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Douglas MacArthur

26-Jan-1880

United States

Soldier

MacArthur was born in a military building in Little Rock, Arkansas, January 26, 1880, and became a family with a strong military background. His father, Arthur, was a captain at the time of Douglas' birth, and was decorated for his service to the Union Army during the Civil War. In 1893 his family moved to San Antonio, Texas, and MacArthur to study at the West Texas Military Academy, where he began to show promise of learning. In 1930, MacArthur was promoted to national and elected a military chief. For the past few years his efforts were devoted mainly to military conservation which, like the rest of the world, was crippling the Great Depression. In addition to the duties that came with this position, MacArthur spent his time writing his memoirs, which were later published as Reminiscences and serialized in Life magazine. He has also met with presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson to advise them on military issues. Douglas MacArthur died in Washington, D.C., on April 5, 1964, at the age of 84. He was honored with a state funeral and was buried at the Douglas MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia. The memorial is not only a place for MacArthur and his wife, Jean, but also to bring home a collection of museums documenting his life and military service.

QUOTES BY Douglas MacArthur

“It is fatal to enter an war without the will to win it.”

Military

“Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.”

Military

“I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any treat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.”

Military

“Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.”

Military

“The enemy is in front of us, the enemy is behind us, the enemy is to the right and to the left of us. They can't get away this time!”

Military

“And like the old soldier in 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 sight to see that duty.”

Military

Like the old soldier of the 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. Goodbye.