - Reluctant celebrity 20:50 - Conclusion

[@anthonyfrench3169]

This was super nostalgic for me! I remember collecting and trading the Desert Storm cards with my friends.

[@Dogmeat1950]

Same lol

[@PhillipCalvin627]

I used to get those from the MP's on base as a kid. I had Schwarzkopf, the F-117 (which I had a model of along with the SR-71) and all of that good stuff. Younger people look at me sideways when I tell them about those things. We certainly didn't have anything like that in recent times.

[@anthonyfrench3169]

@PhillipCalvin627 yuppers exactly, I had Abrams and the F-117 and Schwarzkopf cards as well and I remember being on base as a kid trying to trade them with my friends and classmates...but yeah definitely we don't have anything like that now.

[@charlesburroughs9770]

If anyone is a "Blowhard" it's Dick Cheney not Gen Norman Schwarzkopf!!! I wanted to serve in Desert Storm, but my Unit had just returned from Panama as part of the takedown of Noriega!!!

[@valmid5069]

Cant wait for more great historical content from this channel!

[@johniron7269]

My grandpa boxed against him in Germany sometime in the late 40s early 50s. Later in His life he bought His book and told me this little Story.

[@zaco-km3su]

120 degrees Fahrenheit means 49 degrees Celsius. Schwarzkopf knew that trying to take out Saddam Hussein might lead to a situation like Vietnam. He was smart. Powell and Cheney weren't.

[@davidmcken]

He understood his assignment and all of the implications (military and otherwise) of it.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Amazing work as always Eric!! Love your style! And the kitty on the background is adorable! Suggestion: Henry VII of England. First tudor abd winner of the wars of the roses

[@mdbizzarri]

He was well liked by the troops, as we had confidence in him. I was on the USS America, and while we were nervous, and worried about gas attacks, after the first few days of the air war, we saw that it was very one sided. Once the ground war started, and we started getting news about it, it was a steamroller over Iraq's forces. The Operation Room did a great 6 part series on this war, and how the General was a great strategist, and military politician and used all forces effectively to not just meet objectives, but to keep peace and honor in the middle east. He was tough, demanding, and not perfect, but the results speak for themselves. And unlike Patton, he was humble.

[@kathleendiblasi9035]

Highly respected and honored!!!!

[@HowardWhitney24]

A Great Man and General. I hope he is remember all through history

[@yankeecrazy9]

Hey everyone! Scriptwriter Ben here, I hope you enjoyed this video! If you'd like to learn more about General Schwarzkopf, I highly recommend his autobiography, "It Doesn't Take a Hero," it is the source I relied upon most heavily when writing about him. Thanks for watching!

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

Historian Rick Atkinson considered Schwarzkopf "the most theatrical American in uniform since Douglas MacArthur."

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Hey Eric! Love your content! Suggestion: Belisarius, Justinian's greatest general

[@hakeemfullerton8645]

Suggestions for a future biographics video: George Westinghouse, Daniel Webster, Chester A. Arthur, John J. Pershing, George Melies or Frances Perkins

[@chrislittle2366]

As always love the content Eric your doing great in my honest opinion

[@762459]

Same that both Norman Schwarzkopf and Colin Powell did not get the '5-star' General of the Army rank.

[@armandowar88]

Only in a WW event that would happen

[@TM-yn4iu]

Excellent video! But again, the presentation and style was exceptional! This from a critic of the basement style previously. THANKS. I should add vet from Vietnam era, working as civilian at Ft Hood during this offense. I heard first hand before and after from solders. Even moreover saw the unbelievable massing and movement of the resources.....you can't explain this comprehensive effort.

[@multiyapples]

I never heard of him. I’m glad I learned about him.

[@amindforall442]

1:44 correction “perhaps the last war hero the country has ever produced…*up to now”

[@desperado8605]

Ive never heard anyone that served under him say anything ill of him. That says a lot about a leader. My buddy met him during the Gulf War

[@reggiefurlow1]

Training unnecessarily on the weekends is military tradition

[@wildshadowstar]

My sister was an army medic during Desert Storm.

[@ssjred-lando6649]

I really hate that anyone can suggest that America has had its last hero and be correct.

