"Nowhere has the desire to avenge their comrades been stronger than among the forces of the Southwest Pacific."
"When the Japanese invaders have been driven out, the Philippines will take their place as a free and independent member of the family of Nations."
"We are glad to be back in the Philippines but we do not intend to stop there."
"We promised to return; we have returned."
"The suffering, humiliation, and mental torture that you have endured since the barbarous, unprovoked, and treacherous attack upon the Philippines nearly three long years ago have aroused in the hearts..."
"We have learned our lesson about Japan."
"The whole American Nation today exults at the news that the gallant men under your command have landed on Philippine soil."
"There never was a doubt that the people of the Philippines were worthy of their independence."
"Until we were attacked at Pearl Harbor we had done our utmost to live as friendly self-respecting neighbors of the Japanese in the Pacific."
"We and our Philippine brothers in arms- with the help of Almighty God- will drive out the invader; we will destroy his power to wage war again, and we will restore a world of dignity and freedom."
"The country has followed with pride the magnificent sweep of your Fleet into enemy waters."
"I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War to designate the Commanding General, United States Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas, as the military commander within the meaning of the act of March..."