Douglas MacArthur and the Korean War
Large explosions.
July 19, 1950. Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Situation in Korea. U.S. President Harry S. Truman speaking from podium: "Korea is a small country, thousands of miles away, but what is happening there is important to every American." Explosion. Four adult male North Korean soldiers walking across a smoldering battlefield; fire and smoke rising in BG. Truman: "On Sunday, June 25th, Communist forces attacked the Republic of Korea. Free nations must be on their guard, more than ever before against this kind of sneak attack."
Korean war. Shots of bombing. Soldiers moving across area. Explosions. Dead soldiers in the grass. Prisoners of War
American aid to South Korea. United States airplanes and ships.
Ashiya Air base in Japan.
American aid to South Korea. Supplies are unloaded. Planes on aircraft carriers.
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Douglas MacArthur participating in a ceremony on the deck of a ship.
Row of flags from different countries at the United Nations. Empty chair in the UN for the representative from the Soviet Union (boycott). The United Nations security council meeting. Vote for UN intervention in Korea.
MS military airplane taking off.
Douglas MacArthur in a vehicle.
United Nations council meeting.
United States military marching.
Fighting in Korea. Soldiers firing weapons.
July 19, 1950. Address to the American People on the Situation in Korea. President Harry Truman speaking The free nations have now made it clear that lawless aggression will be met with force. The free nations have learned the fateful lesson of the 1930's. That lesson is that aggression must be met firmly. Appeasement leads only to further aggression and ultimately to war.