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US General Douglas MacArthur (1880 - 1964), wearing sunglasses and leading his troops ashore in the Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines, fullfilling his promise to return to defeat the Japanese Invaders. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

US General Douglas MacArthur (1880 - 1964), wearing sunglasses and leading his troops ashore in the Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines, fullfilling his promise to return to defeat the Japanese Invaders.   (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)