William Westmoreland

William Childs Westmoreland (March 26, 1914 – July 18, 2005) was a U.S. Army General who commanded American military operations in the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968 and who served as US Army Chief of Staff from 1968 to 1972.

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General:

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• Westmoreland's political donations

News of his death:

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• Initial report on the death of Westmoreland from the Associated Press
• Obituary: General Commanded Troops in Vietnam from the Washington Post
• Gen. Westmoreland, Who Led U.S. in Vietnam, Dies from the New York Times
• Commander of US forces in Vietnam dies aged 91 from The Times
• Obituary: Commander of U.S. troops in Vietnam Gen. William Westmoreland from the Chicago Tribune
• A general who fought to win from The State
• ?Westy? recalled as noble, tragic from The State
• General Westmoreland's Death Wish and the War in Iraq from CommonDreams.org