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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth26 March 1914
CitySaxon, SC
CountryUnited States of America
senior vietnam public-opinion
As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion - and I worried about it.
inspiring memories military
When the soldiers came home from Vietnam, there were no parades, no celebrations. So they built the Vietnam Memorial for themselves.
lynching problem participation
I was participating in my own lynching, but the problem was I didn't know what I was being lynched for.
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.