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Battle of Manila 80th Anniversary: Reclusive Son of Gen. Douglas MacArthur Makes Rare Statement
« on: February 25, 2025, 10:41:40 am »
Battle of Manila 80th Anniversary: Reclusive Son of Gen. Douglas MacArthur Makes Rare Statement
 
80th anniversary of the Liberation of Manila at Manila American Cemetery
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, greets WWII Navy veteran Arthur Grabiner, 99, at the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Manila at Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines, on Feb. 22, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith)
Military.com | By Richard Sisk
Published February 24, 2025 at 4:45pm ET

The reclusive only child of five-star Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur made a rare public statement Saturday to honor the Americans and Filipinos who fought to liberate the Philippines from Japanese occupation during World War II and fulfill his father's famous vow: "I shall return."

"I wish I could be there once again in the land of my birth and your distinguished company," 87-year-old Arthur MacArthur IV said in a statement read at a solemn ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the brutal Battle of Manila at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.
 
Eighty years ago, while the battle of Manila still raged, "my father restored civilian government to the Philippines under President Sergio Osmena," MacArthur said in the statement. "It was only made possible by the sacrifice of tens of thousands of Filipinos dedicated to freedom and those Americans buried among you today at the Manila American Cemetery."

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/24/only-son-of-gen-douglas-macarthur-recalls-brutal-battle-liberate-manila-wwii.html
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Re: Battle of Manila 80th Anniversary: Reclusive Son of Gen. Douglas MacArthur Makes Rare Statement
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2025, 10:43:45 am »
Any of us who have been to the Philippines are very aware it must have a nasty battle because of the jungle there. :patriot:
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