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July 19, 2005
Retired Gen. William Westmoreland Dies
Retired Gen. William Westmoreland, who commanded American troops in Vietnam -- the nation's longest conflict and the only war America lost -- died Monday night. He was 91. Westmoreland died of natural causes at Bishop Gadsden retirement home, where he had lived with his wife for several years, said his son, James Ripley Westmoreland.

More about Westmoreland here
A CNN interview with him here
Wikipedia entry
More stories here

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