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William Westmoreland [1914-2005] American
Rank: 101
Soldier, Commander-in-chief


William Childs Westmoreland was a United States Army general, who most notably commanded U.S. forces during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968.

War, Courage, Food, Medical



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I was participating in my own lynching, but the problem was I didn't know what I was being lynched for.
101
I've made this statement many times: If I would have to do it over again, I would have made known the forthcoming Tet Offensive.
102
In the end, we lost IndoChina to the communists. But we did not lose Southeast Asia.
103
I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult war against an unorthodox enemy. War
104
The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars. War
105
Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.
106
It's the first war we've ever fought on the television screen and the first war that our country ever fought where the media had full reign.
107
When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail. Food, Medical
108
When the soldiers came home from Vietnam, there were no parades, no celebrations. So they built the Vietnam Memorial for themselves.
109
The Vietnam memorial is a masterpiece. The names of the dead are listed there, chronologically. Just the names.
110
Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.
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Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.
112
We moved in to help the Vietnamese defend their country and confront the Viet Cong.
113
We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning.
114
The military lead turbulent lives, but they are people like everybody else.
115
President Johnson did not want the Vietnam War to broaden. He wanted the North Vietnamese to leave their brothers in the South alone.
116
The last man in the world who should have been criticized was the American soldier. They should have criticized me.
117
Militarily, we succeeded in Vietnam. We won every engagement we were involved in out there.
118
War is fear cloaked in courage. Courage, War
119
My wife was my greatest asset. I didn't marry her until after World War II, but she has complemented me in every job I've ever had.
120
By the end of the summer of 1973 I thought it was virtually impossible for South Vietnam to survive. How in the heck could they?
121
It became very clear that Hanoi was in effect strategically running the Viet Cong operation.
122
I don't think I have been loved by my troops, but I think I have been respected.
123
We had the best food any battlefield ever had.
124
I haven't yet figured out how I was made first captain, because I was not an outstanding student. I was an adequate student.
125
As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion - and I worried about it.
126
I don't take criticism lying down.
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