Coming from a profession I have served so long and a people I have loved so well, it fills me with an emotion I cannot express. No human being could fail to be deeply moved by such a tribute as this. Here is the entire speech: Duty, Honor, Country The speech was a memorable tribute to the ideals that inspired that great American soldier. Military Academy in accepting the Slyvanus Thayer Award on May 12, 1962. This quote comes from the address by General of the Army Douglas MacArthur to the cadets of the U.S. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.” “Duty, honor, country: Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.
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