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who have encouraged and supported me over the long years of research and writing. i would like to acknowledge one in particular, former colonel viet who s come from houston to be with us today. viet and i have been friends since 1961 when as captains we were classmates at the school at fort knox. viet served briefly and honorably during the years of the vietnam war and again putting an assignment as the chief. after the war he and his family came to america where things to be incredibly hard work and find family values they have prospered. viet has also written steel and blogging in excellent book about the vietnam war. ladies and gentlemen, colonel viet. [applause] as you know we re going to talk today about the life and career of general westmoreland. i warn you at the outset this is not a happy story but it is i think an important even the central one. my contention is that unless and until we understand william charles was marland we will never fully understand wh ....