Monday May 25 is Memorial Day here in the US, a federal holiday honoring and mourning those Americans who have passed in the course of duty. To commemorate this most important day, I figured I would cover one of the greatest US Generals of all time, and a genius risk master: General Norman Schwarzkopf.

He was commonly referred to as Stormin Norman, a reference to what is described as a legendary temper. But while he could be what many called difficult – I’m guessing you don’t get to be a US General by being polite and softly spoken – a look at Schwarzkopf’s life reveals a man with a deep intellectual curiosity for the world around him, a man who took great heed of the lessons of the past, and a man who understood the unknown, the risk, and tackled it head on

On today’s episode, I look at a master of the risk craft. And a man who, on Memorial Day, deserves all the accolades the US can muster.

The Risktory Podcast is created, written, produced and hosted by Jacinthe A Galpin.

Soundtrack (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)
Alan Spiljak – Clouds
Alan Spiljak – Forgotten
Alan Spiljak – Light blue
Alan Spiljak – Empty days
Alan Spiljak – Stars above
Alan Spiljak – Not the end
Alan Spiljak – Sun
Alan Spiljak – Flying away
Alan Spiljak – Time
Alan Spiljak – Fantasy in my mind

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Bibliography
https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-me-norman-schwarzkopf-20121228-story.html
https://taskandpurpose.com/history/5-badass-schwarzkopf-quotes-in-honor-of-the-25th-gulf-war-anniversary
https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/gen-h-norman-scharzkopf-1934-2012/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Schwarzkopf_Jr.
https://www.biography.com/military-figure/norman-schwarzkopf
McNeese, Tim (2003) H. Norman Schwarzkopf

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