Original - Gen. Douglas MacArthur wades ashore during initial landings at
Leyte,
Philippine Islands, October 1944. Historic fulfillment of his "I shall return" pledge.
Reason
One of the iconic images of the Pacific theater from World War II. Future Philippine president
Sergio Osmeña wears the pith helmet far left as the Philippine people and the United States military recover the country from Japanese occupation. Cleaned up version of archival image with scratches and artifacts removed.
This is from the National Archives website. The lens itself was a little wet (see lower left) and the print had numerous small scratches and artifacts. I doubt there's a higher quality version available.
DurovaCharge!19:16, 8 January 2008 (UTC)reply