In September 1964, he and Kỳ helped rescue Khánh from a coup attempt by two disgruntled Catholic Diệmist generals, Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức.
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The US military commander in Vietnam, General William Westmoreland, said that Thi once refused to report to Kỳ in Saigon when requested.
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He lived in the southern state for a short period before settling in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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Other notable recruits were Diem loyalist and former chief of the Civil Guard, Duong Ngoc Lam, who was under investigation for corruption, and General Đức, who had recently returned from exile in Paris.
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During his tenure as I Corps Commander, the Buddhist Uprising started in the region because his predecessor Nguyễn Chánh Thi was very popular and was dismissed by military rival Nguyễn Cao Kỳ.