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Westboro Baptist Church to protest at Vassar College, Schwarzkopf memorial

Originally published: February 27, 2013 7:26 PM
Updated: February 27, 2013 8:48 PM
By NEWSDAY.COM

Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, Class of 1956, known as

Photo credit: AP | Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, Class of 1956, known as "Stormin' Norman," served as commander of U.S. Central Command from 1988 to 1991 and commanded the Coalition Forces in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Protesters from the extremist Westboro Baptist Church will split their time between two Hudson Valley locations Thursday -- West Point and Vassar College.

The infamous hate group announced plans to picket a memorial ceremony for the late Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf at West Point on Thursday morning before heading about 40 miles north and east to Vassar College in Poughkeepsie.

Westboro's...

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