Would tea partiers be rallying if McCain won? Oct 19, 2009
Gen. Douglas MacArthur advised against a ground war in Indochina. Generals don't pay the bills. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
'Mighty Mo' undergoing $18M preservation Oct 16, 2009
Anchorage Daily News. Daylight : 8:45 AM - 6:45 PM. (Anchorage Daily News)
Family has unusual experiences living in a haunted house Oct 16, 2009
Some speculate the old woman is Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur, the mother of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who lived in the house with her son for a short time. An addition on the north side of the house is where she lived, and indeed that is where the family reported hearing noises. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Frist: Petraeus Won't Run for President Oct 15, 2009
Dwight Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur, is he feeding the Petraeus presidential buzz. Frist tells Whispers, "As a principled leader with experience, he obviously would be a superb candidate and a superb president." But Frist says it isn't going to happen. (Newsmax)
The Traitor Trials of Tokyo Rose Oct 14, 2009
Central to her case is the fact that General Douglas MacArthur, acting for the U.S. Army, along with the U.S. Justice Department initially cleared Toguri of any wrongdoing. This lead to her subsequent release while still in Japan during the post-war occupation period. (Suite101.com)
COLUMN: Gold medal for dithering is no honor Oct 10, 2009
Secondly, representing the Americans was General Douglas MacArthur, who would later be recalled by President Harry S. Truman for his outspoken criticism of that administration s prosecution of the police action known as the Korean conflict. MacArthur would later make a farewell speech before Congress where he spoke the famous words that Old Soldiers never die. (Malden Observer, MA)
The Old Soldier Hasn't Died Oct 10, 2009
Fifty-seven years after , Gen. Douglas MacArthur has returned. Gen. Stanley McChrystal's that the White House had better heed his call for an Afghanistan surge have provoked comparisons to the showdown between President Truman and his truculent commander in Korea. (Slate)
A US general's public pressure Oct 6, 2009
We have no need for a repeat of the showdown between President Harry Truman and Gen. Douglas MacArthur over Korea. Truman faced down his general the last time around, but it was a bruising experience. (Juneau Empire)
Voters Seeing Red Over ACLU Attack Oct 5, 2009
General Douglas MacArthur famously noted that "old soldiers never die; they just fade away." Sometimes, though, before they fade away, they get angry. And a case being argued in the Supreme Court Wednesday has veterans seeing red, white, and blue-but mostly red. (Townhall.com)
Read the 'FNS' transcript Oct 5, 2009
Harry Truman had a big difference of opinion with Douglas MacArthur. Even George Bush had a difference of opinion with General Casey about whether to have the surge in Iraq. (Fox News)
Life without parole Oct 4, 2009
Our greatest General was Douglas MacArthur not Thug-less MacArthur. The children of the poor, are the problem of the poor: They should be used as cannon fodder or disposed of judicially. (The Palm Beach Post)
Congress Tackles Afghanistan Strategy Sep 30, 2009
Fox News Sunday's host, Chris Wallace, went so far as to ask his guests if Obama could follow the Harry Truman mold that led to the firing of General Douglas MacArthur. "A half measure does not do justice," Senator John McCain said on ABC's This Week. (Time.com)
How to Trap a President in a Losing War Sep 26, 2009
From the look of it, he's the most political general to come down the pike since, in 1951 in the midst of the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur said his goodbyes to Congress after being by President Truman for insubordination -- for, in effect, wanting to run his own war and the foreign policy that went with it. It was Petraeus who brought Vietnam-era counterinsurgency doctrine (COIN) back from the crypt, the writing of a new Army counterinsurgency manual that would make it central to both... (CBS News)
Is Obama's Tax On Health Care Constitutional? Sep 26, 2009
com - Is Obama's Tax On Health Care Constitutional. eIBD Investor's Business Daily Digital Edition. (Investors Business Daily)
Dem Plan Would Hit Specialists To Pay Primary Doctors More Sep 26, 2009
Three days before he accepted Japan's surrender on the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Gen. Douglas MacArthur landed at the Atsugi naval air station without big guns to intimidate a still-armed enemy. Convinced the Japanese would honor the surrender and determined to set the right tone for the. (Investors Business Daily)
Will McChrystal Become the Next MacArthur? Sep 24, 2009
The most notable exception to this rule, of course, was General Douglas MacArthur, the former WWII war hero fired by Truman in 1951 after repeatedly pushing an agenda in Korea independent of the President s will. Today a similar dichotomy is emerging: between the will of General Stanley McChrystal, commander of United States Forces in Afghanistan, and that of President Barack Obama, a commander in chief who actively ran on an anti-war platform and who can claim no significant military... (Human Events Online)
