Douglas MacArthur Tribute "OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE" (1951)

"Old Soldiers Never Die" (They Just Fade Away)
A Tribute to General Douglas MacArthur
Words and Music by Frank Westphal
Vocal by Herb Jeffries with Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Jeff Alexander.
Edited with fragments of MacArthur's farewell speech to Congress before the Joint Meeting, April 19, 1951.

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[moleman1996]

WHat date was the speech?

[bsgs98]

@moleman1996 The speech was presented on April 19, 1951.

[Monopoly907]

what about patton

[bsgs98]

@Monopoly907 The phrase "Old soldiers never die...." has always been associated with MacArthur.

[jostoll]

I am a grandchild of Frank's. Can you contact me? I would welcome any information regarding him.

Thank you.

John Stoll

[bsgs98]

Frank Westphal was a band director, composer, song writer, pianist and radio broadcaster. He made about 50 recordings between 1922 and 1924. He recorded as Frank Westphal and his Raibo Orchestra, Eddie Elkins' Orchestra, Regal Novelty Orchestra, and Corona Dance Orchestra. He aslo recorded a number of piano solos during this period. He later directed radio studio orchestras in Chicago in late 1920s through 1930s. His 15-minute radio programs were broadcast nationally in in the 1930s.

[Jurassic0Al]

Goodbye, General MacArthur. You did the Academy, the Army, and America proud. You're an inspiration to us all. I expect you and God had one hell of an argument over who got to run Heaven once you got up there. I'll be interested to see who is still in charge when I get up there myself someday.

[BubbaLee2]

true american hero

[justTrinidad]

@captainrabbit1016 amen friend, a real soildier and man. I agree with you -your friend :)

[captainrabbit1016]

I am South Korean. My whole family and whole country respect this great man because he came to fight for our country. Who knows? Without him, South or North Korea might not be on the map of the world today! We look onto him as a father. A great father. I pray and hope every night for him so that he may be happy in heaven. He was a true soldier. One who fought for his country and helped another. R. I. P. MacArthur. :'( My family loves him.

[captainrabbit1016]

This guy is the best general in HISTORY!!!

[michelvandam26]

hallo weet jij waar ik de muziek kan vinden

gr M.van Dam

[Vladislaussy]

General MacArthur is a student of General Pershing , my inspiration .....

[jevitigre]

American lobby and establishment killed and get rid of good people; JFK, RFK, MLK, General Douglas MacArthur, Patton.

[Dojocho]

I am japanese... we respected mac carther for he understood our culture and was sensitive to it..even though he had the power to take it away from us...we looked at him as a father.....sadly the politicians in washington feared his ways.....also Patton...whom they killed...sad how Americans always vote in the wrong people.....

[DarkEye1564]

@hulkyone Wrong, he wasn't willing to nuke china, he wanted to bomb their supply lines so that the Chinese would stop supplying North Korea although it would've made the war longer Truman wasnt trying to win the war.

[totoynani143]

General Mac is not Man of the year nor Man of the decade,he's the man of the century. He was born to be a soldier! life time service to our nation.

[desertstar987]

This United States General and his army saved us Aussies from the Japanese who tried to steal our country in ww2. The British abandoned us by surrendering Singapore to the invading Japanese. Then the Japanese then dropped more bombs on our Northern capital city (Darwin) than they did on Pearl Harbor. MacArthur saved Australia from enslavement and total destruction at the hands of the brutal Japanese invaders. What a legend - thankyou from Australia!