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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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Escalation of U. S. involvement in Vietnam
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Vietnam_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Army_Commendation_Medal
gptkb:Purple_Heart
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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:conflict
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gptkb:Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:criticism
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Failure to anticipate Tet Offensive
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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:full_name
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gptkb:William_Childs_Westmoreland
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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General William Westmoreland
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gptkbp:influenced
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Military strategy in Vietnam
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:General_Douglas_Mac_Arthur
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gptkbp:involved_in
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Military education reforms
Military strategy development
Public relations during Vietnam War
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gptkbp:known_for
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Controversial strategies in Vietnam War
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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:Author
gptkb:Business_Executive
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:General_Paul_D._Harkins
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:General
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:South_Carolina
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gptkbp:retirement
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gptkb:Public_speaker
gptkb:Consulting_Services
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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1972-07-01
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_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:successor
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gptkb:General_Creighton_Abrams
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gptkbp:wrote
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A Soldier Reports
The Vietnam War: A History in Documents
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:US_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:The_Vietnam_War
gptkb:Tet_Offensive
gptkb:Army_Commendation_Medal
gptkb:Operation_Northwind
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Operation_Chicago
gptkb:The_United_States_Military_Academy_at_West_Point
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal_(Army)
gptkb:Operation_Reckless
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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