When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail

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

The Vietnam memorial is a masterpiece. The names of the dead are listed there, chronologically. Just the names.

By the end of the summer of 1973 I thought it was virtually impossible for South Vietnam to survive. How in the heck could they?

When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail

I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult war against an unorthodox enemy.

I've made this statement many times: If I would have to do it over again, I would have made known the forthcoming Tet Offensive.