General of the Army Douglas MacArthur’s trip to West Point had been well publicized and would be a major event. General Westmoreland and Jim Ellis Parading the Corps with the General. MacArthur’s Farewell to the Corpsīy Lieutenant General James R. The Farewell – (and I have never felt it was a speech – I always felt that he was talking to us – telling us what he expected from us, of me) is at the end of this page. The recording of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur‘s Duty Honor Country Farewell on was accomplished only because Jim Ellis Class of 1962, Cadet Brigade Commander did not feel it was satisfactory to have only a written record.īelow the discussion of the events leading to the recording is a short discussion of the painting of the Pictorial of General MacArthur talking to us less than 4 weeks from Graduation.
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