Assault rifle, anyone? South Korea auctions guns to fund miltary Sep 24, 2009
Famous US military men such as General Douglas MacArthur and Dwight D. Eisenhower lauded the weapon, and hero of Normandy General George S Patton proclaimed it "the greatest single battle implement ever devised by man". The weapons were part of extensive military aid from the United States to South Korea during the bloody war with communist North Korea from 1950 until 1953. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Truman was a man of class Sep 23, 2009
He relieved the nation's most beloved general, Douglas MacArthur, from command for insubordination. His view of the presidency can best be summed up in his own words: "All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.". (Florida Today)
Judging Nkrumah, the evolver Sep 21, 2009
The Japanese, like other ex-colonies, faced similar challenges and were able to circumvent any attempt to either fully carry on with American foreign development paradigms or let the foreign paradigms forced on their development throat, as America's post-war occupying Governor of Japan, General Douglas MacArthur, attempted to do. Like the Southeast Asians, Nkrumah and his associates, using their Pan-African project, should have first envision Pan-Africanism as development policy-maker, brewed... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
People Profile--Terry’s ‘war story’ penned prior to business successes (9) Sep 20, 2009
A most unprepared U.S. war machine was asked to defend it, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur in charge of a U.S. military government in Japan following WWII was the commander of this Cold War police action defending South Korea. This brought the 90-days that resulted in The Battle for Pusan; only this riveting war story would be published more than 50 years after the fact as noted in the story of the books rediscovery. (Brenham Banner, TX)
A treasure trove in Newington Sep 18, 2009
During the American occupation of Japan after World War II, Gen. Douglas MacArthur had samurai swords collected and destroyed en masse, the two experts told the Wolfs. "There are more of these in this country than in Japan now," Kimball commented. (Farmington Valley Post, CT)
Military Milestones from Blood Stripes to Bloody Ridge Sep 18, 2009
Sept. 15, 1950: United Nations ground forces -- primarily U.S. Marines -- under the overall command of U.S. Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur, begin hitting the beaches at Inchon, Korea. Sept. 16, 1776: Gen. George Washington chalks up his first victory in the field against British and Hessian forces under Gen. Alexander Leslie in the Battle of Harlem Heights, New York. (Human Events Online)
Military Milestones from the Turtle to 9/11 Sep 9, 2009
Gen. (future five-star general) Douglas MacArthur will meet on the battlefield, and according to the U.S. Army Historical Foundation: The lieutenant colonel [Patton] sported a Colt. 45 pistol with an ivory grip and his engraved initials. (Human Events Online)
Cheyenne River soldier's remains coming home after 59 years Sep 9, 2009
The Chinese warned America to back off, but General Douglas MacArthur ordered his troops to press on, hoping to end the war before winter. MacArthur underestimated the Chinese resolve -- more than 300,000 Chinese troops crossed into North Korea as October turned to November. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
ODU One of 17 schools to launch football between 2010 and 2013 Sep 8, 2009
About The National Football Foundation ge Hall of Fame: Founded in 1947 with leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl "Red" Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation ge Hall of Fame, a non-profit educational organization, runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in young people. With 121 chapters and 12,000 members nationwide, NFF programs include... (Odusports.com)
JACKO FOUGHT DRUGS, PAIN & DISC... Sep 2, 2009
A future suggested piece for her might be magician Steve Cohen's 90-minute five-a-week "Chamber Magic" inside the Waldorf Towers' Douglas MacArthur Suite. He takes 55 patrons per show. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Best from Sunday Aug 31, 2009
FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq - Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America's war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the military. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Washington Factory Video Used in Mizzou Broadcast Classes Aug 27, 2009
" It is a Turkish clay used in high grade pipes. Tibbe likened his light, porous pipes and their smoke to Meerschaum pipes and later coined the name Missouri Meerschaum for his pipes. Workers at the plant first coat the corn cobs with Xylonite, a resin made from pine trees before the clay is added. The pipes are then fired and hardened. The factory produces 12 different styles of pipes in addition to the Meerschaum and a few wooden pipes. Some pipes are shaped with a lathe, while others are used... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Ted Kennedy, RIP Aug 27, 2009
