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

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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...

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...

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...

Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.

Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

War is fear cloaked in courage.

War is fear cloaked in courage.

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 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....

I don't take criticism lying down.

I don't take criticism lying down.

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,...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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