025.1. A Japanese lady who worked for GEN MacArthur / マッカーサー元帥の思い出

横浜ホテル・ニューグランドは、マッカーサー元帥のお気に入りの場所でした。Yokohama Hotel New Grand was General Douglas MacArthur's favorite place.

[@gangster3591]

MacArthur's humanity and wisdom made a lasting friend of the Japanese people. A momentous achievement

[@exudeku]

Some of the old people here in the Philippines, especially the war vets, tell that McArthur is a gentleman, and called him "Tatay" (Father in Filipino) sometimes.

[@kenkelble358]

Tatatatata tatay

[@zroxmolejon6278]

thats why he wants to have his home in the Philippines

[@flyerbob124]

MacArthur saved Japan after the war. He helped set up their government and saw to it that the economy got started again. Most Japanese that know their history are very grateful.

[@Hawaiian80882]

Spent two tours in Japan while in the Marine Corps, loved every moment there. The folks I met there were wonderful. Leaving Japan returning to the states was like leaving home, then again I grew up in Hawaii. God Bless Japan and her wonderful people..Aloha!

[@robertgabuna355]

Hawaiian80882 America's enemies are better off, they were rehabilitated. but Philippines, fought side by side with America was neglected.

[@joserizal1158]

I think so...the philippines received war damage claimed in hundred miliion of dollars from the US and also from the Japanese government to rehabilitated the country. its the new philippines govenment officials corrupt that pocketed most the money compensation.

[@cba6084]

@@joserizal1158 Marcos mostly pocketed it.

[@user-ed6qu1qp8i]

Far East military trial was lynch and illegal. He killed many soldiers illegally.

[@davidbagley1783]

I live in Japan and Hawaii.. malama pono...hajimemashite dozo yoro shiku

[@veanwhitcher7867]

How did General McArthur, a former mortal enemy, manage to win the hearts of The Japanese people and make an invaluable alliance that has so benefited both countries? It is part of the amazing inegma that is this man!

[@eduardoroxas8149]

That is called charisma, and truthful in his spoken words His famous line "I shall RETURN" and he did returned to free his friends and the people of the PHILIPPINES.

[@hoatattis7283]

@@eduardoroxas8149 No none of those things. He allowed the Emperor to be still a figure head and did not humiliate him

[@eduardoroxas8149]

@@hoatattis7283 i think you're out of context .

[@hoatattis7283]

@@eduardoroxas8149 Not really He did leave you you know

[@eduardoroxas8149]

@@hoatattis7283 o I see , you wanna change history about General MacArthur, well mr Hoa we can't do anything to change reality that he do really leave and told his fighters to surrender their defence positions But promised he will come back , he did came back that starts the battle of leyte this battle starts the downfall of the Japanese occupation in the Philippines. We cannot change that . Anyway rgrds to your new conspiracy theories. Maybe dumbed heads will believe it .

[@richardanderson6874]

She is a gracious lady. Years after the end of the war, I was sent to the Marine air station at Iwakuni. We had a Papa-san there whom we paid to maintain the barracks. One thing he did amongst others that was extra was that at night, he would polish our boots and put them back before morning. We found out that he was grateful to us since he was almost finished flight training to be a Baka pilot (suicide plane), and the sudden end of the war returned him to his loving family. I wished him and his family all the best.

[@tonywoconish6695]

Richard Anderson: 🗣I too Richard was in the Marine Air Wing spending 2 West PAC Tours at Iwakuni. 1980 and 1982. VMFA-333 ☘️☘️☘️. S/F.

[@algrand52]

Why would he be grateful when you nuked 2 of its best cities killing hundreds of thousands of people? He's just probably scared shitless seeing you're running his country now.

[@easiadr7130]

Alex Granada you had to bring bitter melons to a cupcake party.

[@jeffswoyer9898]

@@algrand52 I served in Japan (90-92) with the U.S.A.F. A great years of my life. Most estimates indicate that over 100,000 U.S. lives would have been lost and that the war would have dragged on till 1946 if we had invaded the Japanese islands (considering how many soldiers we lost in Okinawa.). Being from Kansas City and the Truman Library, there are many folks who saw the dropping of the bomb in a different view. One of my friend's Father was slated to invade Japan. Would he had "made it", met his wife, and had a daughter, we don't know. Considering by 1946, Truman was facing a Greek Civil War, as well as, a close to captive Eastern Europe, thanks to Stalin's treachery, he did not have too many options. General MacArthur helped steer Japan through the early cold war, as he ensured that land reform, women's vote, and the denunciation of war as an opton into their post war constitution.

[@harrycurrie9664]

@@algrand52 I suppose the option for the Allies was nuke 2 cities or demolish the whole country and everyone in it.

[@johngray8249]

MacArthur, always the " showman " the Japanese lady, very refined, and genteel. My thanks for sharing.👏👏👏👏👏

[@michaelgross7016]

Macarthur took his position as occupational governor seriously. He did not abolish the liniage of The Emporer of Japan, and allowed a few royals to escape war crimes prosecution. He balanced the value of the Imperial establishment against the common western values. He came up big. He was a master of balance, and set the stage for the prosperous, non militant Japan we all know. He didn't have a handbook for this. He ruled Japan efficiently, and sensitively, so that they, and we could thrive.

