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William Westmoreland

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Military Personnel

The Resume

    (March 26, 1914-July 18, 2005)
    Graduated from West Point (1936)
    Served in the North Africa and Sicily campaigns in World War II
    Commanded 187th Airborne Infantry Reg Combat Team in the Korean War
    Commanded US troops and advised South Korean troops during the Vietnam
    War (1964-1968)
    Appointed Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army (1968-1972)
    Retired from service (1972)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was the chief general during the infamous Vietnam War.
    He was instrumental in raising the forces of U.S. troops deployed during the beginning stages of the war.
    He was called 'waste more land' by angry hippies, partially referring to his strategy of a 'war of attrition.'
    Though obviously a failure, he continued after his removal from his post to maintain that the U.S. policy in Vietnam had been the right one.
    He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for governor of South Carolina (1974).
    His middle name is 'Childs.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He became a major general when he was only forty-two.
    He's been decorated by sixteen foreign countries.
    He was removed from his post by LBJ after the Tet Offensive, even though he really did nothing wrong and had managed to regain most of the lost ground at a huge cost to the enemy.
    Unlike most senior officers who served during the war, he appeared in public gatherings with many Vietnam veterans and has for the most part been warmly received.

Credit: Captain Howdy


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 168 Votes: 50.60% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 15.38% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 47 Votes: 36.17% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 46 Votes: 63.04% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 54 Votes: 46.30% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 102 Votes: 51.96% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 117 Votes: 59.83% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 359 Votes: 62.40% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 231 Votes: 56.28% Annoying