As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion - and I worried about it.

My wife was my greatest asset. I didn't marry her until after World War II, but she has complemented me in every job I've ever had

They're asking women to do impossible things. I don't believe women can carry a pack, live in a foxhole, or go a week without a bath.

As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion - and I worried about it.

I don't think I have been loved by my troops, but I think I have been respected.

When the soldiers came home from Vietnam, there were no parades, no celebrations. So they built the Vietnam Memorial for themselves.

This was a type of war that we'd had no experience with before. Some of our policies were kind of trial and error in character.