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

Militarily, we succeeded in Vietnam. We won every engagement we were involved in out there.

We have reached an important point when the end begins to come into view.

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

The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.

Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.

I haven't yet figured out how I was made first captain, because I was not an outstanding student. I was an adequate student.