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01Undated

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

William Westmoreland / quote

02Undated

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.

William Westmoreland / quote

03Undated

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

William Westmoreland / quote

04Undated

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.

William Westmoreland / quote

05Undated

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

William Westmoreland / quote

06Undated

When the soldiers came home from Vietnam, there were no parades, no celebrations. So they built the Vietnam Memorial for themselves.

William Westmoreland / quote