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I knew you grew up as the daughter of an army officer. Tell me what it was like growing up as an army brat. Well, when i grew up in the army, i would say i grew up as a millionaires child without any money. So i had the most wonderful childhood. I had two brothers and we all were well, my father had been in the cavalry and he was one of a wonderful horseman. So both my brother, my older brother and i rode from the time i guess i was 3 years old, and my older brother was the same way. What post were you on when you grew up . Well, i was born in princeton, new jersey. The followers at princeton for six years. When he married my mother, my mother was a very beautiful lady, and i think most of the princeton students were in love with her because she was so lovely. And then my older brother was born there and i was born there. Okay. And and then where else did you grow up . Princeton and then, oh, dear. Fort bragg, fort hamilton, washington, fort sill, oklahoma, hawaii, back to oklahoma wow
Founding freedom riders. Katherine westmoreland, wife of u. S. Army general William Westmoreland who commanded u. S. Forces in vietnam talked about her life as a military daughter, sister and spouse. She recounted her time living in vietnam and serving as a red cross nurses aide during the war and recalled hosting president s and first ladys as well as her friendship with bob and dolores hope. This interview is just over an hour. Good evening, maam. Today is the 1st of october, 2016, and were in the west point center for oral history, and im here with Katherine Stephens van deusen westmoreland, but you go by kitsy. Right. Thats right. Maam, could you please spell your last name for the transcriber. Westmoreland. Thank you, maam. Tell me about your childhood. I know you grew up as the daughter of an army officer. Tell me what it was like growing up as an army brat. Well, when i grew up in the army, i would say i grew up as a millionaires child without any money. So i had the most wonder
Stephens van doosen west moreland. But you go by kitsy. Right. Maam, could you please spell your last name for the transcriber. Westmoreland. Thank you, maam. Tell me about your childhood. I know you grew up as the daughter of an army officer. Tell me what it was like growing up as an army brat. When i grew up in the army, i would say i grew up as a millionaires child without any money. I had the most beautiful childhood. My father had been in the calvary and he was a wonderful horseman. So both my brother, my older brother and i rode from the time i guess i was 3 years old, and my older brother was the same way. What post were you on when you grew up . Well, i was born in princeton, new jersey. The followers at princeton for six years. When he married my mother, my lady, and i think most of the princeton students were in love with her because she was so lovely. And then my older brother was born there and i was born there. Okay. And and then where else did you grow up . Princeton and