Letters: Feb. 26, 1965

Vietnam's New Phase

Sir: General Westmoreland [Cover, Feb. 19] is a soldier's soldier. Give him the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and you'll see an end to this nonsense. HARRY W. ROSENTHAL Captain, Army of the U.S. (ret.) Millburn, N.J.

Sir: I was encouraged to hear on a shortwave broadcast that the U.S. had retaliated for a Viet Cong attack. However, the rest of the day the Voice of America appeared to be making excuses and apologies. Do we have to beg pardon every time we take action? Are the Viet Cong the enemy...

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