[@mikemcghin5394]

In terms of generals admirals the such Maybe there's plenty of hero foot soldiers though

[@thenaz419ify]

I will always remember this man he was my commander, my general rip sir

[@james_baker]

An example of the right man in the right place at the right time.

[@eryk3146]

Been waiting for one on the bear. Y’all should do creighton Abrams at some point

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for sharing this with everyone 🇺🇸👊🏻

[@BowlingGreenTampaMan]

Great man , Sad end .

[@texashale65]

It's kinda funny seeing all the comments from people who were kids during Desert Storm, and them talking about this being nostalgic. I was an M1A1 gunner in A Trp 1/3 ACR during Desert Storm. We got all our news from either BBC Radio or Voice of America radio. Oh and from "The voice of peace, from Baghdad, Iraq." The latter was a funny, because they tried PsyOps on us like "Your wives and girlfriends are back at home with Bart Simpson!" 🤣 Our pilots who flew us over were Air Force and Navy pilots during Vietnam. They told us to do them proud. I felt a VERY STRONG sense of obligation to all the veterans of Vietnam (my dad included,) and was on a mission to vindicate them by being the very best tanker in the world. To Gen. Swartzkopf. We didn't get to see the videos of him at the news briefings for obvious, oh wait, not so obvious I guess - we didn't have any portable electronics back then. But we did hear them on the aforementioned radio channels. I especially loved it when he said "In 100 hours, Iraq's Army went from being the fourth largest in the world to the second largest in Iraq!" We all loved it really. Best commander anyone could have had. Doing the best job I ever had...

[@Rubix003]

I knew him. I was at his retirement at McDill AFB.

[@darthnowlan]

Bring back Simon.

[@MARKCARTLIDGE-sm3mz]

God yes.

[@capitalregimetv]

😂😂😂. Seriously!

[@ryandare7201]

💯

[@musiclover01ization]

He's not coming back.

[@JamesCaldwell-xf9vk]

General schwartkopf is the greatest us general ever because of his humanity he didn't want war to go to long kept most of his troops from even getting too close and didn't want to hurt Iraq soldiers that surendered he is top,s for me I'm old man and studied every war USA has been in since ww2

[@JamesCaldwell-xf9vk]

He told his soldiers to give water food and medical care to iraqys

[@Aywol]

Bear was my friend.

[@ryancaughill5662]

Interesting thought. I think Admiral McRaven is known enough to be considered a war hero? Important enough as well.

[@BoskiStrengthConditioning]

West Point still produces US Army officers to this day

[@justincase5583]

show the man respect you forgot to put General in the title

[@antoniomsalazar8757]

El General.schwarzkopf ( QEPD) me impresiono gratamente porque siendo yo un safety protection supervisor en la industria petrolera venezolana por alla cuando la Guerra del.golfo.el General detuvo una Guerra por una semana mientras evaluaba El riesgo quimico que representaba El enemigo como si en.lugar de General en Guerra fuera El supervisor de una planta petroquimica o refineria petrolera. que vela por la integridad de su equipo y la continuidad operational. nunca me cansare de exponer estas virtud del General

[@JayjayElon]

If Rommel live long enough, he would shake this General hand with admiration.

[@chrislittle2366]

I think Normans father could be cool as well

[@Spooky_515]

God bless America’s soldiers!

[@anderspedersen7488]

16:20: That’s a live kitty.

[@zacharisincennes8026]

Unless you already have, you should do an episode on Louis Braille.

[@jimmyd6819]

God damn legendary man

[@ianblake815]

Much respect to this man and badass 🇺🇸💯

[@chrislittle2366]

Would love to see one on powell

[@Melissa0774]

So this is the guy that Bill on King of the Hill was pretending to be to get toe nail fungus medicine at the public health clinic because he was to embarrassed for it to be in his Army medical record.

[@jasonbarber5885]

Great video. How about doing Abner Doubleday?

[@JoeySmith-o4r]

His cat moves in the back

[@nathanherren6708]

“Who TF is that guy??”

[@mikemccutcheon8372]

MAN ! Allot of revisionist history about the Vietnam police action and the first 2 decades of the volunteer military.

[@evelyntodd9946]

I won't give you garbage about that very hopeful comment. Very glad to see Jade.