[@nogoodnameleft]

@@michaelgross7016 MacArthur also was in charge of southern Korea. SCAP and U.S. Army Forces Pacific/Far East Command was in charge of the occupation in Korea. The 1945-48 occupation of southern Korea was an incredible success despite some major turbulence under MacArthur's watch even though he delegated shogun/governor duties to a lower-ranked general, General Hodge. He is legendary in South Korea too. They know that MacArthur wanted to save all of Korea, not only South Korea (which they will never forget what he did for them), but Washington DC got in the way and fired him.

[@francisdedumo3323]

1:03 the BOSS posture. Damn. Us Filipinos we called him, "The Liberator" Japanese called him, "Gaijin Shogun" (foreign General) But no matter what, he is the BOSS.

[@DivineSimply]

The Japanese during WW2 had a reputation as brutal, sadistic conquerors. Just ask the citizens of Nanking. So when the American military took over as occupiers, they'd been told to expect the worst. It was all they understood. But the overall humaneness, generosity and respect the Yanks showed them was not only a shock but also an eye-opener for them, and it started them on the road to healing and sanity and away from the cruelty and distortions of their medieval samurai code. This was a new way to live and think, and they took it from there.

[@wheresmyeyebrow1608]

What an inspirational man

[@frankhoffman3566]

MacArthur had his military defeats and victories, but perhaps his greatest victory was in establishing a durable and democratic Japanese government. Had things been different, America could have been hated, as Russia was secretly hated by virtually all of eastern Europe. Certainly, as mentioned, American ''gentleness'' toward the Japanese people was a command decision of major importance. As well, establishing a parliamentary system, legalizing labor unions and imposing the principle that the emperor was a man, not a deity, were all critical to creating a strong, free and reliable ally in the Pacific. Japan was not enslaved and did not have to give up its foundational culture. MacArthur deserves much of the credit for that success.

[@frankhoffman3566]

@Chet ... MacArthur had his flaws - all derived in one way or another from confusing his ambitions for principles. He nevertheless often enough showed military brilliance, and his administration of Japan will also be remembered as brilliant by history. Before the war ended MacArthur was quoted saying that the Japanese were cruel and barbaric. Japan had neither signed nor adhered to the Geneva principles. Instances of torture, mutilation and murder of American prisoners were numerous. Few would have blamed MacArthur if he had driven Japan back into the stone age. That only made the gentle administration of Japan that much more remarkable. That decision was not entirely MacArthur's, but his full embrace of it ensured its success

[@leehaelters6182]

@一山田, yet, he returned.

[@nogoodnameleft]

@@frankhoffman3566 Everyone wanted him to kill the Emperor. To everyone's benefit he decided to not do so. In September 1945 he weren't the SCAP commander the emperor would have been executed. There was so much evidence against the emperor but thankfully he wasn't killed so Japan was able to move forward and become the incredible country it has evolved into to this day. He is the most famous non-native person in the Philippines, Japan, and South Korea. Incredible what he did in his life. He really was the American Caesar.

[@njaneardude]

This was awesome! So glad I stumbled on to this.

[@elhijodelchupacabra]

When descending from his plane at Atsugi, MacArthur looks completely, totally, absolutely BADASS. The Supreme Commander

[@lxi9648]

@@smitty9398 what

[@ralphcraig5816]

@@lxi9648 Head Mo Fo In Charge, or expand on Mo Fo for a fuller context...

[@tanler7953]

People forget that by the time the US got involved in WWII, MacArthur had long since retired and was living in the Philippines. He had been US army chief of staff but that was in in the early 1930s. The US government rehired him both because of his military brilliance in WWI and for his extensive knowledge of conditions in Asia. His father had been, after all, the US military governor of the Philippines.

[@bluemarshall6180]

Tan Ler His Father Massacred a lot of innocent civilians before he became Governor. And the young Mac. Help Japan more after WW2.

[@tanler7953]

@@bluemarshall6180 For the first two years of the American occupation, Japan faced dire food shortages. The entire country was on the brink of starvation. The Americans spent millions importing food supplies. By 1947 the Americans decided to help Japan rebuild its agriculture and industry, since that would put less strain on US resources. It was MacArthur's job to reboot the Japanese government, reform it in such a way so as to bring it more in line with American political principles. Douglas MacArthur was very respectful of Asian cultures. In Japan, he tried his best to limit abuse by US soldiers towards Japanese citizens. Previously, in 1924, when he was appointed head of the US military garrison in the Philippines, he advocated for giving Filipino troops the same rate of pay as their American counterparts. MacArthur's father, on the other hand, was a racist SOB. As a military commander, Arthur MacArthur was extensively involved in the Philippine-American War (1899-1902). There were two phases to that war. In the first phase, Feb. 4, 1899-Nov. 13, 1899, the US and Filipino troops fought each other as regular soldiers. The second phase was guerrilla warfare. The fighting deteriorated and it became increasingly difficult for the Americans to distinguish non-combatants from insurgents. Some massacres took place. Arthur MacArthur was the military governor of the Philippines from May 5, 1900 to July 4, 1901. At that point, although military operations were still on going, political decisions were handed over to the civilian administration headed by William Howard Taft (He later served as US President, 1909-1913). Taft was eager to see the end of hostilities and have Filipinos and Americans reach a political agreement . He regarded the American Generals (Merrit, Otis and MacArthur) as a bunch of bigoted hotheads.

