yes
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he talked too much about military affairs in Korea which was against President Truman's ordersArrogance, accompanied by MacArthur's statement that Red China wouldn't enter the war...and they did.
The Bataan Death march was a forced march of mostly American prisoners of war by the Japanese. Several thousand of the men died of exhaustion and thirst on the brutal trek in April of 1942.
Lincoln wanted enough troops to remain near Washington DC to defend it from Confederate attack. McClellan had taken almost all of the Army of the Potomac into Virginia, and as shown later in the war, a determined Southern attack could force a large contingent to hurriedly return to Washington to protect the capital. The capital cities of Richmond and Washington are only about 100 miles apart.
they had to spend every other year in the capital and leave the family behind in Edo
General MacArthur commanded the infantry and Calvary to drive the Bonus marchers out of the capital. The belongings and shelters of the Bonus Army were burned.
MacArthur received orders from Washington directing him to Australia.
MacArthur received orders from Washington directing him to Australia.
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i think he doesn't want to be an outcast to everyone else
General Douglas MacArthur made the famous statement "I shall return" when forced to leave the Philippines during World War II.
general Douglas MacArthur
general Douglas MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur
In early December of 1942, General Douglas MacArthur asked Lieutenant General Walter Kruger, to leave the Third Army to take command of a new army under MacArthur, called the Sixth Army. This was in the Pacific Theater and Krueger accepted the offer. Lieutenant General was then appointed to fill the vacancy created by this situation, and took over as commander of the Third Army in 1943.
He vowed to return to the Philippines after he was forced to leave them to be taken by the Japanese... he felt a sense of loyalty to the army that he had raised there and didn't want to see them slaughtered.
General Douglas MacArthur. When he was forced to leave the Philippines for his own safety during the invasion of Bataan, he said "I will return." Then, when he went back to free the American soldiers trapped in camps, he said, "People of the Philippines, I have returned."