Duty, Honor, Country: Two Memorable Addresses by General of the Army, Douglas MacArthur

By Douglas MacArthur and George C. Kenney

The present volume, first published in 1962, consists of two distinguished speeches given by the General of the U.S. Army, Douglas MacArthur.

The first address took place on April 19, 1951 and was held before a joint meeting of the two houses of United States Congress—the House of Representatives and the Senate—and took place in the Hall of the House of Representatives. This meeting followed on just one week from MacArthur’s removal from command by President Harry S. Truman.

The second address was held on May 12, 1921 and was given to The Members of the Association of Graduates, U.S.M.A., The Corps of Cadets, and Distinguished Guests. It was given on the occasion of MacArthur’s acceptance of the Sylvanus Thayer Award for outstanding service to the nation, which had gone to Eisenhower the year before. The event was held at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Eschenburg Press
• Release date: Dec 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781789125375

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Text originally published in 1962 under the same title.

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DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRY

TWO MEMORABLE ADDRESSES

BY

GENERAL OF THE ARMY, DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS 3

PREFACE BY DAVID LAWRENCE 4

INTRODUCTION 6

ADDRESS BY GENERAL OF THE ARMY DOUGLAS MACARTHUR BEFORE A JOINT MEETING OF THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS IN THE HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 19, 1951 8

INTRODUCTION 14

ADDRESS BY GENERAL OF THE ARMY DOUGLAS MACARTHUR TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES, U.S.M.A. THE CORPS OF CADETS AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS UPON HIS ACCEPTANCE OF THE SYLVANUS THAYER AWARD UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY, WEST POINT, NEW YORK MAY 12, 1962 15

REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 19

PREFACE BY DAVID LAWRENCE

At last, in American history, a sad chapter of seeming ingratitude has been superseded by an act of gratitude. Congress now has passed a resolution tendering to General Douglas MacArthur the thanks of the nation for his distinguished military service to the American people.

So far as the official record is concerned, General MacArthur has been listed since 1951 as an officer removed from all command