[@deplorable_bitter_clinger7482]

MacArthur was paid by the Philippine government to develop their military in preparation for the coming independence from the USA, which was scheduled for 1945. By 1935 they were a commonwealth. The Japanese invasion stopped all that, but at least the Filipinos were organized enough by then to form successful guerilla groups to oppose Japanese occupation.

[@nogoodnameleft]

Exactly he already was a legend and a war hero from his incredible "fighting general" days in WW1. If he had never fought in WW2 or the Korean War he would have already been one of the most famous soldiers in U.S. history. He deserves all the praise and accolades that he received, but sadly because of his immense popularity amongst everybody back then so many other generals, admirals, and politicians were so jealous and hated him.

[@cliffdariff74]

​@@tanler7953..my friend... the objecive of a war is to win, everything else is a luxury. Weakness is not an option unless you to want to lose.

[@VidBrats]

Wow! What a blast from the past. I remember the hotel as a kid in the '60s whenever we'd make a trip into Yokohama from Sagamihara or Grant Heights DHA (we lived in Japan twice). I'm looking forward to future installments. Growing up in Japan has left an indelible impression on me. I miss Japan tremendously. Hope the Japan Brats of today will appreciate the unique experience and always remember their time there. Domo arigatou for sharing your excellent videos with all of us USARJ!

[@UFOBobTV]

ボデオはおもしろかったん。アりがとう。

[@edlane9882]

He treated the japanese people much kinder than the japanese treated those whom they conquered.

[@nogoodnameleft]

He really was the American Caesar

[@vicvic964]

this is democracy wow what a touching the life of this mam and the history of mac arthur this is a good example of the past wow

[@willyspinney1959]

What a delightful lady, She started work in the hotel in 1931 when she was 17 which means she was born in 1913 and is 107 if she is still alive. So this must have been filmed in 2002.

[@envitech02]

She would have been 108 now in 2021 if she's still alive. And if she is, I wish her long life and happiness. If not, may God rest her soul and grant her eternal rest.

[@rahmatkristomi6997]

The time when America was very well-respected among nations. Most of them had fear of God in their heart and mind

[@shooter7a]

That was because we did the right thing back then. Now we blow everything up, and then leave destruction and chaos in our wake (Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan)

[@tsundokus]

@@shooter7a #yournextsouthamerica

[@Fermifire]

Using the "Fear of God" can backfire too, just look at Islamist Jihadists. 🙄

[@davidcraig9779]

Wonderful story...Thank you.

[@Free_Palestine_419]

"I come to you General MacArthur to offer myself as the one to bear sole responsibility. I wish that the punishment would fall on me. Not all..... Japan." - Emperor Hirohito to MacArthur 1945 "This has nothing to do with punishments. I need your help. Let's see what we can do to get Japan back on its feet." - MacArthur to Emperor Hirohito 1945

[@billjenkins687]

Thank You for this video.

[@nojustno1216]

The Japanese are wonderful people. I love them. ❤️

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

Wonderful lady! I’m very grateful to have her shared recorded memories. MacArthur truly could be and was a great gentleman and American cultural ambassador!

[@chapeltibet4551]

What a great inside look at the great General

[@wilfredomesina5846]

This is the general that change the world after the war.

[@ianpanganiban3677]

Philippines is lucky to have Mc Arthur

[@robertgabuna355]

ian panganiban Philippines was neglected. unlucky Philippines.

[@user-ed6qu1qp8i]

he attacked in Manila. 100000 philippines were killed by him.

[@paratrooper629]

@@user-ed6qu1qp8i B.S. the japanize who disobeyed Yamashita's orders to evacuate Manila are responsible for the deaths period.

[@nogoodnameleft]

@@user-ed6qu1qp8i Fuck the Japanese general Yamashita for destroying Manila. He lied his ass off in the trial after the war. Yamashita also executed Chinese civilians in Singapore and Malaya. Good riddance to Yamashita.

[@cba6084]

He should have been given the Nobel Prize for what he did in Japan. I know there is an awardee that did not do anything to deserve it!

[@aresbeta9146]

I'm not sure man. I don't think he even deserves the Medal of Honor. He did some good things but he also screwed up at certain points in war.

[@paratrooper629]

@@aresbeta9146 no. He was nominated 3 times for the MOH. He surely earned in in France during WW 1. The reason he did not was because Pershing was old school and believed Generals should not get the MOH. And in my opinion he earned it during the defense of the Phillipines. Gen Marshall, Army Chief

[@paratrooper629]

Of Staff recommended him for it and wrote the citation and FDR approved. Mac does not even mention be awarded the MOH in his memoirs.

