William Westmoreland was a famous Soldier from USA, who lived between March 26, 1914 and July 18, 2005. He/she became 91 years old.
Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac aries, who is known for Active, Demanding, Determined, Effective, Ambitious.
Our collection contains 27 quotes who is written / told by William, under the main topic War.
27 Famous quotes by William Westmoreland
"Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind"
"We moved in to help the Vietnamese defend their country and confront the Viet Cong"
"We had the best food any battlefield ever had"
"My wife was my greatest asset. I didn't marry her until after World War II, but she has complemented me in every job I've ever had"
"It's the first war we've ever fought on the television screen and the first war that our country ever fought where the media had full reign"
"We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning"
"I was participating in my own lynching, but the problem was I didn't know what I was being lynched for"
"I haven't yet figured out how I was made first captain, because I was not an outstanding student. I was an adequate student"
"By the end of the summer of 1973 I thought it was virtually impossible for South Vietnam to survive. How in the heck could they?"
"When the soldiers came home from Vietnam, there were no parades, no celebrations. So they built the Vietnam Memorial for themselves"
"The Vietnam memorial is a masterpiece. The names of the dead are listed there, chronologically. Just the names"
"The military lead turbulent lives, but they are people like everybody else"
"Militarily, we succeeded in Vietnam. We won every engagement we were involved in out there"
"I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult war against an unorthodox enemy"
"When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail"
"War is fear cloaked in courage"
"Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind"
"It became very clear that Hanoi was in effect strategically running the Viet Cong operation"
"President Johnson did not want the Vietnam War to broaden. He wanted the North Vietnamese to leave their brothers in the South alone"
"The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars"
"The last man in the world who should have been criticized was the American soldier. They should have criticized me"
"Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country"
"In the end, we lost IndoChina to the communists. But we did not lose Southeast Asia"
"I've made this statement many times: If I would have to do it over again, I would have made known the forthcoming Tet Offensive"
"I don't take criticism lying down"
"I don't think I have been loved by my troops, but I think I have been respected"
"As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion - and I worried about it"
