General Westmoreland is known for several (in)famous quotes. One of them is:
"The Oriental doesn't put the same high price on life as does a Westerner...We value life and human dignity. They don't care about life and human dignity."
This particular jewel has been thrown around with little regard for the over-generalisation it represents since it was first uttered.
William T. Sherman
It was William T. Sherman.
Giap was the NVAs most well known general; US commanders Harkins, Westmoreland, and Abrams were the most well known US generals. There were HUNDREDS of US generals in the war, at least 12 of them (counting one admiral) were killed in Vietnam. USAF generals flew combat missions over North Vietnam (actor & USAF Reserve General James Stewart was one of them). Stewart had flown B24 Liberator missions over Germany in WWII.
William T. Sherman
William Boeing was famous for starting the Boeing company and developing many aircraft including biplane fighters and the world famous B-17 bomber
William Westmoreland was a United States Army General who commanded the US military forces in the Vietnam War. He held this responsibility at the peak of the conflict between the US and Vietnam, during the Tet Offensive. Later in his career, he served as the US Army Chief of Staff between 1968 and 1972. He died in July 2005 at the age of 91.
Abrams, along with a host of other men, was a WWII veteran; and commander of US Forces in Vietnam...he replaced Westmoreland, who was also a WWII veteran.
There were several famous generals in the War of 1812 including Major General Isaac Brock. Also famous was General William Hull.
William T. Sherman
It was William T. Sherman.
Giap was the NVAs most well known general; US commanders Harkins, Westmoreland, and Abrams were the most well known US generals. There were HUNDREDS of US generals in the war, at least 12 of them (counting one admiral) were killed in Vietnam. USAF generals flew combat missions over North Vietnam (actor & USAF Reserve General James Stewart was one of them). Stewart had flown B24 Liberator missions over Germany in WWII.
President's: Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford. Vice President, Hubert Humphrey. Ambassador, Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Senator Robert Kennedy. Secretary of Defense: Robert McNamara National Security Advisors: McGeorge Bundy & Henry Kissinger. GEN's: Maxwell Taylor, Paul Harkins, William Westmoreland, Creighton Abrams (M-1 Abrams tank), James Stewart (actor Jimmy Stewart, USAF GEN). COL's: Starry, Harry Summers, George S. Patton (Son of WWII GEORGE S. PATTON). South Vietnam President: Nguyen Van Thieu. South Vietnam Vice President: Nguyen Cao Ky. North Vietnam President: Ho Chi Minh Famous people in Vietnam.
The famous photograph of General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan executing Nguyễn Văn Lém defined the brutality and reality of the war in Vietnam.
William A. Quarles was a Confederate General. William Quantrill was a Confederate Captain. He is famous for his "Quantrill's Raiders".
William T. Sherman
William T. Sherman
Union General Sherman had just finished his famous March to the Sea. In a communication with President Lincoln after the city of Savannah surrendered, he made his famous "War is hell". quote.