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Gen William C. Westmoreland Dead at 91...

« 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


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« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2005, 06:34:27 pm »

What do all the bars signify? Time in action?


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Re: Gen William C. Westmoreland Dead at 91...

« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2005, 06:57:06 pm »

Quote from: Shade. on July 19, 2005, 06:34:27 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?


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Re: Gen William C. Westmoreland Dead at 91...

« Reply #3 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.


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Re: Gen William C. Westmoreland Dead at 91...

« Reply #4 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. Cheesy


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