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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:advocated_for
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gptkb:Vietnamization_policy
escalation of U. S. involvement in Vietnam
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gptkbp:appears_in
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documentaries about Vietnam War
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Henry_Nixon
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1914-03-26
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Spartanburg,_South_Carolina,_USA
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:West_Point_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:3
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gptkbp:commanded
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American forces in Vietnam
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gptkbp:death_date
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2005-07-18
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Vietnam War strategy
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:William_Childs_Westmoreland
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gptkbp:has_impact_on
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U. S. public opinion on Vietnam War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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General Westmoreland
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:military_strategy
U. S. military policy
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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anti-war movement
failure to win the Vietnam War
overly optimistic assessments
underestimating enemy strength
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gptkbp:is_promoted_by
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four-star general
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:military_leadership
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gptkbp:led_to
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gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
Tet Offensive response
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gptkbp:nickname
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Westy
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gptkbp:notable_command
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gptkb:U._S._Military_Assistance_Command,_Vietnam
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gptkbp:political_affiliation
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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gptkb:Business_Executive
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:General
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gptkbp:received
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gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
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gptkbp:resigned
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gptkb:1973
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:service_years
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1936-1972
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gptkbp:spouse
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Jeanne Westmoreland
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gptkbp:was_a
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:strategist
gptkb:Public_speaker
controversial figure
combat veteran
West Point graduate
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gptkbp:was_involved_in
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military planning
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gptkbp:wrote
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A Soldier Reports
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Revolutionary_Wars
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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