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

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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...

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...

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,...

We had the best food any battlefield ever had.

We had the best food any battlefield ever had.

Militarily, we succeeded in Vietnam. We won every engagement we were involved in out there.

Militarily, we succeeded in Vietnam. We won every engagement we were involved in out there.

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,...

President Johnson did not want the Vietnam War to broaden. He wanted the North Vietnamese...

President Johnson did not want the Vietnam War to broaden. He wanted the North Vietnamese...

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...

As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion...

As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion...

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...

War is fear cloaked in courage.

War is fear cloaked in courage.

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

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

I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been...

I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been...

Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.

Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.

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 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 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.

I don't take criticism lying down.

I don't take criticism lying down.

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...

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

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