The New World
For General Douglas MacArthur & family it was a week of catching up on peacetime fun. In his new civilian uniform (double-breasted, grey flannel suit, bow tie and grey felt hat), he arrived at Yankee Stadium to see the Yankee-Browns game, was asked by the announcer to say a few words. He obliged with some old memories of Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson and Lou Gehrig, ended by throwing his favorite punch line with a slight twist: "Unlike old soldiers who never die, unfortunately these men did, but American sportsmanship will never let...
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