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Originally Posted by coolwhip

I liked him because he couldn't stand Colon Powell.

Yea, agree.

Colin Powell was not a military general... he was a political general.

I remember during the Congressional hearings (televised) to approve invading Iraq after 911... it did not take a rocket scientist to look at Powell and see he was lieing through his teeth.
After thought... it became obvious why it was televised... not to inform... rather to create public opinion.

Originally Posted by ga-hvac-tech

Sounded like prostate cancer...

Shame he is gone... he was one of the good guys.

Update... they said this morning it was pneumonia.

Originally Posted by timebuilder

Far too young, too. He was a grad of my academy, before going to West Point.

The tight-lipped nature of this report makes me wonder what killed him.

i have a customer who roomed at school with him and remained very close to him, he had told me in the past how he was suffering from dementia and other health problems for the last few years.

I liked him because he couldn't stand Colon Powell.

That is sad....I met him twice in my military career....he was a big man physically and didn't really like the "Stormin Norman" nick name...most of the troops under his command nicknamed him "The Bear"....He was one tough General and did not play the political game after he retired.

I hadn't heard that, very sad.

Sounded like prostate cancer...

Shame he is gone... he was one of the good guys.

Originally Posted by timebuilder

..............The tight-lipped nature of this report makes me wonder what killed him.

He spent too much time on this forum.

Far too young, too. He was a grad of my academy, before going to West Point.

The tight-lipped nature of this report makes me wonder what killed him.

wow. he was also the commander of the invasion of Grenada.

Damn, Storm'n Norman died today at age 78

http://tv.msnbc.com/2012/12/27/storm...is-dead-at-78/


RIP Gen, you da Man