[@nogoodnameleft]

@@paratrooper629 Yup. MacArthur was very ambivalent about that MOH and never ever wore it and especially refused to take a single photo with the MOH out of respect for all the men he served with in the Philippines. He only accepted it if everybody can jointly agree with him that that MOH is for ALL of the American/Filipino troops defending Bataan and Corregidor. And yes. Marshall and FDR awarded him the MOH. If the MacArthur haters want to get angry they should get angry solely at Marshall and FDR. I think MacArthur deserved the MOH 100% for the Philippines because the Bataan/Corregidor defense was done by him and his troops successfully for 5 months when that plan before the war only existed on paper and nobody expected it to work at all even if Pearl Harbor was never attacked. He really deserved at least 2 more MOHs for his incredible service in WW1. He was like Captain America in WW1 with the way he was always leading his soldiers from the very front into no man's land and not caring if he would die as long as it would inspire his soldiers to charge into battle behind him. Patton called him the bravest man he had ever known (they both only met one single time in person in their whole lives at the Battle of St. Mihiel. MacArthur did something during those 3 days fighting alongside Patton that impressed him so much to say that within only 3 days! General Henri Gouraud, who was a legendary French general that was one of the actual talented French generals unlike most of the other mediocre French generals, said MacArthur was the greatest and bravest officer he had ever known of any country (Gouraud lost an arm and broke both of his legs at Gallipoli in 1915!!! So someone like this French general called MacArthur the greatest and bravest of the whole war.). So why the hell did MacArthur have to prove his bravery or combat expertise to a single person in WWII who were too young to know about his WWI service? He could have just sat on his ass in DC and run the war instead of Marshall and he absolutely would have deserved that and still be recognized as an old WWI fighting general.) He did deserve a Nobel Peace Prize and I bet he absolutely would have received it if not for the Korean War. Japan was going to regain their independence and sovereignty in 1952 and if there were no Korean War the year 1952 would have been the highlight of MacArthur's whole career and he would be awarded with a Nobel. People always forget that MacArthur singlehandedly prevented Hokkaido from being invaded by the Soviet Union. The Soviets tried to sneakily "jointly occupy" Japan (UK and other Allied powers sent a handful of troops to help with the Japanese occupation) and offered to send some troops into Hokkaido like East Germany but MacArthur ignored the Soviets and refused to even talk to any Soviet generals or politicians in 1945 and every year afterwards.

[@stilllearning1160]

How such leaders as Macarthur handled the 'peace' and the post WWII occupation was critical to the years that would follow.

[@irish89055]

Lovely lady and music..

[@networkbike543]

Gen McArthur went for rebuilding Japan. He would have none of the idea of putting their Emperor on trial for war crimes. Just had to admit he had not divine rule.

[@johnaugsburger6192]

Thanks

[@zak_7354]

貴重な体験でしたね

[@cosmicallyderived]

That was really good!

[@2Oldcoots]

Wonderful and Beautiful!

[@grisall]

MacArthur -- always posing.

[@BelloBudo007]

I thought the same. He doesn't seem natural but instead has contrived poses and props to support his act.

[@death2pc]

The man was a shameless, self-promoting, ruthless fraud, period.

[@samualcrocket1405]

@@death2pc Liar. That is not his reputation.

[@hoatattis7283]

@@samualcrocket1405 His reputation? Jesus he ran away and was given the Medal of Honor for doing so.

[@samualcrocket1405]

@@hoatattis7283 MacArthur left in order to fight another day and fight another day he did. A lot of Americans died liberating the Philippines. America was also fighting a more powerful German Military at the same time. It needed to recruit men and manufacture military supplies to fight on both fronts. The strategy has to be on winning the war, not every battle, and that is what he did. Hitler foolishly commanded a lot of German soldiers to their deaths in order to hold their ground when his generals were telling him to retreat.

[@bernardogomezvasquez8489]

Gloria eterna al General Douglas Macarthur

[@scorpioside513]

Hes the hero in the Philippines

[@jessicawells5145]

My brother was stationed at atsugi,will he was there they tore down one of the last air hangers from WW2

[@dzulkafleysamad4980]

America did a lot of good for japan...look where they are now, a highly respected society.

[@dzulkafleysamad4980]

@pyrotechnic5254 that is NOT entirely untrue

[@davidbagley1783]

Sugoi

[@patriciabracken7546]

What a lovely very young looking lady..does not look her age..

[@diogojapa8075]

Very documentario

[@LB-ty6ks]

Even 5 star generals are people. Nice video.

[@wensmanyu8358]

McArthur The Greatest U.S. General Ever!!!

[@320k]

She said near the beginning, the year Showa 11 - that would be 1936

[@diogojapa8075]

General mcthur liberte in the philipines

[@calingayanreynaldo486]

Good

[@milespuckett392]

The Japanese are mostly a nobel race of people ,this lady is true class!!

[@tomservo5007]

yea, that's what they thought too in Nankin. Their nobel and everyone else are animals.

[@leehaelters6182]

@@tomservo5007, that was the military. Terrible, to be sure.

[@dasboot6935]

l hate WAR, but out of war comes some of the best stories. Stories we can love because they give us a sense of the virtues humans have. To bad we need war in order to see that in ourselves.

[@arvidyoungquist729]

I believe the site of this interview was a hotel In Yokohama, where Gen. MacArthur held court during the Occupation. When I was inside this building during my High School days, it was primarily a library. During certain periods before or after this era, the building reverted into a premier Hotel near the Yokohama Bay.

