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Westmoreland’s South Carolina roots define a storied career
Retired General William Westmoreland, 91, died in a Charleston retirement home after a life tied to South Carolina. Born near Spartanburg in 1914, he rose from The Citadel to West Point and led U S forces in Vietnam, facing praise for loyalty to his origins and criticism over the war’s end.
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Columbia
U.S
Vietnam
William Westmoreland
South Carolina
Westmoreland
Charleston
James Ripley Westmoreland
William Childs Westmoreland
Spartanburg
Citadel
West Point
Lewis Sorley
University of South Carolina
Birkenhead
England
Oklahoma
Hawaii
North Carolina
North Africa
Europe
Sorley
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
North Vietnam
Saigon
Washington
Army
James Gregory
The
Vietnam Veterans of America