The attack on the foreign flags at the George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza at Uniontownâs Five Corners â the suspect in the case told police the national emblems had no business flying in the good old U.S. of A. â brings to mind this fact: General-of-the Army Marshall was a nationalist in an internationalist setting. Or maybe that order should be reversed: He was at heart an internationalist who wore the uniform of his country. In any event, he was a realist. He knew Americaâs well-being relied on others playing a constructive role in the competition among nations for peace, power, and influence.