Reflection of Liberation. Reflected in General MacArthur's glasses are figures of the Filipino natives greeting his return joyously on the beach of Leyte Island after the island had been under Jap oppression for nearly three years. This enlargement of a closeup photo of MacArthur was made by a Coast Guard Combat Photographer who held his camera on the general for ten minutes waiting for the exact instant to snap this remarkable picture. General MacArthur was standing on Leyte's beach soon after landing to keep his famous "I Shall Return" pledge.

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Size: 3142px × 3687px
Photo credit: © Niday Picture Library / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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