Carl Mathiesen

In Memory of

Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf

“War is a profane thing.”

“The truth of the matter is that you always know 

  the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.”

“It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. 

 It takes a hero to be one of those men 

 who goes into battle.”

“The more you sweat in peace, 

  the less you bleed in war.”

“You learn far more from negative leadership 
   
  than from positive leadership.
  

"Because you learn how not to do it. 
  
And, therefore, you learn how to do it."

“Leadership is a potent combination of 

  strategy and character. 

  But if you must be without one, 

  be without the strategy.”

 "Any soldier worth his salt should be antiwar. 

   

   And still there are things worth fighting for.”

“They didn't want to go to war, they didn't want 

   

   to leave their families, but when their country asked 

  

   them to, they did, because they thought it was

  

   the right thing to do.”

“You can’t help someone get up a hill without 
   
   getting closer to the top yourself.”


“When placed in command—take charge.”

“He is neither a strategist nor is he schooled
   
  in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, 
   
  nor is he a general. 
   
  Other than that he’s a great military man.”


“A professional soldier understands that war
   
  means killing people, 

  war means maiming people, 

  war means families left 

  without fathers and mothers.” 

“The day we executed the air campaign, 

  I said, ‘We gotcha!’”

“True courage is being afraid, 
   
  and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, 
   
  that’s what courage is.”

“Do what is right, not what you think 

  the high headquarters 
  
  wants or what you think 

  will make you look good.”



Gen H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Born Aug. 24, 1934, in Trenton, N.J. 

Died Dec 27, 2012 in Tampa, FL

Our Nation lost a REAL HERO, a Warrior, a TRUE PATRIOT,  

Gen H.Norman Schwarzkopf  Jr.. 

Fare Well my Old Friend. May GOD Keep you and Rest in Peace.