[@Transformbuggie09]

everyone just realize this… in a couple years the biographic fans growing or will discover it soon may view this dude as their Simon whistler

[@joeyforman3107]

Bring back Simon whistler

[@les8922]

Last war hero America will ever have? I seriously doubt that. I hate that title.

[@Biographics]

Again, read between the lines. It does not mean that there won't be courageous soldier, it means no one will likely ever be as famous as Norman.

[@smlince]

I am beginning to think you're successfully relentlessly trolling me now, rather than scolding this many of your audience members' independent comments this repeatedly as channel host. You got me. The customers are wrong, one after the another, and you've got the distinguishing honor of being the bigger person and telling them where they went wrong over and over

[@4362mont]

He looks like George Cooper, Sr., from _Young Sheldon_ .

[@George-ux6zz]

Was CENTCOM at MacDill AFB in Tampa Florida?

[@amindforall442]

👏👏👏

[@boxinghogg2843]

Super sayian goku in the back i knew u were the guy

[@Anakinskywalker98]

Wait where’s fact boy? Wasn’t this one of a billion channels that Simon Whistler does 😅

[@TheBuckeyeHistoryGuy1776]

Back in the 90s my uncle David went hunting with him I’m Australia

[@EGSBiographies-om1wb]

After Vietnam,The U.S. Military had to do a force reduction and close some bases. Schwarzkopf was on the team for the army to take a year to study which bases to close. They decided to close Ft McLelland in Alabama. They briefed the Senator from Alabama . But the powerful senator told them that Fort Mclelland would close over his dead body. So base closuers were done by political wranglings.

[@ReyYbarra]

Who tf is this guy!?!?!?

[@4362mont]

We call him... "Not-Simon"

[@GlurglePop]

Check out the Military Times Hall of Valor, and browse some of the commendations earned in Iraq and Afghanistan. Stormin Norman was not americas last war hero

[@Arsontapir]

I think the title means people like MacArthur, and Eisenhower. Well liked public generals

[@GlurglePop]

@@Arsontapiryeah that’s fair enough, but I had to be a bit pedantic about it.

[@Biographics]

Yeah, that's what Ben meant. I thought it was fairly obvious, too.

[@woahhbro2906]

I'd argue that General Mattis is a modern version of this. At least in the eyes of Marines.

[@BigBrightCars]

@@GlurglePopit’s not pedantic, you are right. It is factually inaccurate to say he’s the last war hero. In fact it’s really insulting, and kind of shows that the writer and producer aren’t speaking from a place of experience or authority.

[@jackwood8307]

❤

[@KHN.RVA.28]

Can Simone come back please

[@somejerkbag]

Shut up

[@andystewart3421]

What about poor Karl?

[@invisisense5464]

If Simon is S tier, Eric is B and Karl is D.

[@somejerkbag]

@@invisisense5464 written by a clear f teir

[@humankilljoy]

YES PLEASE!!! SIMON COME BACK.

[@The__General]

woah... where's Simon?

[@octaviopla5506]

He makes a video of César Chávez, a civil rights activist

[@dylanjones7485]

saddam insane

[@Dbag5000]

I'm sorry but it's pronounced "Norman Pa-Schwarzkopf"

[@jakepearson1254]

….what did I miss? Did Simon retire???

[@annehersey9895]

And the US had use of intelligence from Israel’s Mossad who was deep int😢hostile Arab nations like Iraq!

[@michaellodge5456]

He was a big guy 6'3 240 pounds 😮

[@RobertBernard-s8m]

eye rack????

[@MrTexasDan]

Ear-rrahk, I think?

[@macmcelveen1241]

Still waiting on that million daolars king promised us..

[@themutualfriend5286]

Protecting Saudi Arabias oil* There ya go i fixed it for you.

[@MrTexasDan]

Protecting the lifeblood of America's economy and livelihood, for better or worse, I think you meant.

[@skipperclinton1087]

​@@MrTexasDanSome people are so thick they can't see the big picture but sure know how to howl when they have to pay more for a gallon of gas! That's all their little world revolves around.

[@aimadelhabti6888]

This guy is a war criminal. No matter how high he claims that he was only following orders. He has Iraqi blood on his hands.

[@vondas1480]

Cry harder

[@c.augustedupin8860]

maybe don't try invading your neighbour.

