William Westmoreland
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William Childs Westmoreland was a United States Army general, most notably the commander of United States forces during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968. He later served as Chief of Staff of the Unit
Westmoreland in 1969
Westmoreland as a West Point cadet c. 1936
Westmoreland and President Lyndon B. Johnson at Cam Ranh Air Base in Khánh Hòa province, 23 December 1967
Johnson and Westmoreland decorating a soldier at Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, in October 1966
During the Vietnam War, the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, and the People's Army of Vietnam, used a distinctive land warfare strategy to defeat their South Vietnamese Army of the Republic
South Vietnamese "fortified hamlet." Early in the war, the VC actually controlled numerous such villages, using them for rest, recruitment and resupply.
Ngô Đình Diệm
By 1964, the VC were attacking in regimental strength with growing success. A VC demolition team even damaged USS Card while pierside.
South Vietnamese forces capture a VC fighter c. 1964