The day Douglas MacArhtur left Japan

It was spring of 1951.
My father was burning some twigs and trush to clearn our garden.
When I and my brother were around the fire, formations of U.S. milirary aircrafts passing over us with big roars of engines. It might be on Sunday because my father was at home.

The formations lasted at least half an hour, I believe.
I have never seen such many airplanes at the sky since then.
Some of them, smaller sigle engine planes were at low altitude. Bigger multi-engines planes were flying higher than them.
The roars of engines were tremled the glasses of the house.

A few minutes later, my father said " Oh, Douglas MacArthur is leaving from Japan."
The formations of planes were the parade for his farewell.

President Truman relieved MacArthur's command for the conflict of opinions about the Korean War policy, I knew latter.

There are two different evaluations what he did for the occupied Japan.
It is natural for historians. The new constitution had made Japan weak, non international contry, this is one.
But without his very strong leadership, the confusion after the war last longer and communists
influence effected us more.

He said "I shall returen." at the defeat of Phillipins but he never returned to Japan since then.