We moved in to help the Vietnamese defend their country and confront the Viet Cong.

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• William Westmoreland:

  It became very clear that Hanoi was in effect strategically running the Viet Cong operation.

• William Westmoreland:

  I've made this statement many times: If I would have to do it over again, I would have made known t

• William Westmoreland:

  It's the first war we've ever fought on the television screen and the first war that our country ev

• William Westmoreland:

  We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning.

• William Westmoreland:

  The military lead turbulent lives, but they are people like everybody else.

• William Westmoreland:

  I don't think I have been loved by my troops, but I think I have been respected.

• William Westmoreland:

  When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail.

• William Westmoreland:

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• William Westmoreland:

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  The last man in the world who should have been criticized was the American soldier. They should hav