Speeches of MacArthur
Speeches of MacArthur
Speeches of U.S. Army General Douglas A. MacArthur
Speeches of MacArthur
MSs U.S. Army General DOUGLAS A. MACARTHUR speaking to large post-war crowd in the Philippines, early 1950s: "And now, even as I hail you, I must say farewell. (Edit) "I must admit, with a sense of sadness, that the deepening shadows of life cast doubt upon my ability to pledge again, I shall return." Applause. MacArthur's radio message from the Leyte beachhead: "To the people of the Philippines: I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God our forces stand again on Philippine soil -- soil consecrated in the blood of our two peoples. We have come, dedicated and committed, to the task of destroying every vestige of enemy control over your daily lives, and of restoring, upon a foundation of indestructible, strength, the liberties of your people. At my side is your President, Sergio Osmena, worthy successor of that great patriot, Manuel Quezon, with members of his cabinet. The seat of your government is now therefore firmly re- established on Philippine soil. The hour of your redemption is here. Your patriots have demonstrated an unswerving and resolute devotion to the principles of freedom that challenges the best that is written on the pages of human history. I now call upon your supreme effort that the enemy may know from the temper of an aroused and outraged people within that he has a force there to contend with no less violent than is the force committed from without. Rally to me. Let the indomitable spirit of Bataan and Corregidor lead on. As the lines of battle roll forward to bring you within the zone of operations, rise and strike. Strike at every favorable opportunity. For your homes and hearths, strike! For future generations of your sons and daughters, strike! In the name of your sacred dead, strike! Let no heart be faint. Let every arm be steeled. The guidance of divine God points the way. Follow in His Name to the Holy Grail of righteous victory!" MS General MacArthur ascending stairs aboard naval vessel. MS MacArthur seated on pontoon boat. MSs MacArthur assisting unidentified Filipino dignitary onto pontoon. TLS/MSs MacArthur, U.S. military and Filipino dignitaries wading ashore at Luzon, Oct 20, 1944. TLS/LSs U.S. M-4 Sherman tanks rolling along Filipino back country road. TLS U.S. Marine company patrolling through field. LS/TLSs bombed-out buildings, destruction, aftermath. TLS Filipino women and children walking to cam. LSs U.S. Navy vessels firing salvos upon beachheads during invasion.
Speeches of MacArthur
Various shots of U.S. Marines fighting urban street warfare in Manila, Philippines: dashing across streets, firing rifles including Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) 1918A2 light machine gun, carrying wounded comrade, tanks rolling, field artillery howitzers firing, explosions, flamethrower, etc. MSs U.S. Army General DOUGLAS A. MACARTHUR surveying the islands; TLS MacArthur standing near tunnel entrance. Sideview TLS U.S. Army soldiers standing at attention during outdoor ceremony; MS Filipino President Sergio Osmena (?) delivering speech, MacArthur standing in BG with other U.S. military officers; TLS American flag being raised up flagpole. MSs Douglas MacArthur speaking to soldiers: "I see that the old flagstaff still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down; TLS/MSs U.S. flag being raised, Douglas MacArthur and U.S. military officers saluting.
Speeches of MacArthur
Sideview CU/MSs U.S. Army General DOUGLAS A. MACARTHUR speaking at formal surrender ceremony aboard U.S.S. Missouri: "We are gathered here, representatives of the major warring powers, to conclude a solemn agreement whereby peace may be restored." (Edit) "It is my earnest hope, and indeed the hope of all mankind, that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past-- a world founded upon faith and understanding." MS Japanese Foreign Minister MAMORU SHIGEMITSU signing surrender documents; TLSs Douglas MacArthur signing surrender documents, passing pens to U.S. Army General JONATHAN WAINWRIGHT; MSs U.S. Navy Admiral CHESTER NIMITZ signing for the U.S.; MS General HSU YUNG-CH'ANG signing for China; MS British Navy Admiral Sir BRUCE FRASER signing for Great Britain; MS Soviet General KUZMA DEREVYANKO signing for the Soviet Union; TLS Field Marshall Sir THOMAS BLAMEY signing for Australia; MS Colonel LAWRENCE MOORE COSGRAVE signing for Canada; MS/TLSs General JACQUES LECLERC signing for France; MS Leonard M. Isitt signing for New Zealand, who salutes and demurs to MacArthur, who says, "Let's pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always. These proceedings are closed."
Speeches of MacArthur
TLS/MSs Japanese men and women viewing dead bodies on street following firebomb raid. MS/CUs children suffering from radiation burns and fallout following atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. LS/TLSs atomic bomb damage, aftermath, destruction. TLS group of children sitting on rubble. MS woman washing clothes in tin basin on street. TLS/LSs refugees walking along street, some using horse carts. VO of MacArthur speaking to Congress, delivering excerpt of famous "Old Soldiers Never Die" speech, April 19, 1951: "Men since the beginning of time have sought peace. Various methods through the ages have been attempted to devise an international process to prevent or settle disputes between nations. From the very start workable methods were found in so far as individual citizens were concerned, but the mechanics of an instrumentality of larger international scope have never been successful. Military alliances, balances of power, leagues of nations, all in turn failed, leaving the only path to be by way of the crucible of war. The utter destructiveness of war now blocks out this alternative. We have had our last chance. If we will not devise some greater and more equitable system, our Armageddon will be at our door. The problem basically is theological and involves a spiritual recrudescence, an improvement of human character that will synchronize with our almost matchless advances in science, art, literature, and all material and cultural developments of the past two thousand years. It must be of the spirit if we are to save the flesh."
Speeches of MacArthur
TLS/MSs U.S. Army General DOUGLAS A. MACARTHUR speaking from podium: "The desire especially to deal with the provision dealing with the renunciation of war. Such renunciation, while in some respects a logical secret to the destruction of Japan's war-making potential, goes yet further in its surrender of the sovereign right of resort to arms in the international sphere." Edit. "I therefore commend Japan's proposal for the renunciation of war... It points the way, the only way. The United Nations organization, admirable in its purpose... abolish war as a sovereign right."