Quotes by 'William Westmoreland'

William Westmoreland

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

military war character

This was a type of war that we'd had no experience with before. Some of our policies were kind of trial and error in character.

military men should-have

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

military thinking troops

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

military offensive made

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.

military names memorial

The Vietnam memorial is a masterpiece. The names of the dead are listed there, chronologically. Just the names.

brother war military

President Johnson did not want the Vietnam War to broaden. He wanted the North Vietnamese to leave their brothers in the South alone.

military people

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

lynching problem participation

I was participating in my own lynching, but the problem was I didn't know what I was being lynched for.

confused silly thinking

Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.

war winning succeed

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

country fought full screen war

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.

fought public terribly vietnam war

Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.

confront country moved

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

best food

We had the best food any battlefield ever had.