Posted on Oct 9, 2016
Douglas MacArthur - General of the US Army | Biography Documentary
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Thanks for honoring General of the Army Douglas MacArthur who was also the only man ever to become a field marshal in the Philippine Army SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL.
I was a cadet at West Pint when the movie MacArthur was being filmed in the 1970's.
The entire Corps of Cadets took part in the brigade pass-in-review for the actor portraying MacArthur. The uniforms we wore were the same as he did however we marched with M-14 rifles with bayonets affixed which were the same weapons used in 1962 when he gave his famous Duty, Honor, Country speech.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) CW5 Charlie Poulton SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT (Join to see) SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Forrest Stewart SGT Robert Hawks SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright
I was a cadet at West Pint when the movie MacArthur was being filmed in the 1970's.
The entire Corps of Cadets took part in the brigade pass-in-review for the actor portraying MacArthur. The uniforms we wore were the same as he did however we marched with M-14 rifles with bayonets affixed which were the same weapons used in 1962 when he gave his famous Duty, Honor, Country speech.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) CW5 Charlie Poulton SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT (Join to see) SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Forrest Stewart SGT Robert Hawks SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
Colonel Ford, I was present for the parade in 1962 that followed His farewell address to the Corp of Cadets. I was there as a Cadet at Bordentown Military Institute," Little Army " Bordentown, NJ on our annual trip to West Point. The picture here are some of our Cadets with a former BMI Cadet who in this picture was a cadet at West Point.
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LTC Stephen F.
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter - Thanks for letting me know. FYI SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SFC William Farrell
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
LTC Stephen F. - thank you for the most epic response I have read in some time, this was a solid share/read that I will hold near and dear with me.
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Parade at the United States Military Academy at West Point following General MacArthur's farewell speech to the Corp of Cadets. The General is in a dark suit standing in the rear of the jeep shown trooping the line. I was present there to see that parade but as a Cadet at Bordentown Miitary Insitute " Little Army" Bordentown, NJ on our annual visit to West Point. I remember General MacArthur when the jeep first pulled up to the area of the reviewing stand He gave a "V" for victory sign and the crowd applauded. Of Course I didn't get to see the farewell address, that was for the West Point Cadets only.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter my goodness you want to talk about at " AWE" I am speechless. Its Veterans like yourself I LOVE to hear from, this is an Iconic picture for the ages. I love General Of The Army MacArthur, "Duty Honor Country" speech to the Corps of Cadets. Thank you with the UTMOST RESPECT/DIGNITY I can type!
I also have the picture on my PC desktop!
TSgt Joe C. SFC William Farrell PO1 William "Chip" Nagel LTC Stephen F. SSG Warren Swan CSM Charles Hayden SSG Derrick L. Lewis MBA, C-HRM SGT Robert George SPC Margaret Higgins SGT (Join to see) MSG Chris Allen SFC George Smith SSG Trust Palmer SN Greg Wright SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas PO2 (Anonymous) Maj Marty Hogan SGT (Join to see) SGT Damaso V Santana
I also have the picture on my PC desktop!
TSgt Joe C. SFC William Farrell PO1 William "Chip" Nagel LTC Stephen F. SSG Warren Swan CSM Charles Hayden SSG Derrick L. Lewis MBA, C-HRM SGT Robert George SPC Margaret Higgins SGT (Join to see) MSG Chris Allen SFC George Smith SSG Trust Palmer SN Greg Wright SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas PO2 (Anonymous) Maj Marty Hogan SGT (Join to see) SGT Damaso V Santana
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
In this picture is one of My fellow BMI Cadets, Cadet SSgt Floyd Douglas Little, who was visited and taken to lunch by General Douglas MacArthur for the specific purpose of talking Him into going to West Point. Floyd Little said He would have like to go to West Point but Jim Brown who was an All American from Syracuse University and later NFL player talked Him into going there. In this picture Cadet Little's football jersey #77 was being retired with Dr. Harold Morrison Smith, President and headmaster doing the honors. The Bordentown Military Institute football team " Little Army " was undefeated untied and 8 players were all state, all private and all prep and two of those All American including Floyd Little. After Syracuse University , where He was also an All American Floyd Little went on to play for the Denver Broncos and a few years back became a member of the NFL Hall of Fame. You can certainly understand why General MacArthur would have liked Floyd Little to play for West Point.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
Maj Marty Hogan REST ASSURED my friend, he was highly regarded by both friend and foe IMHO!
LTC Stephen F.
LTC Stephen F.
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Maj Marty Hogan
SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL - As he should have- the retreat thing stained his reputation a bit, but sometimes people don't understand the big picture.
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