There were several generals in charge over the course of the war:
General Westmoreland is the best known as had it during the 70's.
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General William Westmoreland
President's Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford, were also the Commander in Chief's of the US military during the Vietnam War.Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford.
Admiral Elmo Zumwalt Jr.
The fear of being invaded was not a justification for the increase in US involvement in Vietnam. The US withdrew from Vietnam in 1975.
Ngo Dinh Diem was the leader of South Vietnam until he was assassinated in November of 1963