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

Quote by William Westmoreland

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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.

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...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.

Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.

I don't take criticism lying down.

I don't take criticism lying down.

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...

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...

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.

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...