Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an … - Douglas MacArthur

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Douglas MacArthur

Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye.

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