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

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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...

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 take criticism lying down.

I don't take criticism lying down.

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 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...

Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.

Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.

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 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...

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 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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...