Tuesday, July 19, 2005

 

Gen. William C. Westmoreland dies

Lt. Gen. William C. Westmoreland, the new U.S. Commander of Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), is shown at a ceremony in Saigon, Vietnam, on June 20, 1964. Retired Gen. William Westmoreland, who commanded American troops in Vietnam died Monday night, July 18, 2005. (AP Photo)

I knew him. Interviewed him twice: Once for George magazine (John Kennedy Jr. interviewed Gen. Giap and I interviewed Gen. Westmoreland for a combined feature on 30th anniversary of the TET Offensive), once as a stringer working on a national election story for U.S. News & World Report .
Chatted with him many times.
More to come.

WTSjr

# posted by W. Thomas Smith, Jr. @ 6:12 AM




<< Home

This page is powered by Blogger. Isn't yours?