He shall return — in a body bag.
An American traitor whose name is the only thing he had in common with one of America’s greatest generals was killed in Syria while fighting alongside the barbaric Islamic State terrorist group, it was revealed Tuesday.
Douglas McAuthur McCain, whose actions would have sickened legendary World War II hero Gen. Douglas MacArthur, sneaked into the war-torn country to sign up with ISIS after writing online about his devotion to Islam and befriending several self-proclaimed jihadis.
In June, he tweeted, “I’m with the brothers now,” and later retweeted the message, “It takes a warrior to understand a warrior. Pray for ISIS,” NBC reported.
McCain, who was 33, referred to himself on Facebook as “Duale ThaslaveofAllah” and wrote things such as, “Allah keeps me going day and night. Without Allah, I am no one.”
His last tweet was posted Aug. 19, but the exact date and details of his death were unclear. McCain was among dozens of Americans fighting with insurgent groups in Syria, raising concerns that they may return to the United States to commit acts of terror.
McCain’s uncle, Ken McCain, told CNN his nephew had converted from Christianity to Islam several years ago, and left his family “devastated” when he abandoned America to become a jihadi.
The uncle also said McCain’s relatives were “just as surprised as the country” at his radicalization, recalling him as “a good person” and someone who “loved his family, loved his mother, loved his [Christian] faith.”
Douglas McAuthur McCain was born in Illinois and raised in Minnesota’s Twin Cities area, where a high- school classmate described him as “a goofball” who liked playing basketball and was “a fun guy to be around,” NBC reported.
“He would be the light in anyone’s darkness. He always made you smile with his goofy self,” another classmate said.
McCain had convictions in New Hope, Minn., for disorderly conduct in 2000 and obstruction in 2006.
He later moved to California, where he attended San Diego City College, worked at a since-shuttered Somali restaurant called African Spiced, and attended the Masjid Nur mosque.
“He was a normal guy who was social, open-minded, liked to smile always, and always wanted to be a good Muslim,” an acquaintance from the restaurant told NBC News.
He instead allied himself with the ISIS butchers — who last week released a gruesome video that showed American journalist James Foley forced to denounce his country as a masked butcher held a knife to his neck.
He was then beheaded.
Additional reporting by Kristen Castillo in San Diego