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

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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...

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...

War is fear cloaked in courage.

War is fear cloaked in courage.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

We had the best food any battlefield ever had.

We had the best food any battlefield ever had.

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...

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

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

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 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....

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...

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,...