Facts about William Westmoreland

Occup.	Soldier
From	USA
Born	March 26, 1914
Died	July 18, 2005
Aged	91 years

Summary

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"

William Westmoreland

"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"

William Westmoreland

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

William Westmoreland

"Militarily, we succeeded in Vietnam. We won every engagement we were involved in out there"

William Westmoreland

"We had the best food any battlefield ever had"

William Westmoreland

"We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning"

William Westmoreland

"Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind"

William Westmoreland

"It became very clear that Hanoi was in effect strategically running the Viet Cong operation"

William Westmoreland

"President Johnson did not want the Vietnam War to broaden. He wanted the North Vietnamese to leave their brothers in the South alone"

William Westmoreland

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

William Westmoreland

"The last man in the world who should have been criticized was the American soldier. They should have criticized me"

William Westmoreland

"Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country"

William Westmoreland

"In the end, we lost IndoChina to the communists. But we did not lose Southeast Asia"

William Westmoreland

"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"

William Westmoreland

"I don't take criticism lying down"

William Westmoreland

"I don't think I have been loved by my troops, but I think I have been respected"

William Westmoreland

"As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion - and I worried about it"

William Westmoreland

"I was participating in my own lynching, but the problem was I didn't know what I was being lynched for"

William Westmoreland

"I haven't yet figured out how I was made first captain, because I was not an outstanding student. I was an adequate student"

William Westmoreland

"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?"

William Westmoreland

"When the soldiers came home from Vietnam, there were no parades, no celebrations. So they built the Vietnam Memorial for themselves"

William Westmoreland

"The Vietnam memorial is a masterpiece. The names of the dead are listed there, chronologically. Just the names"

William Westmoreland

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

William Westmoreland

"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"

William Westmoreland

"When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail"

William Westmoreland

"War is fear cloaked in courage"

William Westmoreland

"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"

William Westmoreland