William Westmoreland

William Childs Westmoreland (March 26, 1914 – July 18, 2005) was an United States Army four-star general.
Westmoreland commanded U.S. military operations in the Vietnam War at its peak (1964–68), including during the 1968 Tet Offensive. He adopted a strategy of attrition against the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army. 
He later served as U.S. Army chief of staff from 1968 to 1972.
He was mentioned in a "Time" magazine article as a potential candidate for the 1968 Republican nomination.