corps. one month into the job, he saw the future writing. if resistance is broken and the line is pierced, the tank must and will assume the role of pursuit cavalry and ride the enemy to death. under patton's leadership, that is exactly what they did. we need you to be as bold and determined as the immortal general douglas macarthur, who knew that the american soldier never, ever quits. after leaving the philippines for australia at a low point of the pacific war in 1942, macarthur famously vowed, "i shall return." for two years, he then took great strategic risks, placing himself often in personal danger. on october 20, 1944, macarthur stepped off a landing boat, strode through knee-high water, and proclaimed, "people of the philippines, i have returned. by the grace of god, our great forces stand again on philippine soil." he called on the island's great people to rise up and join the fight. america's momentum was unstoppable. these great leaders were not afraid of what others might say about them. they didn't care. they knew their duty was to protect our country. they knew the army exi