[@paratrooper629]

He was there for a short time before he moved his HQ to the Dai Ichi building.

[@TSUTENKAKU007]

Defeated Japan was lucky that U.S. occupied the country in which they enjoy the freedom and peace with democratic way of life. Can you imagine what would be IF Russia occupied Japan, with Joseph Stalin in charge, and how they would be living under Putin's rule today? This is why more Japanese people should show the appreciation and gratitude toward US and continue to jointly help each other for the better future for both countries to make progress.

[@robertgabuna355]

Patrick Murphy allied Philippines is unlucky. fought side by side with America but Philippines was neglected

[@kevingouldrup9265]

No they were not the Philippines decided to be on their own apart from the U.S. BTW we are still working with the Philippines to rid them of the Islamist cancer.

[@rcdogmanduh4440]

@Ich bin Japaner凡な日本人 Are you saying under Russian occupation the Japanese would have enjoyed the same freedoms they did under US occupation? I am sure history of Russian occupation of any country would not support that theory.

[@Dr.RobertoSuzuki2600]

the best thing that ever happened to the Japanese people, oddly enough. Free market works miracles! 😂😂😂

[@ehufana1]

Patrick Murphy ,they did and now enjoyed democratic way of government.

[@brianadeva4560]

She was correct about being slaves after defeated. The Japanese soldiers made my countrymen slaves and sex slaves. So she felt it was tit for tat. Lucky for her MacArthur had no plans to humiliate the Japanese and instead made them business partners.

[@k4n4d4]

The Japanese made some Filipino woman their sex slaves or comfort woman.

[@johnshields6852]

Lovely woman, she looks 60. Women outlive men by a long time, here she is talking about the USA men who are long gone. Good for her, you go girl.

[@martinfoss3894]

Beautiful lady!

[@AnthonyGalli]

It's educational malpractice to teach about nuking Japan without teaching about nation-building Japan. If more American students learned about what SCAP did then perhaps they wouldn't be so unpatriotic.

[@cayennenaturetrails8953]

Ruby Hardy, my grandmother ,was DNA related to Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Mother ( Mary Pinkney Hardy) :)

[@paratrooper629]

FDR, Churchill and Mac were all distant cousins.

[@bruce8321]

I cannot imagine what it would have been like if Japan had won. Think of Tojo walking into a hotel as boss in Washington. One screw up waiting on him and there goes your head.

[@user-ed6qu1qp8i]

Far East military trial was lynch and illegal. He killed many soldiers illegally. whichever wons, winner behave brutality.

[@charliet.278]

Does anyone know her name ? Is she still alive ? Looks pretty darn good for 89.

[@westvillage321]

❤️🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵❤️

[@SabreWolferos]

I totally ship her and MacArthur

[@rougebaba3887]

It is interesting to compare and contrast the way each combatant generally viewed and treated a defeated and subjugated foe. To the Japanese, victory over an enemy meant evidence of superiority - and not just in terms of military and strategy, but all the way down to culture, race and spiritual value - it was proof of the superiority of the innate value of the Japanese themselves and their emperor. Now certainly the U.S. felt superior as well.... and they felt their culture and way of life was superior. But there are things that a Christianized culture will display even while feeling superior. At rock bottom, Christianity teaches equality before God of all men. The proposition that all men are created in the image of God carries with it the belief that each individual human being has innate value and dignity, even if that image is corrupted by sin - for even in that, all men are equal because all men are sinful. And to the devout Christian, war can either be just or unjust. The mere fact you are fighting a war has nothing to do as to whether it is justified or not. The purpose of a just war is to end an injustice which cannot be corrected in any other reasonable way. And once justice is served, hostility should be brought to an end. That is a serious consequence of a Christian perspective on relationships between nations. Christianity brought about the very ideas embodied in treaties concerning "rules of war" and the treatment to be afforded prisoners of war. They were to be treated humanely since they had submitted to the cause of justice. And although Japan had signed such treaties, these ideas were antithetical to the attitude of the Japanese. Their signing of such treaties was purely a political practicality, not a heartfelt compliance to the ideas such treaties embodied. The proof of this is in the very way the Japanese treated prisoners and conquered peoples, which was in direct opposition to the treaties they had signed. This is why the Japanese civilians were generally so pleasantly surprised by the behavior of the Americans during the occupation. It was not what they had expected from their perspective. It was not what they expected because it was not their attitude concerning defeated foes. And it was not their attitude because the Christian ideas had not taken hold in Japan.

[@irish89055]

Well Christian ideas had taken hold quite nicely in Germany.. it's what you do with your Armed Forces as you said for good or evil..we should never have let the Bolsheviks win in 1920 when we had forces there..

[@rougebaba3887]

@@irish89055 There are always unforeseen consequences to any such endeavor, even if undertaken with the very best of intentions. Yes, the world would be different today... But would it really be better? No one can say, at least with absolute certainty. One must act on what is known in the present in relation to a clear comprehension of one's own sinfulness. The nations of Europe saw such political and military upheaval in part because the influence of Christian theology had begun to seriously wane.

