The original text is: "I came out, but I will come back!" These are the most appealing words in the life of American five-star general MacArthur.

Background:

The Pacific War broke out on December 7, 1941, when MacArthur was serving as Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Army in the Philippines. He led the U.S. military to fight tenaciously against the Japanese army's fierce attack, but they still could not resist it. When MacArthur refused President Roosevelt's suggestion to evacuate the Philippines, he found the Colt 45 pistol that his father had left for him. He prepared to commit suicide at a critical moment, determined to live or die with the Philippines.

On February 8, 1942, President Roosevelt once again ordered MacArthur, his wife, and son to evacuate the Philippines immediately in the name of the country. On February 22 and 23, Roosevelt and Marshall sent consecutive telegrams to MacArthur. , let him evacuate, and promised MacArthur that after retreating to Australia, he would set up a new theater and let him serve as the commander-in-chief and prepare for a counterattack. Well, after receiving the telegram from President Roosevelt and Marshall, the then Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, the fighter cried and shed tears. He said to his wife: "I was born in the Army and grew up in the Army. I have been accustomed to obeying orders all my life, but this order of mine is really difficult to obey!" Finally, he asked the president to allow him to evacuate when necessary. Roosevelt's Only then did he agree. Well, late at night on March 11, 1942, under repeated urging from the War Department, MacArthur took his wife and son aboard the PT-41 torpedo speedboat to evacuate the war-torn Philippines and went to Australia to take over command of the Southwest Theater. On April 9, 75,000 American soldiers fighting on the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines surrendered to the Japanese army. On May 6, 15,000 U.S. troops fighting on Corherod Island in the Philippines surrendered, and the Japanese army occupied the entire Philippines.

The Battle of the Philippines was MacArthur’s first defeat since joining the army, and it was such a disastrous defeat! Therefore, he said very sadly: "I did not expect that the largest surrender in the history of the US military would happen in my hands!" Then, he believed that this was a great shame and humiliation for himself! Although he arrived in Australia, he received a hero's welcome after arriving in Australia - after all, he fought tenaciously against the Japanese army in the Philippines for so long, but MacArthur, a always conceited and arrogant general, gave his people an epic and heroic welcome. In front of him, he really couldn't be happy. He told reporters that he emphasized: "The president ordered me to break through the Japanese defense lines and evacuate from the Philippines to Australia. The purpose is to let me organize a counterattack against the Japanese. The main goal is to liberate the Philippines. Now that I have come out, I will "I will come back!" "I am out, but I will come back!" At that time, the U.S. Army War Information Bureau thought this was a good sentence, because the U.S. military was at its darkest time and he suffered successive defeats. At this time, MacArthur said this, and the U.S. War Information Bureau prepared to use this sentence as a show to inspire people's confidence in the war.