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Title: Gen William C. Westmoreland Dead at 91... Post by: BTs_GhostSniper on July 19, 2005, 06:16:43 pm Gen Westmoreland, commander of U.S. Forces in Vietnam and former U.S. Army Chief of Staff, died yesterday, July 18, 2005. He was 91.
Here is the tribute I made for him that I updated today: http://www.military.com/HomePage/UserCreatedTributePage/0,10980,713683,00.html Title: Re: Gen William C. Westmoreland Dead at 91... Post by: :MoD:Shade on July 19, 2005, 06:34:27 pm What do all the bars signify? Time in action?
Title: Re: Gen William C. Westmoreland Dead at 91... Post by: BTs_GhostSniper on July 19, 2005, 06:57:06 pm What do all the bars signify? Time in action? I'll take you from the top left to the bottom right (that is in order from Highest decoration to lowest): 1. Army Distinguished Service Medal (Highest Non-combat medal in the Army) 2. Legion of Merit (For Exceptional Command during a war) 3. Bronze Star (Heroism decoration in combat) 4. Purple Heart (Wounds received in combat) 5. Meritorious Service Medal 6. Air Medal 7. Army Commendation Medal 8. American Defense Service Medal-World War II 9. American Service Medal-World War II 10. European-African-Mediterranean Service Medal-World War II 11. World War II Victory Medal 12. Army of Occupation Medal 13. National Defense Service Medal 14. Korean Service Medal 15. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal-Vietnam 16. Vietnam Service Medal 17. Army Service Ribbon 18. Overseas Service Ribbon 19. United Nations Service Medal-Korea 20. Vietnam Campaign Medal General Westmoreland has more than just these medals...some of the medals were awarded to him more than once, but I don't currently have the ability to put the devices on the ribbons to show more than one award. I'm currently working on getting a website up to do my military tributes on. Anybody want to donate their time in helping me make it? Title: Re: Gen William C. Westmoreland Dead at 91... Post by: c| Spetsnaz. on July 20, 2005, 01:24:41 am I get sick when I think about the 55,000+ young men and 3 million Vietnamese men, women and children who died in Vietnam and then Westmoreland, who should have a picture in the dictionary next to 'war criminal' lives to 91...in any case I hope the ghosts of Vietnam forever haunt his final place of rest.
Title: Re: Gen William C. Westmoreland Dead at 91... Post by: crypt on July 20, 2005, 10:58:42 am Spets, you're creepy with how much you know that's anti-US military shit. It's kinda sexy in a way though. :D
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