[@maiii02]

It ain't religion lol it's their pure human feelings, choice and decision making skills that led US throughout the war Christianity and other Jesus type religions was also spread and had a huge influence at Germany that time and the entirety of Europe in 1940's sooo.......

[@AK7962]

昨年日本ヨハン・シュトラウス協会のダンスパーティに参加して、大宴会場で踊りました。

[@juanitotuazon2623]

Is she still alive now 2020

[@romuloambay9624]

at the highest level as commander of the pacific theatre Mcarthur was far better than his former aid de camp eishenower the european theatre commander. .

[@paratrooper629]

I have often thought Marshall should have commanded Overlord but who would have become CSA? Like? I think not. Have Ike replace Sutherland as MACs chief of staff. Stillwell was slated to command a Corps Commander for TORCH. Could have risen to army commander in OVERLORD. EICHELBERGER got approved to go to the ETO twice yet stayed on the SWPA. Under these scenarios Clark does not command in italy. Send him to SWPA as a Division under Mac.same with Bradley. DEVERS was way under rated due to personal friction with IKE. Jake instead of Ike poses some positive what ifs. IMHO Bradley should have been a Corps CG in italy.

[@nogoodnameleft]

@@paratrooper629 Marshall, Eisenhower, Ernest King and Nimitz were the very epitome of REMFs and it is disgusting how they get so much praise while never ever serving in combat or being up close to the front lines exposing themselves to enemy fire like MacArthur did numerous times in WWII. They all claimed they wanted to serve on the frontlines or in the picket ships like destroyer escorts or submarine duty but they never did so even though they very well could have by WWII. They never served in combat in WWI like MacArthur did. It disgusts me to see so many anti-MacArthur people today trash talk MacArthur who was the bravest and greatest "fighting general (colonel)" of the American Expeditionary Force with the 42nd Division. The stuff he did was absolutely incredible on the Western Front, doing trench raids along with French troops to attack and capture German POWs and then leading thousands of his men from the very front into no man's land as the CHIEF OF STAFF (supposed to be 10-20 miles away from no man's land) of the 42nd Division all throughout 1918 from February to November and then doing nighttime reconnaissance missions into no man's land where one time he was the sole survivor out of a squad of troops that went on a recon mission along with him due to the Germans discovering them and shooting all of them dead except MacArthur (He never talked about this incident publically or in his memoirs. He disclosed the sole survivor story only to his adjutant at West Point, William Ganoe, privately). The "Dugout Doug" nickname is so stupid. The only reason he didn't go to Bataan was because in December 1941 the Japanese bombers bombed Corregidor and one bomb exploded only 10 feet from MacArthur but miraculously didn't kill him! His staff urged him to not leave Corregidor as a result after that near death experience. All the soldiers on Corregidor remember MacArthur heroically refusing to cower in an air raid when the air raid siren was turned on and he always stayed with the enlisted soldiers out in the open air and suffered with them and risked a bomb killing him during Japanese bombing runs on Corregidor for 2.5 months.

[@drpujiarto9078]

😂👍

[@sealoftheliving4998]

General our base is under attack! Roger That!

[@franklinarchambault-ik5xg]

Patton should have gotten the fifth star not bradly as far as I an concerned

[@juanitotuazon2623]

Were now is the lady japanese who work for mcartur

[@jdoe3006]

After the fall of Nazi and the imminent fall of Japan Stalin immediately sent out his army to the other side of the world to annex some land occupied by Japan. Soviets would have had time to invade Japan if US didn't drop those nukes. Just imagine what would have happened if they reached the Japanese mainland.

[@warpaulgundol7560]

The Russians will be digging their own graves. Even the Americans paid a heavy price conquering the Japanese strategic islands like Iwo Jima and Okinawa what more to say the Japanese mainland.

[@tocu9808]

That's true. Had the Soviets have little more time, they could have taken up at least Hokkaido, after occupying Kuril islands in the north. The US should have nuke the Soviets right after 1945 instead of allowing them to grasp the whole East Europe.

[@nogoodnameleft]

@@tocu9808 Soviets were supposed to get Hokkaido. Truman and Marshall were about to let them have it like they gave up northern Korea, Manchuria, Port Arthur, and Eastern Europe to the Soviets. When MacArthur arrived in Japan the Soviets tried to sneakily argue and push for a "joint occupation" and they had their troops ready to take Hokkaido and they wanted to sneakily do it like they did in Eastern Europe, northern Korea, Manchuria, and Port Arthur. But MacArthur refused to even meet the Soviet generals and politicians who flew to Tokyo to meet him and try to strike an agreement to occupy Hokkaido. MacArthur deserved the Nobel Peace Prize and he would have absolutely received it in 1952 after the successful occupation of Japan if there were no Korean War that screwed that whole scenario up.

[@rogemillecastillo3183]

Five star General....

[@paratrooper629]

There were numerous attempts to promote him to 6 star rank. Had JFK had lived he would have been promoted. I wonder how long MAC would have lived if he had not neglected his health after he returned from korea. I could see him with JFK watching Apollo 11 launching for the moon.

