# General Wm Westmoreland dies

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 19, 2005, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-wm-westmoreland-dies/313109 "2005-07-19T06:07:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-wm-westmoreland-dies/313109/1 "2005-07-19T06:07:15Z")

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[Natural causes](http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050719/ap_on_re_us/obit_westmoreland)

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> CHARLESTON, S.C. - Retired Gen. William Westmoreland, who commanded American troops in Vietnam — the nation’s longest conflict and the only war America lost — died Monday night. He was 91.

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**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-wm-westmoreland-dies/313109/2 "2005-07-19T08:08:37Z")

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From everything I have read he was a genuine soldier’s soldier who really cared for his men. It’s unfortunate that his hands were tied the way they were during Vietnam, otherwise he may have had a different historical reputation. I think he did the best he could with the cards he was dealt, and that’s really all you can ask for.