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    William Childs Westmoreland (26 March 1914 – 18 July 2005) was a United States Army general, most notably commander of United States forces during the...
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  • Westmoreland or Westmorland may refer to: Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Westmorland Parish...
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    Offensive. Nevertheless, the US commander during the battle, General William Westmoreland, maintained that the true intention of Tet was to distract forces...
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    in the class. His classmates included Benjamin O. Davis Jr. and William Westmoreland. He served with the 1st Cavalry Division from 1936 to 1940, being...
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    Finally chosen was the only one then serving in Vietnam, Sergeant Major William O. Wooldridge of the 1st Infantry Division. The other services later followed...
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    Westmoreland v. CBS was a $120 million libel suit brought in 1982 by former U.S. Army Chief of Staff General William Westmoreland against CBS, Inc. for...
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  • Brigade). While separate brigades (e.g. the 187th, commanded by then-BG William Westmoreland in Korea) were traditionally commanded by brigadier generals, this...
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    County, and Prince William County. These areas comprised part of Westmoreland until the formation of Stafford County in 1664. Westmoreland County on Northern...
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    and the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson. General William C. Westmoreland, the commander of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV)...
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    psychologically unsuited to a defensive mission.: 349–351  General William Westmoreland informed Admiral U. S. Grant Sharp Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific...
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  • served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1970 to 1974. William Westmoreland was a U.S. Army General who commanded American military operations...
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    has starred in Homeland Security and The Grid. He portrayed the deceased William Walker in Brothers & Sisters, having appeared in the pilot and several...
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  • it was first used casually by US Army General William Westmoreland during the Vietnam War. Westmoreland would sometimes reply "SWAG" to reporters' questions...
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    insufficient at eliminating the tunnels completely. In 1967, General William Westmoreland tried to launch a larger assault on Củ Chi and the Iron Triangle...
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  • die during a space mission. 1967 – Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the...
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    and faculty, including George Armstrong Custer, Winfield Scott, William Westmoreland, Earl Blaik, Margaret Corbin, and eighteen Medal of Honor recipients...
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  • and General William Westmoreland (Tom Skerritt) state that victory is close and with additional troops it can be achieved. Westmoreland submits a plan...
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  • Wallace, asserted that in 1967 intelligence officers under General William Westmoreland, the commander of Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MAC-V), had...
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  • The funeral scene is juxtaposed with an interview with General William Westmoreland—commander of American military operations in the Vietnam War at its...
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    interviewed General William Westmoreland for the CBS special The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception that aired on January 23, 1982. Westmoreland then sued Wallace...
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    Hugh Lenox Scott, Douglas MacArthur, Maxwell Davenport Taylor, and William Westmoreland. The list of superintendents includes five Medal of Honor recipients:...
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    Hoyt S. Vandenberg Jr., class of 1951 Sam S. Walker, class of 1946 William Westmoreland Dwight Eisenhower, class of 1915 Lyman Lemnitzer, class of 1922 Andrew...
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    held that position were John J. Pershing, Douglas MacArthur, and William Westmoreland. During the academy's first 174 years, only men were admitted, with...
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    1945), Maj. Gen. A. Arnim White (October 1945 – February 1946), Col. William Westmoreland (February–June 1946). Returned to U.S.: 10 March 1946. Inactivated:...
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    S. troops in Vietnam, as well as 900,000 allied forces. General William Westmoreland, the U.S. commander, received reports of heavy troop movements and...
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    Globe Theatre (category William Shakespeare)
    Bankside, Southwark. Museum of London. ISBN 978-1-901992-85-4. Braines, William Westmoreland (1924). The Site of the Globe Playhouse, Southwark (2nd ed.). London:...
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    were Ambassador to the U.N. George H. W. Bush, Army Chief of Staff William Westmoreland, and many of the 3rd Infantry Division. Murphy's gravesite is in...
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    The General William C. Westmoreland Bridge connects the city of North Charleston with the West Ashley area of Charleston in South Carolina. Composed of...
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    Major General Nguyễn Hữu Có.: 25  In late 1965 COMUSMACV General William Westmoreland regarded the II Corps leadership as shaky. He had passed on his dissatisfaction...
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    containment during the Vietnam War. Rejecting proposals by General William Westmoreland for U.S. ground forces to advance into Laos and cut communist supply...
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