Pentagon Probe Clears Gen. Schwarzkopf

A Pentagon investigation cleared retired Army Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf of allegations that he improperly benefited from the help of military officers and enlistees while he was working on a memoir.

Pentagon Inspector General Derek J. Vander Schaaf found “no improprieties” in the assistance Schwarzkopf received from three Air Force enlistees. But the report, dated Dec. 23, 1994, concludes that an Army major and a Navy chief petty officer should not have made scores of trips to Schwarzkopf’s home at government expense.

Vander Schaaf termed those trips inappropriate and said they amount to actions “beyond those related to official government business.”

Schwarzkopf, who commanded allied forces in the 1990-‘91 Persian Gulf War, said he was unaware that the officers were being reimbursed by the government for the 140 trips they made to his home. He later reimbursed the Treasury Department $1,608.50 for the mileage costs.