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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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...

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.

By the end of the summer of 1973 I thought it was virtually impossible for...

By the end of the summer of 1973 I thought it was virtually impossible for...

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...

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...

I don't take criticism lying down.

I don't take criticism lying down.

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 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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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.

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...

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....

We had the best food any battlefield ever had.

We had the best food any battlefield ever had.

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

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

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...