[@aimadelhabti6888]

@@c.augustedupin8860 I'm not even from the region. Just saying that toppling a bloodthirsty MF dictator doesn't give you the right to unleash war on a country and kill hundreds of thousands. It does however make you a war criminal.

[@jerryrathman5717]

ugh.... can't stand this guy. I'm happy for Simon's success but really wish he was able to do all of the content.

[@LibertyStation92106]

Like Simon, but speaks pretty fast. Eric is fine!

[@MARKCARTLIDGE-sm3mz]

Can't stand him

[@sgtself1285]

I would say that Schwarzkopf was a great military leader, but I would not say he is America's last war hero. We've spent twenty years engaged in the Global War on Terror. Thousands of American military members died in Iraq and Afghanistan. I would say each and every one of those folks are war heroes. I would say that each of of their brothers and sisters who served right along side them is a war hero. Would they consider themselves war heroes? Probably not. We should not forget their sacrifice. Not only those who died, but everyone who served, because they are all heroes

[@JamesCaldwell-xf9vk]

Hope I spelled his name right

[@royvogel2023]

Storman Norman, I served 64 68, hated civilians

[@Prosper_Dean]

Lovely

[@royvogel2023]

@@Prosper_Dean you young military or old military, if really old military you’d understand, sorry but I still don’t trust civilians no matter what politics they believe

[@skipperclinton1087]

roy, only those things have changed but for the worst, '64-68 also.

[@60nascar]

You're not Simon

[@Biographics]

What? Why didn't anyone tell me this?

[@tammykennedy4165]

This awesome American generals father was the trainer and advisor to the shahs secret police and also helped overthrow the democratically elected government of Iran they say he later became an abusive drunk probably because of all the horrors he helped commit in Iran the son wrote about it in his autobiography

[@tucsonrides4851]

Title of the video is dumb.

[@Biographics]

No it's not, you're just not thinking about it.

[@smlince]

Thank you for teaching me to have less class as a channel host than the person you replied to

[@joecambodia1326]

Iraq is pronounced e’rock… it’s not that hard.

[@djack1170]

Yeah but none of us care enough about them to use the proper term

[@joecambodia1326]

I’m sure you’re an expert when it comes to not being cared about.

[@skipperclinton1087]

@joe N Cambodia. The only thing that's "hard" is having to be around expats in Cambodia these days. The neighborhood has gone way downhill in the last 23 years!

[@joecambodia1326]

@@skipperclinton1087 I’m sure you’re a real treat to be around.

[@moparsatnv]

Sorry it’s just weird without fact boy!

[@mitchellwatkins6123]

The last? You've done such a deservice to all the hero of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. It was an unnecessary statement and you should be ashamed

[@Biographics]

Pay attention to what the author means. He means that there won't be another as famous as Norman based on a number of factors, not that there won't be people who are awarded medals.

[@smlince]

I don't recall the onus being so burdensome on audience to understand what Simon says

[@barendgaming2847]

Get the bald guy back

[@johnord684]

Maybe for your nation he is

[@stevenstehling]

It is quite frankly moronic to call him "America's last war hero". It only demonstrates your lack of knowledge about those awarded the highest medals for valor who have become well-known to the public. Kyle Carpenter is one such example.

[@Biographics]

I think what Ben's getting at is that no one since him has stuck in the public consciousness. Like, yeah, there are going to be people getting medals for valor and all that, but maybe no one will ever be as famous as Norman was. We'll see if he's right on that one, I guess.

[@stevenstehling]

​@@OldPirate1718 Maybe it doesn't matter to you if something is honestly described, but it does to others.

[@stevenstehling]

@@Biographics He wasn't famous for being a "war hero". He was famous for the press conferences, just as was Donald Rumsfeld. Both became the mouthpiece for their respective war and they weren't filtered through the media. The people could watch them speak live on television.

[@geraldmantanona6116]

America’s last war hero? Do not smack the faces of our many combat Veterans of our conflicts after Desert Storm! 🇺🇸👍🏾

[@andrewserna28]

Just another war criminal

[@EGSBiographies-om1wb]

95th

[@ima8533]

😂😂😂😂😂 “Hero”

[@RealJonnyO]

You wouldn't do that in his presence. I can assure you of that. Show some respect keyboard warrior