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William Westmoreland Quotes: When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail.
         

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


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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.

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They're asking women to do impossible things. I don't believe women can carry a pack, live in a foxhole, or go a week without a bath.

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This was a type of war that we'd had no experience with before. Some of our policies were kind of trial and error in character.



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