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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Brigadier_General
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Council_on_Foreign_Relations
gptkb:veterans
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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_Service_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Army_Commendation_Medal
gptkb:Air_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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March 26, 1914
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Spartanburg,_South_Carolina,_USA
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gptkbp:born
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March 26, 1914
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gptkbp:born_in
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1895
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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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gptkb:Military_Assistance_Command,_Vietnam
gptkb:U._S._forces_during_the_Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:death_date
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July 18, 2005
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gptkbp:died
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July 18, 2005
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gptkbp:died_in
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gptkb:1974
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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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Controversial leadership during Vietnam War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William Westmoreland
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gptkbp:influenced
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U. S. military strategy in Vietnam
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:General_George_C._Marshall
gptkb:General_Douglas_Mac_Arthur
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gptkbp:involved_in
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gptkb:Crisis_management
gptkb:military_logistics
gptkb:Community_service
gptkb:UN_peacekeeping_missions
gptkb:defense_policy
gptkb:international_relations
Public speaking
Leadership development
Military education
Strategic planning
Civic engagement
Military history
Public policy advocacy
Leadership training
Operational readiness
Military reform
Historical documentation
Cold War strategy
Military ethics
Veteran support initiatives
War studies
Veteran affairs advocacy
Military strategy development
Military history education
U. S. military policy
Historical analysis of Vietnam War
Post-Vietnam War analysis
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Vietnam_War
Vietnam War strategy
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:military_conflict
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:military_rank
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gptkb:Major_General
gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkb:General
Second Lieutenant
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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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A Soldier Reports
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Saint_Louis,_Missouri
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Pawleys_Island,_South_Carolina
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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gptkb:Business_Executive
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:William_C._Westmoreland
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,_USA
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gptkbp:served_in
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President Lyndon B. Johnson
President Richard Nixon
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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
Isabelle Westmoreland
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Creighton_Abrams
gptkb:General_Creighton_Abrams
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:George_C._Marshall
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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