On 10 June 1968, General Creighton Abrams had replaced Westmoreland and the change in command had resulted in a change in both the concept of the war and its conduct.
On 10 June 1968, General Creighton Abrams replaced William Westmoreland as the commander of U.S. and Free World Military Forces in Vietnam. The change in command brought a change in both the concept of the nature of the war in Vietnam, and its conduct.