The last man in the world who should have been criticized was the American soldier. They should have criticized me. — William Westmoreland Copy Share Image
When the soldiers came home from Vietnam, there were no parades, no celebrations. So they built the Vietnam Memorial for themselves. — William Westmoreland Copy Share Image
In the end, we lost IndoChina to the communists. But we did not lose Southeast Asia. — William Westmoreland Copy Share Image
I don't think I have been loved by my troops, but I think I have been respected. — William Westmoreland Copy Share Image
President Johnson did not want the Vietnam War to broaden. He wanted the North Vietnamese to leave their brothers in the South… — William Westmoreland Copy Share Image
The military lead turbulent lives, but they are people like everybody else. — William Westmoreland Copy Share Image
The Vietnam memorial is a masterpiece. The names of the dead are listed there, chronologically. Just the names. — William Westmoreland Copy Share Image
I've made this statement many times: If I would have to do it over again, I would have made known the forthcoming… — William Westmoreland Copy Share Image
Anytime it was advertised that I was going to be at a particular place, the radicals would be there, the cameras with… — William Westmoreland Copy Share Image
This was a type of war that we'd had no experience with before. Some of our policies were kind of trial and… — William Westmoreland Copy Share Image
Militarily, we succeeded in Vietnam. We won every engagement we were involved in out there. — William Westmoreland Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share
Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind. — William Westmoreland Copy Share
Militarily, we succeeded in Vietnam. We won every engagement we were involved in out there. — William Westmoreland Copy Share
I have no apologies, no regrets. I gave my very best efforts… I've been hung in effigy. I've been spat upon. You just have… — William Westmoreland Copy Share
I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult… — William Westmoreland Copy Share
When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail — William Westmoreland Copy Share
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? — William Westmoreland Copy Share
When the soldiers came home from Vietnam, there were no parades, no celebrations. So they built the Vietnam Memorial for themselves. — William Westmoreland Copy Share
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… — William Westmoreland Copy Share
The politicians in Washington just had no idea about the complexity of the situation in South Vietnam. — William Westmoreland Copy Share
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… — William Westmoreland Copy Share
