MacArthur keeps his pledge - This remarkable study of General MacArthur, nonchalantly puffing on his corncob pipe, was made by a Coast Guard combat photographer at the historic moment when Mac Arthur surveyed the Leyte Island beachhead and saw his famous "I will Return" pledge fulfilled.

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Size: 3411px × 4038px
Photo credit: © Niday Picture Library / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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