MacArthur Memorial Week, June 3-7, 2014, Milwaukee, WI.
Join the Milwaukee Area Labor Council and the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO for a labor movement panel discussion and breakfast honoring General Douglas McArthur and his contribution to the labor and peace movements of Australia and the South Pacific. David Black, Professor Emeritus, Curtin University, Perth, West Australia, will led a discussion on Prime Minister Curtin and the Australian labor movement, including how labor helped to win the War in the Pacific.
What: Labor Movement Panel Discussion Breakfast, $12.00.
When: 9:00 a.m., Thursday, June 5, 2014
Where: Memorial Hall of the Milwaukee County War Memorial. 750 N Lincoln Memorial, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
For additional information contact Mike Balistreri, 414-491-1488
The War Memorial Center, VCRT MacArthur Forum, Inc., Marquette University and the American Legion Cudworth Post No. 23 have joined forces to present a five-day program that highlights the General’s career as well as his immense impact on the countries of Australia, the Philippines, Japan and South Korea.
Click here for the complete brochure of events commemorating the 35th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Statue of General Douglas MacArthur and the 50th Anniversary of the General's Death.
Schedule of Events:
TUESDAY, JUNE 3
WAR MEMORIAL CENTER
* Opening of MacArthur Photo Exhibit
* Welcome: Maj. Gen. Michael Berzowski
* The MacArthur Legacy: James Zobel
* Rotary Luncheon: General Douglas MacArthur and Australian Prime Minister John Curtin: Prof. Emer. David Black
* General MacArthur - World War I, Chief of Staff and West Point: Maj. Gen. Paul Lima and Prof. Louis DiMarco
* Movie: "MacArthur," starring Gregory Peck
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4
WAR MEMORIAL CENTER
* Korean War-Inchon, advance and retreat; removal from command and return to U.S.; address to Congress; Milwaukee, Marquette University and MacArthur Square; retirement, advisor to presidents: Prof. Emer. Ray Moore and Prof. Louis DiMarco
* Kiwanis Luncheon; Naval forces in the Pacific in 1941 and today: Eric Wertheim
* Movie: "Emperor," starring Tommy Lee Jones
THURSDAY, JUNE 5
WAR MEMORIAL CENTER
Labor Panel Breakfast: Prime Minister Curtin and the Australian labor movement: Prof. Emer. David Black
* The MacArthur-Curtin alliance: Prof. Emer. David Black
* The Philippines - Land and Sea: Creamheld Pepito presiding
* Fighting for MacArthur - Navy and Marine Corps defense of Bataan and Corregidor: Prof. John Gordon
* Behind enemy lines - MacArthur's organized guerrilla resistance; Battle of Leyte Gulf: Creamheld Pepito and Louis DiMarco
FRIDAY, JUNE 6
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
* MacArthur in Japan Photo Exhibit
* All day conference on MacArthur's Japanese Constitution; challenges of externally imposed constitutions in the aftermath of civil or external war; lessons learned from MacArthur and Japan, and more recently in the Middle East and North Africa; Moderator: Prof. Peter Rofes; Panel: Profs. Emer. Ray Moore and Kyoko Inoue
and Prof. Louis DiMarco. For complete details and registration information, please visit the Marquette Law School website: http://go.mu.edu/1nTCPk3.
MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM
* Afternoon: Program at conclusion of conference:
"Impact of MacArthur: Consuls of Australia, The Philippines, Japan and South Korea"
* MacArthur through the eyes of Australia, the Philippines, Japan and South Korea: Panel
* Dinner and Reception; "Evening at the Calatrava" - Keynote Speakers: Prof. Emer. David Black and Ambassador Beazley
SATURDAY, JUNE 7
WAR MEMORIAL CENTER
* Breakfast; Honoring the memory of Jean Faircloth MacArthur and women in the U.S. military: James Zobel and Lt. Gen. John Otjen
* Philippine Cultural and Civic Center Foundation Children's Choir Veterans Park
* Rededication of the statue of General Douglas MacArthur - military ceremony: Maj. Gen. Paul Lima presiding
* "Our Community Salutes" military program; recognition of high school enlistees into the Armed Forces - sponsored by U.S. Army Community Advisory B
For more information, please visit MacArthurMilwaukee.com