[@nogoodnameleft]

@@paratrooper629 I think LBJ would have done the same thing for MacArthur especially if he had that overwhelming congressional support like he had in 1964-65. LBJ's 1942 Silver Star from MacArthur during WWII was done only so MacArthur would get LBJ to push for more men and more weapons and ships to the South West Pacific Area. LBJ owed him big time, which was why LBJ signed off what JFK would have done and gave MacArthur a beautiful U.S. Capitol Rotunda lie in rest ceremony in DC which is usually only done for dead presidents. They treated his funeral like the death of a president. That was how huge MacArthur was. It disgusts me that Ike and Truman refused to attend either MacArthur's lie in state ceremony at the Capitol rotunda in DC or his funeral in Norfolk. Those two had such a stupid petty feud against MacArthur and sadly all the historians who worship Ike and Truman have brainwashed millions of Americans to this day to hate MacArthur because MacArthur was hated by Truman and Eisenhower.

[@gutsshots1063]

Last Shogun of Japan 🇯🇵

[@stilllearning1160]

I used to know a Getman who survived WWII only to spend some very difficilt years in Soviet gulags - work camps with freezing cold and little foid. Imagine where the worldw would be if the allies had treated the defeated Japanese this way. We may have instilled such disdain, reinforcing their anti-american stereotype that it would have driven them to bitter hatred and even pushing them to uprising and i to the arms of communism etc. Perhaps the west learned a thing or two from the first world war's epitaph.

[@MrSweetrose926]

@kanainara 日本人は、12歳の少年のようなピュアな心を持っているので、変わることが出来ると誉めました

[@jason1919spezza]

ピュアというかWW1とWW2で傷跡残したドイツと比べたら日本の太平洋戦争は幼稚・無知(naive)によるものだって言ってるんだよw別にピュアとは言ってないし、勘違いにもほどがある。 ネトウヨジャッ◯の異常な愛国心は何処からくるんだよw別に愛国心が悪いとは言わないけど自国の誤ちを直視できないで、しかも正当化さえしようとするのは現実逃避の何事でもないからやめろw

[@mikeserrano734]

She helped women in Japan so they can Vote.

[@donaldmorrison3977]

A ture man but, someone did better saving lifes in the world today time and didnt ask was he a leader the ture answer is yes in bootcamp, righttimmingrightplace right rank a honor to seat and i solute you .

[@bluemarshall6180]

And Mac didn't pay a single yen in that hotel. 😆

[@KD5XB]

This video ends too soon. WAY too soon.

[@fanny4676]

kaichou yasashi kudasai

[@drewwagner4802]

I too said the Japanese were very lucky it was the US who occupied them after the War and not Communist China, are Communist Russia. Gen. Macarthur also gave strict orders to all American troops occupying Japan that no acts of violence against the Japanese people would be tolerated. and the Gen. staff should have brought provisions with them when checking into the hotel, they knew the people of Japan were starving at that time due to the effects of War.

[@nogoodnameleft]

Yup. Compare what he did by forcing his troops to give their own food to the starving Japanese to what the Allies did in Germany after WWII when they starved countless hundreds of thousands to death as "revenge" against the German civilians and military after WWII. The occupation of Germany was a NASTY affair for the next 45 years until the fall of the Berlin Wall. Compare that to the way MacArthur ran Japan.

[@episodebeats2817]

MacArthur would get courtmartialed in today's times for beating the crap outta Sleepy Joe.

[@xvdd1]

And that gentleman is a pipe.

[@eduardoroxas8149]

If only given that ultimate goal during the korean war to take china maybe the mainland will be back to democracy But instead the president calls him back to the US. What ever the logical reason to call off i believed the then US president miss the chance to tamed a wayward dragon .

[@eduardoroxas8149]

@pyrotechnic5254 only the US got that mushroom cloud maker (nuke) during the korean war , the general will definitely use it if overwhelmed with firepower from enemy ground forces .

[@tocu9808]

That was a big strategic mistake not to nuke Chicom by then. An even bigger mistake was made 8 years before that allowing the Soviets to take the whole East Europe !

[@eduardoroxas8149]

@pyrotechnic5254 Gen MacArthur has a famous words it goes like this "give me 10,000 Filipinos I will conquer the world" but the Korean war got a truce, and Philippines was already Independent during the korean war the 10,000 Filipino soldiers did not materialise.

[@Arcueid_Brunestud]

If MacArthur had it his way, China would've been wiped off the map... if only Truman hadn't been such a pussy.

[@paratrooper629]

@@Arcueid_Brunestud right on! Mac did not want to invade china nor use 30 to 50 nukes on China period. Truman's spin and his leftist lap dogs spun it that way and tragically it has stuck. I am 62 and served 22 years as an Infantry officer. I pray I am wrong but I fear for my sons and grandkids lives if china and the USA go to war.

[@Jerry_Lertdej]

It’s call Stockholm’s syndrome

[@jesse75]

I wonder if she had the hots for him, like that Filipina actress ?

[@nicolassalazar5354]

I am reading a bunch of fake Japanese trolls posting here I know they are fake because I can either barely understand what they typed or I can't understand a word they said FYI if you are using Google Translate it is not 100% accurate or not even 30% accurate. #Trolls # EducateYourself

[@SuperTrumpMAGA]

Im sure u r very low I.Q .liar & u dont trust anything around ur potetoe head also u looks like shitty troll too !!!

