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.

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

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

Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get...

Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get...

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

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

It's the first war we've ever fought on the television screen and the first war...

It's the first war we've ever fought on the television screen and the first war...

In the end, we lost IndoChina to the communists. But we did not lose Southeast...

In the end, we lost IndoChina to the communists. But we did not lose Southeast...

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

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

My wife was my greatest asset. I didn't marry her until after World War II,...

My wife was my greatest asset. I didn't marry her until after World War II,...

I've made this statement many times: If I would have to do it over again,...

I've made this statement many times: If I would have to do it over again,...

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

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

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

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

The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.

The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.

I don't take criticism lying down.

I don't take criticism lying down.

Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.

Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.

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

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

War is fear cloaked in courage.

War is fear cloaked in courage.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I haven't yet figured out how I was made first captain, because I was not...

I haven't yet figured out how I was made first captain, because I was not...

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

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