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Was Douglas MacArthur commander of all American forces in Vietnam?
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Who was the commander of the US military forces in Asia?
Douglas MacArthur
Who commanded UN troops in Korea?
According to wikipedia.org, General Douglas Macarthur was commander of the UN forces during the Korean War until he was relieved by President Harry Truman.
When did MacArthur get discharged from the Vietnam war?
General Douglas MacArthur was no longer in the military when the Vietnam War began. President Truman relieved him of Command during the Korean War on April 10, 1951.
Who was commander of American of all forces in Vietnam?
Gen. WestMoreland ~W.A.R
Who was the American commander in south Vietnam in the 1960s?
General William Westmoreland was .
Did General Douglas MacArthur Fight In The Vietnam War?
No, General MacArthur fought in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. In 1951, President Harry Truman discharged MacArthur for disrespecting him (Truman) and other superiors in charge of the Korean conflict.
Which president decided to support french reoccupation of Vietnam?
President Truman supported the French re-occupation of Indo-China. He also provided American ships for the purpose. As a result General Douglas MacArthur threatened to resign. Truman was forced to dispatch General George Marshall to Japan to prevent the resignation. This was the beginning of the Truman MacArthur rift.
How did the American Public escalate the Vietnam War?
The public didn't do it; the Commander in Chief ordered it done.
Which American presidents led the Vietnam War?
Commander in Chiefs: Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford.
Who was the commander of the Australian soldiers during the Vietnam war?
Major General A. L. McDonald was Australia's commander in Vietnam.
What famous quote comes from General Douglas MacArthur's farewell address to Congress?
The quote, "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away" was part of General Douglas MacArthur's farewell address to a joint session of Congress on April 19, 1951, after President Truman fired him for ignoring orders about threatening China. The sentimental quote belies the seriousness of MacArthur's warning about and insight into the dangers of post-World War II Asia, particularly the Korean War and eventual "military action" in Vietnam.[Another contributor adds: "According to General of the Army (5 star) Douglas McArthur, the line came from an old Barracks Ballad sung during his young cadet tenure at West Point (Military Academy). He mentioned the ballad during his final address to the Corps of Cadets on his final departure from the Army I believe somewhere around 1962."]The full quote from the end of his address was:"I am closing my 52 years of military service. When I joined the Army, even before the turn of the century, it was the fulfillment of all of my boyish hopes and dreams. The world has turned over many times since I took the oath on the plain at West Point, and the hopes and dreams have long since vanished, but I still remember the refrain of one of the most popular barrack ballads of that day which proclaimed most proudly that "old soldiers never die; they just fade away.""And like the old soldier of that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty."Good Bye."You can read and view MacArthur's address at American Rhetoric: Top 100 Speeches, available via Related Links. For more information, also see Related Questions, below.
Where there any soldiers that served in World War I World War 2 Korea and Vietnam?
Very doubtful. Anyone old enough to serve in World War 1 would have been quite elderly by the time Vietnam began. Douglas MacArthur was a general in both world wars and Korea, but he was retired and died before regular US forces were committed to Vietnam.