[@SuperTrumpMAGA]

Nicolas Salazari Hassan bin Mohamad big mouth Liar !!!!!!

[@eduardoroxas8149]

Not jaoanese trolls japan don't need trolls to be uplifted only china needs trolls to bash America and the famous Americans posted on the internet .

[@emiliopalac2931]

She was a gf of the general.

[@tocu9808]

How did you find that ?

[@emiliopalac2931]

@@tocu9808 in a book titled adventures in tubectubang.

[@tocu9808]

@@emiliopalac2931 - Thanks, will look for it. BTW, she looks beautiful and quite happy, till this age.

[@lovecountry6549]

American 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸liberated Japan 🇯🇵

[@user-gw3ws4gy4h]

下地等と申します。大変生意気なことを述べさせて頂きます。壺屋の刀の骨董品店の店主さんに教えて頂きました。琉球には刀は無いそうです。三種の神器の形あるものは、城の司（御嶽）に宿る魂です。首里城の首里森御嶽などがそのような御嶽です。知恵と勇気と優しさです。キリストの教えはこのことです。常識ある者は、その他のことは、自分で考えて分かると思います。侍が持つものは「刀」だけではにと思います。武士の三徳を形にあらわしたものが「刀」です。人を切るものではありません。武器は、暴力ではありません。魂です。降神することをオススメします。

[@rancidpitts8243]

I'm certain that besides being Polite and Gentle he always had a plan on how he was going to kill everyone in the room. Just in case.

[@CourtofRecord]

EVERY real man does that

[@jodochris]

I'

[@Buffaloc]

We didn't treat American Japanese who were legal citizens very well.

[@leehaelters6182]

Not the first thing we have to be ashamed of.

[@willmpet]

Just try to remember that Douglas MacArthur visited Korea ONCE during the Korean War!

[@paratrooper629]

Wrong! He visited Korea 17 times while he was in command during the time he was in command.

[@elhijodelchupacabra]

@ William Peterson Try to read serious books about General MacArthur, . . . dummy.

[@tocu9808]

It may sound controversy, but Asian nations might be better off under the reign of Imperal Japan, at least they would probably become more disciplined and organized. Taiwan and South Korea were once occupied by Japan for nearly 40 years and had learned a few good things from Japan.

[@aresbeta9146]

I think so too. As a Filipino, admitting it feels so wrong but it's rational.

[@nogoodnameleft]

LMAO...typical words from an apologist. Taiwan and South Korea were still the same backwater shitholes in August 1945 as they were in 1895-1905 and that was not because of American bombs.

[@bueler4950]

He also kicked the Communists out They would have taken over the whole country or at least divided it like North and South Korea Too bad the Democrat Truman stop him from going into China and having complete victory over communism Then we could have a free and unified Korea and China today

[@jascrandom9855]

People were tired of war, and invading China was just an insane idea.

[@fbn7075]

Japan liberated ASIA from western colonies and chenged the world👍

[@jeffswoyer9898]

@pyrotechnic5254 Well, except that within 20 years all of those countries that were colonies (Taiwan, The Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Burma, Vietnam, South Korea) were independent and while it took another 20-30 years for some/some are working towards it, most are now multiparty democracies. Thailand was the only country in SE Asia that wasn't a colony.

[@934johno]

King mc Arthur thank God he didn't become pres he would have gotten into another war his ego was as bad as pattons

[@stanmohr8601]

934johno "No substitute for vicctory". North Korea still a threat to the South and the world.

[@tocu9808]

It was a big mistake ! Had the US nuked to wipe out Chicom since then, there would have not existed Chinazi and North Korea as of today. An even bigger strategic flaw was made before that by allowing the Soviet Union grasp the whole East Europe.

[@nogoodnameleft]

Uhoh we got another Truman/Eisenhower fanboi. MacArthur was right. The Korean War hasn't ended and the Chinese Civil War hasn't ended either because of Truman's decision. The Chinese Civil War didn't end in 1949. It has continued ever since because the Republic of China in Taiwan never surrendered or signed a peace treaty with the PRC.

[@juanpardo1073]

American principle(?): "a bit intimidating but very gentle."

[@keiweak]

a great time when the old US of A only came fight a war for freedom and democracy for all mankind but now its freedom democracy for your oil

[@johneyon5257]

The USA fought cuz they were attacked - freedom & democracy were byproducts of that effort - and in the belief that there would less chance of future attacks if japan became a democracy analysis requires more sophistication than you seem capable of

[@robertgabuna355]

Erwin Rommel ally Philippines was neglected; but, the enemies were rehabilitated.

[@robertgabuna355]

John Eyon how about this: the Philippines was an ally during the Second World War; but was neglected. the enemies were taken cared of.

[@gangster3591]

"now its (U.S.) freedom and democracy for your oil" Are you really that dense, Erwin? I hope not for your sake

[@elnebraskense9904]

@@gangster3591 sorry man but i think he's right. It's not just oil, it's all about money. It's not about freedom and democracy. We support corrupt repressive governments so long as we get what we want.

[@honshinglai6325]

Fired general, all fame perished in Korean War!