Editing William Westmoreland (section)

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'''General'''
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060114140124/http://www.newsmeat.com/washington_political_donations/William_Westmoreland.php Westmoreland's political donations]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060202184927/http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/aureview/1982/sep-oct/parrott.html An article on the CBS documentary controversy by LTC Evan Parrott for the Air War College]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060219014216/http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/star/images/025/0250204001j.pdf PDF copies of MG McChristian's deposition for the CBS trial]
* [https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Westmoreland A biography on William Westmoreland at Encyclopaedia Britannica]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060219014230/http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/star/images/025/0250204001i.pdf MG McChristian's deposition concerning his participation in the documentary and clarifying his observation of the facts]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050721080305/http://www.vvi.org/Content/vvi2.asp Analysis of the broadcast by Professor Peter Rollins of Oklahoma State University, hosted on Vietnam Veterans website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130509164116/http://cdm16635.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16635coll16/id/3262 William C. Westmoreland Collection] US Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
* [http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/vietnam-b463a4-interview-with-william-c-william-childs-westmoreland-1981 1981 video interview with Westmoreland about U.S. military involvement in Vietnam]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140604160958/http://history.army.mil/html/books/070/70-14/CMH_Pub_70-14.pdf ''Commanding Generals and Chiefs of Staff''] (PDF; pp.&nbsp;146–147): Army biography, a publication of the [[United States Army Center of Military History]]
* [https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/kitsy-westmoreland-on-service-family-and-the-army-life Oral history from his widow Kitsy Westmoreland] from the [[West Point Center for Oral History]]

'''Obituaries'''
* [https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8621530 Initial report on the death of Westmoreland] from the [[Associated Press]]
* [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/18/AR2005071801713.html Obituary: General Commanded Troops in Vietnam] from ''[[The Washington Post]]''
* [https://nytimes.com/2005/07/19/international/asia/19westmoreland.html Gen. Westmoreland, Who Led U.S. in Vietnam, Dies] from ''[[The New York Times]]''
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,11069-1700407,00.html Commander of US forces in Vietnam dies aged 91]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} from ''[[The Times]]''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060920021014/http://photo.citadel.edu/pao/newsclips/archive20042005/5687.html A general who fought to win] from ''[[The State (newspaper)|The State]]''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060525061904/http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/12175354.htm 'Westy' recalled as noble, tragic] from ''The State''
* [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/jul/21/20050721-093743-4237r/ Farewell salute to a fine soldier] from ''[[The Washington Times]]''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050724014901/http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0720-20.htm General Westmoreland's Death Wish and the War in Iraq] from CommonDreams.org

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