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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6cover Stor y continued from Page $ strategically Quot Ginsberg sail. A the s the new american hem. He had a sense of control a sense of realness. We done to see that in a lot of candidates or Public figures these Days. We see people who Are  Schwarzkopf life was a whirl from the time he returned from saudi Arabia in april until his retirement from the army in August mandatory since he had served his 35 years. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth ii received the medal of Freedom from president Bush became an honorary member of the French foreign legion and got the order of Kuwait the emirates highest Honor. He also was honoured with Welcome Home greetings from Mickey mouse had an elementary school near Tampa fla., named after him addressed a joint session of Congress and appeared at the Indianapolis 500, the Kentucky Derby and the new York City ticker tape Parade. He even was named father of the year by the National father s Day committee in new York. Although Schwarzkopf 57, has been reluctant to lend his name to any enterprises entrepreneurs still managed to capitalize on it. Illinois based Mph Home video sold a Hearty 185,000 copies at $ 19.98 each of Schwarzkopf s final to War briefing a Schwarzkopf How the War was won a until sales evaporated in August. Doonesbury Goi in on the act. The cartoon strip pictured the general on the tonight show plugging make believe appearances on Hollywood squares and the miss Hooters contest in Tampa. America West airlines ran a series of ads with Jonathan Winters in Schwarzkopf Stylc desert camouflage claiming air superiority. When Schwarzkopf told people Magazine his favorite foods were Steak and shrimp things happened. Gallagher a a new York Steak House offered an h. Norman Schwarzkopf filet a a 12-stormin�?T statements Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf in Victory. Ounce Cut stuffed with two ounces of Rocq Mcfort a meal fit for a Man known As the Bear. And the Texas shrimp association published a scud Buster shrimp recipe in the general a Honor. A we needed a hero a said sue Luedicke the groups vice president. In retirement Schwarzkopf rents a $420,000 House surrounded by a Brick Wall on 1.5 acres at Cheval Polo and Golf club near Tampa. But he has indicated he wont be totally  a in a like to think in be been a Public servant for 35 years and i expect to keep on find other causes besides defense of the country a Schwarzkopf told the Washington Post recently. Quot there a a lot out there drug abuse the National education disaster homelessness the environment including conservation. I can assure you ill be a spokesman for All of  a by the associated press statements by retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf since the end of the persian Gulf War a a what i be said is never say never. Because who knows i May be 70 years old and decide that life is Boring and i might want to be the local District commissioner or something like  a to Parade Magazine in july regarding a possible run for the . Senate a Quot i shall always love you and Hyill never Ever Ever forget  a spoken to the troops of the . Central come when he relinquished command in August. A a Christian lets go  a to his 13-year-old son at the end of the retirement ceremonies. A a the iraqi military is no longer a threat to anybody outside their Borders. A bully has had his Teeth kicked in. He Snow a joke in the Arab world and he s a liar to the rest of the world. Was it Worth it you bet it was Worth  a at his first civilian speech sept. 18, at Southern methodist University. A Quot in a no hero. It does no to take a hero to order men and women into Battle. The heroes arc the ones who go. Now i truly recognize that i represent these people and that a Why after 600 handshakes and in a tired i remember that in a representing these great Young men and women and i realize that s Why these people Are coming to see  a to the Washington Post in september at a celebrity Clay shooting Competition in Manchester  of generals by the associated press it. Gen. Tom Kelly now retired briefs the Media at the Pentagon during the persian Gulf War. At right is Navy crypt. David Harrington. Tom Kelly the retired three Star general who was the Pentagon s most visible spokesman during the persian Gulf War is still talking. As a civilian he a making loads More for it. Kelly has become a smash hit on the speaking circuit earning $20,000 plus expenses per speech. Since he retired april i he has booked 150 speeches and has delivered about 90 of them. He ii Rake in about $3 million which is 40 times what he earned annually As a lieutenant general and More than he pulled Down during his entire 34-year military career. Kelly s patriotic theme Quot America is Back a and it s time for the new generation Quot to take off the hair shirt from Vietnam. Kelly gets a minimum of three standing ovations per speech for saying . Troops and their technology performed spectacularly in the War according to his agent Don Walker of the Harry Walker Agency in new York. Kelly s humor and handling of the news Media dining briefings also helped earn him a spot on i he 1 Omett show. A sunday december 8, 1991  
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