Editing William Westmoreland (section)

==Legacy==
*In 1970, Westmoreland was inducted as a Laureate of [[The Lincoln Academy of Illinois]] and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the state's highest honor) by [[governor of Illinois|Illinois governor]] [[Richard B. Ogilvie]] in the area of Government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thelincolnacademyofillinois.org/4632-2/#toggle-id-46|title=Laureates by Year – The Lincoln Academy of Illinois|website=The Lincoln Academy of Illinois|language=en-US|access-date=2016-03-07|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923204516/http://thelincolnacademyofillinois.org/4632-2/#toggle-id-46|url-status=dead}}</ref>

*In 1992, the [[General William C. Westmoreland Bridge]] in [[Charleston, South Carolina]], was named in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess109_1991-1992/bills/918.htm|title=South Carolina General Assembly 109th Session, 1991–1992, Bill 918|date=1991-05-31|publisher=[[South Carolina Senate]]|access-date=2010-08-16}}</ref>

*In 1996, the [[Sons of the American Revolution|National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution]] (SAR) authorized the General William C. Westmoreland award. The award is given each year in recognition to an outstanding SAR veterans volunteer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sar.org/Committees/Veterans/Westmoreland_Award|title=General William C. Westmoreland Award|date=2009-10-14|publisher=[[National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution]]|access-date=2011-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813024039/http://www.sar.org/Committees/Veterans/Westmoreland_Award|archive-date=2011-08-13|url-status=dead}}</ref>