MacArthur Page #2

Thank you.

Jim, let the men know

that I'm obeying a direct

order from the president.

I will. I will.

When I return, I'll make

you a lieutenant general.

I'll be here, or I'll be dead.

Goodbye, Jim.

Goodbye.

Welcome aboard, sir.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

I'm saying hello

again to you boys on Corregidor.

Especially you,

General MacArthur.

On behalf of

the Japanese nation,

allow me to

invite you to a party

to celebrate our forthcoming victory.

A surprise party.

In fact, a necktie party,

here in Tokyo.

Sorry, General.

Let's skip that

little party, shall we?

Aye, aye, sir.

What is it?

Mines.

I think that's

the last of them, sir.

There's a pot of hot coffee up

forward, sir. Would you like some?

No coffee.

How do you feel, sir?

I'm not exactly

a navy man, Phil.

Well, when we get to Australia,

the commissioner of railways has

ordered his own personal car

for your trip to Melbourne.

Anything I can do, sir?

Can't sleep.

We're safe.

They're doomed.

I know what they're saying.

"Dugout Doug MacArthur

lies a-shaking on the rock.

"Safe from any danger

and any sudden shock."

I've heard that song.

Well, I'm sure that the men

who thought that one up

were just

blowing off steam, sir.

I'm only thankful my father

isn't alive to hear it.

Sir!

I knew the train

would be the best.

This is the first time he's

really slept since Pearl Harbor.

Mmm.

Good crowd. And it looks

like all the Australian brass

you want to talk to are out

there waiting for you, sir.

All I see is people.

Where are the kangaroos?

Well, I'm sure

we'll see some soon, dear.

What I'd like to have is a

public address system by the back there.

Hello, Dick.

Do you have a report for me?

Uh, yes, I do, but...

But there's a crowd waiting.

Why don't you go out, and

I'll brief you in the hotel?

Good news can wait, bad news can't.

Let's have it.

Well, sir...

I...

Nobody knows anything about a

Philippine relief expedition.

I'm sorry.

In the whole of Australia,

there is a grand total of

some 30,000 U.S. personnel,

mostly artillery and engineers,

scattered all over

the continent.

At present, there's no

American infantry.

Air units?

There are about 250 planes of all

types, more or less, in commission.

Sixty-five of them are

undergoing repairs, 122 of them

are being assembled.

There's almost no navy at all.

And no infantry.

God help us.

Well, there are approximately

300,000 Australian troops,

but they've been described as

under-trained and under-equipped.

You know what that means.

Not only is

the Bataan rescue mission

so much blue sky

over the horizon,

it is even open to question

if we can defend Australia.

Ready to go, Daddy?

Shh.

However, there is

one more thing, sir.

Headquarters here at Melbourne

has received a message for you

from President Roosevelt.

He has awarded you

the Medal of Honor.

Congratulations, sir.

MacArthur! MacArthur!

MacArthur! MacArthur!

MacArthur!

MacArthur! MacArthur!

MacArthur!

MacArthur! MacArthur!

Congressional Medal of Honor.

MacArthur!

MacArthur! MacArthur!

MacArthur!

MacArthur! MacArthur!

You know, my father was awarded

the same decoration

when he was only 19.

I had to wait just

a little bit longer.

MacArthur!

MacArthur! MacArthur!

MacArthur!

MacArthur! MacArthur!

But at this moment, I would swap

it for just one trained division.

Excuse me, gentlemen. Would you

please shoot from a low angle?

The general likes

that effect very much.

The President of

the United States...

The President...

The President of the

United States ordered me

to break through

the Japanese lines

and proceed from

Corregidor to Australia

for the purpose of organizing the

American offensive against Japan,

a primary object of which is the

retaking of the Philippines.

I came through,

and I shall return.

This is General

Wainwright speaking.

Subject, surrender.

To put a stop to further useless

sacrifice of human life,

I've decided to accept,

in the name of humanity,

the formal surrender of all

American and Philippine army troops

in the Philippine Islands.

It became apparent that the garrisons

would be eventually destroyed.

This dissension

was forced upon me

by means entirely

beyond my control.

Let me emphasize there must

be no thought whatever

of disregarding

these instructions.

My assistant chief of staff will repeat

the complete text of this letter

by radio to General MacArthur.

It's a trick.

It's a Japanese deception.

No, sir. Everyone recognized

the general's voice.

He struck Old Glory

and ran up a bed sheet.

By what authority does he

issue such an unlawful order?

He's the acting

commander. He's...

The only possible explanation is

that he's temporarily deranged.

For that reason alone,

his orders have no validity.

I place no credence

on this alleged broadcast.

Everybody up there believed

him, the Japanese included.

The conditions...

If it's true, then we

should get back at once.

It's not too late to join

the guerrillas on Luzon.

General, you can't be serious.

They won't be

organized for months.

Now, we both know

that Wainwright

could not hold on indefinitely.

He was not asked to

hold on indefinitely.

His job was to defend the

island until help arrived.

That was his assignment!

He had no supplies,

no food left.

The malaria was

totally out of hand.

If he had tried to

hold out one more day,

then we would've had

a dreadful massacre.

General, would...

Yes, yes, yes.

I suppose it was

just a matter of time.

General Blamey on Line 2, sir.

I can't speak to him now.

He'll call back later.

There's some talk in Washington

about a Medal of Honor

for Wainwright.

They want you to recommend it.

Medal of Honor?

If Wainwright received it,

it would constitute an injustice

to others

who have done far more.

Send the following radio

to General Marshall.

"I believe that Wainwright has

become temporarily unbalanced,

"and that his condition renders

him susceptible of enemy use."

Unquote.

General, this

training is all well and good,

but it's just not enough.

These troops are green corn.

They won't be ready for weeks.

All soldiers are green

until their first battle.

Sh*t, sir. Excuse me, I don't

even have the transport

to supply a single

division for 24 hours.

Hell, I can't even

land them on the beach.

Harding, I want action

from you, not complaints.

If I don't get going, the

navy's gonna win this war.

Look what Nimitz did

up at Coral Sea and Midway.

I know you don't have

everything you need, but...

Look, sir, if I could just

have a little more time...

That's because our

friends in Washington

are sending it all to George

Patton in North Africa,

so he can run around in the desert,

fighting a seesaw tank battle.

General, if I could just have...

Sid, I want to see

my new air commander.

Where's General Kenney?

General Kenney?

Good morning.

Where'd

you get the B-17?

It flew in from

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