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...some 30 younger Viet Nam veterans dressed in battle fatigues as they marched through Texas last week in a tribute to their fallen comrades. Yet the vets snapped to attention when he joined their ranks. "It's a great feeling to be with the men again," said General William Westmoreland, 71, who commanded U.S. troops in Viet Nam from 1964 to 1968. "They have much to be proud of, and they're showing their pride...
...People fail to consider the value of our holding on for 10 years against Communist aggression in Southeast Asia," said Westmoreland. "We protected Southeast Asian countries from Communism...by stopping the 'domino theory'" of one country after another falling to communism...
...Westmoreland said Vietnam veterans, who were forced to stage their own homecoming and privately raise funds for their memorial, have been wrongly represented as unwilling to fight the unpopular...
...Westmoreland had been in charge of ground operations and tactical air support in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In January of 1982, he brought a libel suit against CBS for what he claimed was a misrepresentative portrayal of him in a "60 Minutes" segment on the Vietnam War. Earlier this year, Westmoreland withdrew the suit...
...Westmoreland said he was surprised by the positive response of the Boston College students, "There wasn't a single rude question asked me tonight," he said. "Ten years ago 50 percent of the questions would have been rude...