>> fighting in the last week has been so bitter, the military sources released the casualties unofficially today. 340 americans and 527 south vietnamese were killed last week. enemy dead were reported to be more than 5,000. >> there were some grumbling among some young g.i.s, questioning whether the objective is worth the bloodshed. >> out here in this very difficult war, i think history will show this may have been one of america's finest hours. because we took a difficult task and we succeeded. you're doing your job. i can assure you we're going to try to do ours. thank you very much. >> nixon did not want to be the first president in the united states to lose a war. it was a matter of personal pride with him. >> his basic goal was to end the