We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning.
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.
When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care – and to the mail.
President Johnson did not want the Vietnam War to broaden. He wanted the North Vietnamese to leave their brothers in the South alone.