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Gen. William Westmoreland, the top U.S. commander in Vietnam, approaches Frederick Weyand, commander of the 25th Infantry Division, in 1966. Westmoreland was warned on Jan. 30, that an attack was imminent. Weyand had already put his troops on alert. (Co Rentmeester/The Life Picture Collection via Getty Images)