...big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should 'have his head examined,' as General Douglas MacArthur so delicately put it."On Tuesday night, former secretary of state George Shultz, in an appearance before the...
Now Playing Synopsis: With the entire globe still in shock following World War II, U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur (Tommy Lee Jones) and his aide Gen. Bonner Fellers (Matthew Fox) arrive in a devastated Japan on a sensitive mission to determine whether beloved Japanese emperor Hirohito should be tried and executed for war crimes in this historical drama from director Peter Webber (Girl With a Pearl Earring, Hannibal Rising). During his investigation, Gen. Fellers experiences an emotional reunion with his long-lost lover Aya (Eriko Hatsune), a former Japanese exchange student who taught him about her nation's culture and customs. When Aya goes missing over the course of his inquiry, he embarks on an arduous quest to find her that not only opens his eyes to the destruction that has befallen the once-proud country, but also helps to inform the monumental decision he must make. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune Movie Details Play Trailer
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...Minnesota, Alaska and Japan. While living in Tokyo, she was personal secretary to Jean MacArthur, wife of General Douglas MacArthur, during the occupation of Japan following World War II. While living in Brainerd, Mrs. Arnold was an active member...
He was an egotistical SOB. -Walt Straka, Bataan Death March survivor, on Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
...Who was the American general at Yorktown? You have four guesses: William Tecumseh Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant, Douglas MacArthur or George Washington. When that question was asked late last year of 556 randomly chosen seniors at 55 top-rated...
...remembering, a day of sorrows, a day of joy, and a day of thankfulness for many blessings. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur said in a speech at West Point in May 1962, "...the soldier above all other people prays for peace, for he...
...was attacked, Porwoll said. They fought for four months even after President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his staff to leave the Philippines and the Bataan peninsula. For Porwoll, who spoke at Tuesday's Bataan plaque...
...Yes, President Truman took the bull by the horn, but, the "one" person that screwed up that war was General Douglas MacArthur and his big mouth! We should have been home for Christmas 1950. Instead on Thanksgiving Day 1950 the Chinese Communists...
...been invited to act as MC at the style show at the Crow Wing County Fair in Brainerd. 60 years ago (1946) Gen. Douglas MacArthur, supreme allied commander in Japan, has added his personal praise for the proposed Brainerd War Memorial in a letter...
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