General J. Lawton Collins (left center), Chief of Staff of the United States Army, is shown presenting the blue and white flag of the United Nations to General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Army Far East Command and Commanding General for the unified United Nations military forces assisting the Republic of Korea in Defence against the North Korean Communist invasion. The presentation took place at General MacArthur's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. August 21, 1950. (Photo by United States Information Service).