Funeral of General (Ret.) H. Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY

On Thursday, February 28th, the West Point Band performed the full military funeral honoring Gen. (ret.) H. Norman Schwarzkopf at the U.S. Military Academy. Gen. Schwarzkopf, Class of 1956, served as Commander of U.S. Central Command and as such, was the commander of coalition forces during the Persian Gulf War (1990-1991). He retired from the U.S. Army in August of 1991 and since became known for his charity and community service. Gen. Schwarzkopf passed away on December 27th, 2012. www.westpointband.com www.facebook.com/westpointband www.twitter.com/westpointband www.flickr.com/westpointband http://Westpointband.wordpress.com