Sam, that's a fascinating read, good reporting. MacArthur's involvement comes up in historian accounts but never to my knowledge in such detail. Makes me wonder if the march lingered in public memory, if Truman didn't have more public support than I thought when he fired MacArthur from all his commands 18 years later. It seemed a powerfully gutsy call at the time. Reading the news flash in the wire room, I was astonished. Thanks for the link and thanks to American Heritage.

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