MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 to Mary Cushman
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.173 Author/Creator: MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 Place Written: Tokyo, Japan Type: Typed letter Date: 24 October 1950 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 26.7 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy
Writing from his office in the General Headquarters, United Nations Command, MacArthur, as commander-in-chief of the United Nations Command, offers condolence on the death of Mary Cushman's son in the Korean War. He praises devotion to duty and defending peace-loving people, and suggests reliance on faith as way to withstand the grief of death.
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