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.

Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.

The politicians in Washington just had no idea about the complexity of the situation in South Vietnam.

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

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 .

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

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