The last man in the world who should have been criticized was the American soldier. They should have criticized me.

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.

We'll blast them back into the stone ages!

President Johnson did not want the Vietnam War to broaden. He wanted the North Vietnamese to leave their brothers in the South alone.

We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning.

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

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