Nonpresidents who lie in state tend to be people who rose to high positions of authority, like J. Edgar Hoover and Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Others are granted permission to lie in state out of respect for exceptional acts, like Rosa Parks for her role in the civil rights movement and two Capitol police officers who died protecting Congress. (Slate)
Around Town: When the G-20 come marching in, they'll have bigger fish to fry Aug 25, 2009
Another reader, Susan -- "just Susan" -- in Beechview wrote to say that all the frantic preparation is starting to remind her of the "M*A*S*H" episode where Gen. Douglas MacArthur is scheduled to visit. As the 4077th was busily preparing, she recalled, "MacArthur's entourage makes a premature arrival at the camp. The general's motorcade rolls through, MacArthur looks up from reading something in his Jeep and salutes Klinger dressed as the Statue of Liberty. Then the motorcade continues on, never... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
20 actors who know the meaning of range Aug 23, 2009
Douglas MacArthur, MacArthur, 1977. General. (Boston Globe)
Nearing peach perfect Aug 19, 2009
David Mas Masumoto's peach perfect careers - The Boston Globe. Local Search Site Search. (Boston Globe)
Pentagon Doubts Led to General's Ouster Aug 18, 2009
It was the first sacking of a wartime theater commander since President Harry S. Truman dismissed Gen. Douglas MacArthur in 1951 for opposing his Korean War policy. The humiliating removal of a four-star general for being too conventional reveals the ferocious intensity Gates and Mullen share over a growing war that will soon enter its ninth year. (CBS News -- Politics)
* Softcover: UK: What was Tokyo before it became the future? Aug 9, 2009
Verminous, solitary, a vector of disease, the Rat rules a Tokyo occupied twice over, by the army of US General Douglas MacArthur and by the unquiet ghosts of murder victims. We begin with the facts. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Remember history of WWII atomic bombs Aug 6, 2009
He never signed the surrender and got immunity from war crimes trials for himself and his royal family, from the new Shogun, Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Ralph Dring. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Eldredge shares memories of Chosin Reservoir Aug 6, 2009
Prior to vast numbers of Chinese forces (some estimates state as high as 200,000) slipping undetected across the Yalu River and up toward the Chosin Reservoir, where coalition troops had been converging, Gen. Douglas MacArthur s United Nations forces had already intercepted small numbers of the Chinese. MacArthur thought they were a token force, but they were more than that, said Eldredge, 79. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Your views: Letters to the editor Jul 26, 2009
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, who helped lead American forces to victory over Japan in World War II, clearly defined the issue in his farewell address to Congress. But once war is forced upon us, there is no other alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. (Florida Today)
National Archives lands $5.5 million in BUILD bonds Jul 10, 2009
The facility is a replacement for the at 9700 Page Ave., which houses the military personnel files of 56 million Americans, including Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Elvis Presley and Dwight Eisenhower. The new building will hold more than 2 million cubic feet of military records in stacking systems that will be 29 feet tall. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Today in History Jul 8, 2009
In 1950, President Harry S. Truman named Gen. Douglas MacArthur commander in chief of U.N. forces in Korea. In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower began a visit to Canada, where he conferred with Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and addressed the Canadian Parliament. (Yahoo News)
Military Milestones from Melted Majesty to Early’s Raid Jul 8, 2009
Harry Truman names U.S. Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur commander-in-chief of all United Nations forces in Korea. July 9, 1776: Following a reading of the newly published Declaration of Independence to Continental Army soldiers in New York, a group of Manhattanites and members of the Sons of Liberty, topple King George III s statue in the city. (Human Events Online)
Bailin Palin Jul 7, 2009
Even given her rambling remarks and misattribution of a quote to Gen. Douglas MacArthur; it was actually Maj. General Oliver Prince Smith who said, Were not retreating; we are advancing in another direction. (Slate)
W. Hutchinson, editor stymied during attack of Pearl Harbor Jul 6, 2009
At war s end, he joined General Douglas MacArthur s headquarters in Tokyo, editing the general s monthly reports on nonmilitary activities during the occupation of Japan until 1952. He also was the top editor of the official Army history of nonmilitary activities during the occupation. (Boston Globe)
