I have no apologies, no regrets. I gave my very best efforts.... I've been hung in effigy. I've been spat upon. You just have to let those things bounce off .

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

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

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

In the end, we lost IndoChina to the communists. But we did not lose Southeast Asia.

I have no apologies, no regrets. I gave my very best efforts.... I've been hung in effigy. I've been spat upon. You just have to let those things bounce off .

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.