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3 days ago · By June 1965, General William C. Westmoreland had been serving in the Republic of Vietnam for eighteen months. As the newly appointed commander of the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), the former West Point superintendent was heir to a legacy of varied strategic initiatives aimed at sustaining an independent, noncommunist foothold in Southeast Asia.
4 days ago · General William C. Westmoreland, COMUSMACV. Provided with an enemy intelligence windfall accrued during Operations Cedar Falls and Junction City, the CIA members of the group believed that the number of VC guerrillas, irregulars, and cadre within the South could be as high as 430,000.
5 days ago · Withdrawing from the Vietnam War after the 1968 Tet Offensive had both pros and cons. Pros included saving American lives, reducing financial costs, and ending U.S. involvement in a controversial...
5 days ago · Approximately 3 years before my deployment to An Thoi, Vietnam as a USS Krishna crew member, General William Westmoreland, Commander of the Military Assistance Command in Saigon, requested shallow-water craft to supplement the newly formed Coastal Surveillance Force.
3 days ago · William was seen out of his seat and punching the air after England equalised in the 80th minute, around five minutes after Switzerland scored the first goal. Elsewhere, England fans were pictured celebrating Bukayo Saka’s equaliser as they watched from a series of screenings, including at BOXPARK, Wembley, Sandown Park, Esher and Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire.
4 days ago · The Cambodian Civil War ( Khmer: សង្គ្រាមស៊ីវិលកម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: Sângkréam Sivĭl Kâmpŭchéa) was a civil war in Cambodia fought between the forces of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (known as the Khmer Rouge, supported by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong) against the government forces of the Kingdom ...
2 days ago · After the bombing raids started, General William Westmoreland of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), cabled Johnson to say that Da Nang Air Base was vulnerable as he had no faith in the ability of the South Vietnamese to protect it, leading him to ask for American troops to be deployed instead.