Click to read:Palin Attorney Threatens Lawsuits Jul 5, 2009
"LOLROTFLMAO!!! half way thru her term as Governor she QUITS because she can't deal with the hot water, too ripe!!!And THIS caribou barbie is the one that COULD have been Vice Presidnet or President of the USA!! Imagine how it might have been halfway thru the Presidential term if she decided she had enough and announces she is QUITTING?What a loser! by BornFreeLiveFree July 4, 2009 8:25 PM PDT Hmmmmmmmmm just like obama--a loser that quit the Senate. by o_the_potus July 4, 2009 8:30 PM PDT by... (CBS News)
Letters Jul 5, 2009
" Wow, makes the Bible, the New Testament, the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, the Gettysburg Address, or the speech given by General Douglas MacArthur on the battleship Missouri at the end of World War II seem nanoscale in comparison. I think even the mindless buffoon Homer Simpson could have babbled out a better response. Yet, no account on how nary a peep is protested as Lord Obama and his Obots are trying to bring the Marxist/Leninist/Stalinist/Maoist utopian socialist... (Asia Times Online)
S00004000arah Palin To Resign As Alaska Governor Jul 4, 2009
But Palin also hinted at her own national ambitions, invoking a quote that she credited to Gen. Douglas MacArthur: "We are not retreating, we are advancing in another direction.". by stn_sage July 3, 2009 2:04 PM PDT. (CBS News)
Quitters Never Win Jul 4, 2009
Palin closed her statement with words she attributed to Gen. Douglas MacArthur: "We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction." Right war, wrong general: The man who said those words was , who helped his men escape annihilation at the Battle of the "Frozen Chosin" Reservoir in Korea. She should be so lucky. (Slate)
More of this story Jun 27, 2009
During the formal military ceremony that will welcome back the convoy of motorcycle riders from the participating clubs, the focus will be honoring seven remaining WWII Philippine Army Soldiers who served with the U.S. Army under Gen. Douglas MacArthur against the Japanese invasion of the Philippines. These soldiers were promised that if they fought alongside the U.S. Armed Forces, they would be treated as U.S. Army veterans. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
For Puerto Rican veterans,an honor years in the making Jun 20, 2009
General Douglas MacArthur called them heroic, but inside the Army the soldiers faced their own battles: Some officers questioned their patriotism, derided them with ethnic slurs, or worse, sent them into battle dangerously unprepared. In all, 743 soldiers from the 65th died and 2,318 were wounded in Korea - losses that were double the national average for the conflict. (Boston Globe)
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Pryer received the General Douglas MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Award, the Birrer-Brooks Award for Outstanding Master of Military Arts and Science Thesis, and the Arter-Darby Military History Writing Award. Lamp photo by Prudence Siebert. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Shores woman engraves national championship trophy Jun 16, 2009
Starting with Syracuse University in 1959, the dinner tray-sized, sterling silver MacArthur Trophy -- named after World War II Gen. Douglas MacArthur -- has been presented to America's No. 1 team by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame in Indiana ... The trophy, a gift by an anonymous donor in the name of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, was designed by Tiffany & Co. With almost 400 ounces of silver, it took eight months to design and make. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
France calls two D-Day veterans to bear witness again Jun 4, 2009
France anointed its first American into the National Order of the Legion of Honor in 1853, and since then, about 10,000 Americans have received the medal, including World War II Generals Dwight Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, and George Patton, according to the French Consulate in Boston. Since 2004, with the number of World War II veterans evaporating, France has increased the number of medals awarded to their liberators, providing some 400 US World War II veterans with the honor. (Boston Globe)
The power of presidential restraint Jun 1, 2009
At first, General Douglas MacArthur led a brilliant offensive against the North Koreans, driving them back across the parallel and ever closer to the Yalu River, the Chinese border. Then China stunned MacArthur, in November 1950, by sending hundreds of thousands of its soldiers across the river - a "Chicom" rout of Yanks. (Boston Globe)
Allred resigns from House May 30, 2009
"As General Douglas MacArthur said, 'Old soldiers never die, they just fade away.' With that, I bid thee farewell.". He made his resignation effective at 2 p.m. Monday. (News & Observer)
YESTERYEARS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2009 May 29, 2009
