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Founding freedom riders. Katherine westmoreland, wife of u. S. Army general William Westmoreland who commanded u. S. Forces in vietnam talked about her life as a military daughter, sister and spouse. She recounted her time living in vietnam and serving as a red cross nurses aide during the war and recalled hosting president s and first ladys as well as her friendship with bob and dolores hope. This interview is just over an hour. Good evening, maam. Today is the 1st of october, 2016, and were in the west point center for oral history, and im here with Katherine Stephens van deusen westmoreland...

Stephens van deusen westmoreland, but you go by kitsy. Right. Thats right. Maam, could you please spell your last name for the transcriber. Westmoreland. Thank you, maam. Tell me about your childhood. I know you grew up as the daughter of an army officer. Tell me what it was like growing up as an army brat. Well, when i grew up in the army, i would say i grew up as a millionaires child without any money. So i had the most wonderful childhood. I had two brothers and we all were well, my father had been in the cavalry and he was one a wonderful horseman. So both my brother my older brother and i...

War and recalled hosting president s and first ladys as well as her friendship with bob and dolores hope. This interview is just over an hour. Good evening, maam. Today is the 1st of october, 2016, and were in the west point center for oral history, and im here with Katherine Stephens van deusen westmoreland, but you go by kitsy. Right. Thats right. Maam, could you please spell your last name for the transcriber. Westmoreland. Thank you, maam. Tell me about your childhood. I know you grew up as the daughter of an army officer. Tell me what it was like growing up as an army brat. Well, when i g...

You are looking at the u. S. Military academy at west point. This is the oldest continuous operated Military Point in United States. Welcome to war stories. Some of the greatest leaders to command on the battlefield walked these grounds as cadets. Generals grant and lee, eisenhower, patton and this man, general Douglas Macarthur. Few solders yb more admired or controversial. He was a military prodigy and a highly decorated soldier of three veteran american worse. He inspired great devotion of his men and troubled relations with several president s. And like a figure of a greek tragedy he fell ...

Of 19 46nce in july and they needed a military advisor to create the philippine military. Douglas macarthur at this point brings an impressive resume to that task. Decoratedmost highly american officer in the first world war. He had been superintendent at west point. He had been one of the outstanding graduate from there. Was known in the philippines perry had served there many times i had a lot of friends including in the current philippine government. Had been chief of staff from 1930 until 1935 and after that, except for the post accepted the post of military advisor. He moved out there tak...