European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes world Friday october 21,1994 Macarthur lives again in by Hugh filman Deutsche Presse Agenter. Palo Philippines a Palm Trees were blown to pieces planes strafed the beaches and gis stormed the shores of the Island of Leyte on thursday As thousands of veterans and locals watched . And philippine troops re enact get. Douglas Macarthur a return to the Philippines in 1944. American and philippine veterans lined red Beach in Palo 350 Miles Southeast of Manila where . And philippine forces had prepared special pyrotechnics for the mock naval barrage from the flotilla of 24 philippine ., australian thai and French ships just off the coast a a avas they watched hundreds of . Marines and philippine service members a dressed As Vintage american soldiers a charging the Beach through a Smoky Haze Many of the veterans snapped pictures and reminisced about the invasion on oct. 20,1944. Alva a is Mitty Smith 73, one of the first soldiers to reach nearby Blue Beach during the actual invasion said there was some shelling and snipers when he hit the Beach. A you got rushes of adrenaline when Yoi had shells a. To n to <11 f. 117l.a4 coming at you a Smith said. A my feeling was a what the hell am i doing Here a a Smiths voice became choked and his eyes reddened when he mentioned that the Man who followed him off the Landing Craft was shot Between the eyes after his first step a the led the religious service the night  a a. V. 4v" another Veteran who landed with Smith Don Dencker crouched to Chat with the troops crawling on the beaches burning hot Sand. A i get a kick out of talking to the marines acting As army troops a he said. Dencker 69, said Leyte was also hot and sunny the morning of the invasion but things changed quickly. Thirty inches of rain fell within a month. A we thought Leyte was the wettest place in the world a he said. In the second wave of the mock invasion which featured the actors representing Macarthur a party the american portraying the general slipped and fell while disembarking from the Landing Craft. When he did make it ashore he stood tall despite his dripping Pant legs a just As Macarthur had a and forcefully delivered the general a famous a people Ore enactment the Philippines i have returned address. The invasion which fulfilled the pledge Macarthur made after he was forced to flee in 1942, marked the beginning of. The allies Reconquest of the islands where hundreds of thousands died under the harsh japanese occupation. Former philippine guerrilla Ignacio Palad 72, who How lives in Chicago said filipinos loved Macarthur for returning. A the was our Savior and we owe him a debt of gratitude a he said. A we always knew he would come Back and that he would be leading a big  the re enactment was followed by a formal ceremony during which president Fidel Ramos . Defense Secretary William Perry and japanese ambassador Yoshifumi Matsuda addressed the veterans.,. Matsuda apologized for japanese aggression during the War noting that a we japanese Are now fully aware that Japan was directly responsible for the grave consequences the War inflicted on the Peoples of asia.�?�. Perry and Ramos praised the contributions of the philippine guerrillas and civilians in defeating the japanese in the Philippines. Distributed by Scripps Howard news service to avoid bankruptcy european communities member states and the american armed forces to be sold due to the recession Many companies in trouble All monies received for goods sold must be deposited with the National Westminster Bank. 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