Word: westmorelands
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...combination of armor, air-mobile infantry, and air cavalry represents "a logical outgrowth of the great advances in Army mobility and the lessons learned in Southeast Asia," Army Chief of Staff, General William Westmoreland, intoned last week at Fort Hood, Texas. The occasion was the unveiling of the Army's first triple-capability (TRICAP) division, an experiment in relating the uses of the helicopter, as refined in Viet Nam, to the Army of the '70s and '80s. Should TRICAP prove out over the next three years, it will employ tanks for shock on the ground, Hueys...
...decision as to how to proceed with the general's case now rests with the Army's Chief of Staff. General William Westmoreland, and Secretary of the Army Stanley Resor. If they choose to have charges preferred, the general will undergo an investigation under Article 32 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the military equivalent of a grand jury inquiry. This would consist of a formal investigation, conducted by a superior officer of the accused general, who in turn would be permitted to cross-examine. If there is sufficient evidence, the military would then proceed with...
...time when many young Americans flee the country or go to jail rather than face induction, coaxing today's youth to volunteer for military service is almost like asking Army Chief of Staff General William Westmoreland to join the Weatherman. Yet such is the Army's faith in its new mod style that it has launched a 13-week, $10.6 million radio and television campaign -one of the most expensive ever conducted by a federal agency-to sell the idea of enlisting...
Font has labeled these charges "Mickey Mouse and fraudulent." He pointed to the fourth charge and said, "This would be like me going to Gen. Westmoreland before I go into the Pentagon." He has also noted that "since all this has been going on people have been working like hell to get these barracks in shape...
...William C. Westmoreland...