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On October 20, 1944, General Douglas MacArthur addressed the Filipino people by radio from a beach on the island of Leyte. “People of the Philippines, I have returned!” he told them. “By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil—soil consecrated in the blood of our two peoples.”.
- MacArthur’s July 5, 1945 Communique’ “The entire Philippine ...
On July 5, 1945 General Douglas MacArthur released a...
- MacArthur’s July 5, 1945 Communique’ “The entire Philippine ...
On July 5, 1945 General Douglas MacArthur released a communique announcing that major combat operations in the Philippine Islands had concluded.
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Oct 19, 2024 · On October 20, 1944, General Douglas MacArthur along with thousands of army and naval forces attacked the Japanese held island of Leyte. Shortly after wading ashore with Filipino and American leaders, General MacArthur declared “I have returned.”
Apr 10, 2024 · As Japanese forces advanced in late 1941, General Douglas MacArthur recognized the impending threat to the islands and made the drastic decision to withdraw his military command and the Philippine government to preserve American and Filipino lives.
Oct 19, 2005 · Today in 1944, US General Douglas MacArthur kept the promise he had made 2.5 years earlier to the people of the Philippines: he returned to the islands with an enormous invasion force and the largest assemblage of naval vessels in the history of mankind.
MacArthur first came to the Philippines in 1903 as a second lieutenant fresh out of West Point. (His father, General Arthur MacArthur, served as last military governor of the islands.)
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