Posted on Apr 24, 2017

GEN. MACARTHUR'S FUNERAL - NO SOUND

SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL

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5-STAR GENERAL FUNERAL OF THE DAY

WITH THE UTMOST RESPECT AND DIGNITY; IT'S AMAZING TO SEE ONE OF THE GREATEST GENERALS LAID TO REST.

SCENES: 7th Regiment Armory, coffin carried out, procession to Pennsylvania Station, MRS. MACARTHUR and son, at train en route to Washington, arrival Union Station Washington, procession to Capitol, body and people in Capitol Rotunda, plane arrives Norfolk, Va., casket taken off, parade to MacArthur Memorial, Mrs. MacArthur & son, people at memorial & inside.

TSgt Joe C. SFC William Farrell PO1 William "Chip" Nagel LTC Stephen F. SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas Maj Marty Hogan MSG Andrew White SGT (Join to see) SGT Philip Roncari SPC Margaret Higgins SrA Christopher Wright SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SP5 Michael Rathbun SSG Diane R. CW5 Jack Cardwell]] Cynthia Croft SSgt Harvey "Skip" Porter COL Mikel J. Burroughs PO1 Tony Holland SFC A.M. Drake

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LTC Stephen F.

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Thanks for sharing the video of the funeral of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur veteran of WWI, the Philippines insurrection, WWII and the Korean War.
He fulfilled his promise to return to the Philippines where he spent so much of his earlier military career. He was relived by former President Truman who did not want to take the war to China to engage the Red Chinese even though they were killing many USA service members.
Images: 1945-09-02 MacArthur signs Japanese surrender instrument aboard USS Missouri. American General Jonathan Wainwright and British General Arthur Percival stand behind him; 1899-1903 Douglas MacArthur as West Point cadet from the class of 1903; 1918 General Pershing (second from left) decorates Brigadier General MacArthur (third from left) with the Distinguished Service Cross; 1944 Douglas MacArthur lands on Leyte Island
LTC Stephen C. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Christopher Mueller Capt Tom Brown Capt Seid Waddell CW5 Charlie Poulton SFC William Farrell SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt Robert Marx SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Robert George SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright SP5 Robert Ruck SCPO Morris Ramsey CPL Eric Escasio SPC Margaret Higgins

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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL

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LTC Stephen F. my friend, sentiments go out to Corps of Cadets, for he so loved them. To be quite frank the "DUTY HONOR COUNTRY" speech is one of the best IMHO in the military. To know you had to recite it and your a graduate at West Point gives me a warm heart my friend. FYI, I trained Cadets in 1994/1995 at range 3-Charlie (Claymore and M-203) during summer camp those years while stationed with the 10th Mountain Division. I looked at those statues of GOA MacArthur/ GOA Eisenhower many days along with Gen. Patton thinking of the honor/courage and bravery these fine Generals bestowed to a grateful nation. Great response well said and profoundly articulated.

TSgt Joe C. SFC William Farrell PO1 William "Chip" Nagel CSM Charles Hayden SGT Robert George SPC Margaret Higgins SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas Maj Marty Hogan SGT Damaso V Santana LTC (Join to see) MSG Andrew White MSgt George Cater SGT (Join to see) SFC Dave Beran SP5 Robert Ruck SGT Philip Roncari SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth 1stSgt Eugene Harless SFC Shirley Whitfield

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