“I don't take criticism lying down.” — William Westmoreland

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

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

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

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