PITTSBURGH The current issue of the Pittsburgh Courier, national Negro weekly, quotes General Douglas MacArthur as saying. I did not create Negro units in the United States armed forces. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
UNI interns contribute to Sullivan museum lore writeLink("vid_id=1583&file=huey052609.flv"); May 27, 2009
He enlisted in the Iowa Army National Guard, in Company B of the 168th Infantry of the 42nd Division, also known as the "Rainbow Division," commanded by Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Less than a month before the war was to end, on Oct. 14, 1918, he was gassed while leading a patrol in the Argonne Forest looking for water. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Consolidated B-24 Liberator May 21, 2009
The B-24 was used to great effect in the battle for the Philippines led by General Douglas MacArthur, and supported the U.S. advance up the Solomons and through New Guinea. B-24 Liberator. (Suite101.com)
Milanos greatest service was to his country May 21, 2009
In Japan, Milano witnessed a historic moment: the signing of the armistice that ended World War II. He and the other troops watched from shore as U.S. General Douglas MacArthur and Japan s Emperor Hirohito signed the treaty. We couldn t see their faces, but we could see what was going on, Milano said. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Cozean Memorial Chapel to show Korean war documentary May 21, 2009
With the approval of the United Nations, President Truman authorized Gen. Douglas MacArthur to commit U.S. occupation forces in Japan to stop North Korea s aggression. During the conflict, battle lines ranged between the southern tip and the northern border of Korea. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Gen. Curtis LeMay: A Remarkable Warrior May 20, 2009
Gen. Curtis LeMay doesn t enjoy the fame fellow World War II hero Gen. Douglas MacArthur does. Blame it on LeMay s joining forces with presidential candidate George Wallace in the late 1960s, or a culture with too short a memory span. (Human Events Online)
Carolyn Brown: Soft-spoken but hard-working May 17, 2009
Somehow, using her very soft voice, Caro lyn Brown cuts through the clamor to explain to the 40 or so elementary-school students at the Douglas MacArthur Girls Leadership Academy on Cleveland's West Side that they are going to paint terra-cotta flower pots and present them to their moms at a special mother-daughter luncheon before Mother's Day. The wife of the Cavaliers coach will repeat the instructions to three or four other groups as the 150 students from pre-kindergarten to third grade take... (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
General from 'dark side' flicks tactical switch in Afghanistan May 13, 2009
Pentagon officials said it appeared General McKiernan was the first general to be dismissed from command of a theatre of combat since Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War. At a media briefing, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates insisted that the reason was the new strategy of the Obama Administration, which is focused on hunting out al-Qaeda operatives in the border areas of Afghanistan while trying to rebuild the trust of the civilian population in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
U.S. Afghanistan commander ousted in shakeup May 13, 2009
Pentagon officials said it appears that McKiernan was the first general to be dismissed from command of a theater of combat since Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War. At a news conference Monday, Gates praised McKiernan for what he called his "long and distinguished" service, but said of Afghanistan: "Our mission there requires new thinking and new approaches by our military leaders.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Changing Afghan Warhorses in Midstream May 13, 2009
Replacing a four-star commander of a war zone is exceedingly rare, and several papers mention that it looks like it's the this has happened since President Harry Truman removed Gen. Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War. goes high with the ousting of McKiernan but leads with the five U.S. service members who were at a counseling center in Baghdad. (Slate)
McKiernan To Step Down May 12, 2009
It's the first time a commander in the middle of a war has been removed from his position since Gen. Douglas MacArthur in 1951. There was apparently pressure mounting for months from some military experts to replace McKiernan, reports CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric. (CBS News)
Top general in Afghan conflict forced out May 12, 2009
The decision to fire McKiernan represents one of the handful of times since President Harry S. Truman's removal of General Douglas MacArthur in 1951 that US civilian leaders have relieved a top wartime commander, and is in keeping with Gates's style of demanding accountability by dismissing senior military and civilian officials for a host of problems, including nuclear weapons mismanagement and inadequate care for wounded troops. McChrystal is the director of the Pentagon's Joint Staff. (Boston Globe)
