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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkb:General
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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March 26, 1914
1914-03-26
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gptkbp:birth_place
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Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:commanded
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U. S. forces in Vietnam
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gptkbp:death_date
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2005-07-18
July 18, 2005
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkb:West_Point
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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' The war is not over.'
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William C. 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:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
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gptkbp:involved_in
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gptkb:Operation_New_Beginning
gptkb:Operation_New_Era
gptkb:Operation_New_Vision
gptkb:Operation_New_World
gptkb:Operation_New_Life
gptkb:Operation_New_Dawn_II
gptkb:Battle_of_Hamburger_Hill
gptkb:Operation_Lam_Son_719_II
gptkb:Operation_New_Age
gptkb:Operation_New_Beginning_II
gptkb:Operation_New_Era_II
gptkb:Operation_New_Journey
gptkb:Operation_New_Journey_II
gptkb:Operation_New_Vision_II
gptkb:Operation_Kingfisher
gptkb:Operation_Phoenix
gptkb:Operation_Lam_Son_719
gptkb:Operation_New_Arrival
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder_II
gptkb:Operation_Homecoming
gptkb:Tet_Offensive
gptkb:Operation_New_Dawn
gptkb:Operation_Linebacker
gptkb:Operation_New_Hope
gptkb:Battle_of_the_A_Shau_Valley
gptkb:Operation_End_Sweep
gptkb:Battle_of_Ia_Drang
gptkb:Battle_of_Khe_Sanh
gptkb:Operation_Cedar_Falls
gptkb:Operation_Frequent_Wind
gptkb:Operation_Junction_City
gptkb:Operation_Linebacker_II
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkb:Battle_of_Quang_Tri_Province
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ia_Drang_Valley
gptkb:Operation_Eagle_Pull
gptkb:Operation_Market_Time
gptkb:Operation_Barrel_Roll
gptkb:Operation_Duck_Hook
gptkb:Operation_Steel_Tiger
Operation Menu
Operation New Life II
Operation New Frontier
Operation New Age II
Operation New Frontier II
Operation New World II
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gptkbp:known_for
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Controversial leadership during Vietnam War
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:military_rank
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Four-star general
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gptkbp:nickname
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Westy
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gptkbp:notable_command
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gptkb:Military_Assistance_Command,_Vietnam
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gptkbp:notable_work
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Vietnam War strategy
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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:Public_speaker
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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:resigned
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gptkb:1972
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gptkbp:resting_place
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gptkb:West_Point_Cemetery
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gptkbp:served_as
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gptkb:Commander_of_U._S._Military_Assistance_Command,_Vietnam
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gptkbp:service_years
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1936–1972
1936-1972
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gptkbp:spouse
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Jeanne Westmoreland
Mary E. Westmoreland
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:General_Creighton_Abrams
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Department_of_Defense
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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