General Westmoreland Dies

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:04 pm

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Vietnam Commander Gen. William Westmoreland Dies

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:05 pm

Updated: 11:46 p.m. EDT (03:46 GMT), July 18, 2005

Vietnam-era commander Westmoreland dead

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Retired Gen. William Westmoreland, who commanded American troops in Vietnam -- the nation's longest conflict and the only war America lost -- died tonight at age 91. The silver-haired officer contended the United States did not lose the conflict in Southeast Asia. "It's more accurate to say our country did not fulfill its commitment to South Vietnam," he said. In later years he was a strong advocate for the nation's veterans.

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