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allowed federal troops to remove the Bonus Army with great force
The so-called "Bonus Army" marched to Washington DC in June, 1932 and many camped there until dispersed by the US Army on July 28, 1932. The group numbered as many as 43,000, about 17,000 veterans and 26,000 others including family members.
Payment of money to veterans of the First World War.
In 1932, World War I veterans marched in protest in Washington. They were angry because Congress had delayed payment of their promised bonuses. The march ended with the veterans receiving their bonus pay.
Bonus March or Bonus Army is the name of massive (more than 10'000 people) crowd formed 17 June 1932 in Washington by the veterans of World War I. They demanded immediate payment of "bonus", which was promised to them by federal government during the war (to be paid in unprecised "future"). A month later, The March was dispersed by regular armed forces, and their camp destroyed.
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Bonus Army
Unemployed World War I veterans marched on DC in the summer of 1932, seeking early payment for service compensation.
In 1932, World War I veterans marched in protest in Washington. They were angry because Congress had delayed payment of their promised bonuses. The march ended with the veterans receiving their bonus pay.
This was a shameful event. Look for it with terms like "Bonus March" or "Bonus Army". It happened in 1932 and has some "big" names like Ike, Patton and MacArthur pitted against about 20,000 veterans and their families who wanted and needed a little help from the government.
In 1932, World War I veterans marched in protest in Washington. They were angry because Congress had delayed payment of their promised bonuses. The march ended with the veterans receiving their bonus pay.
In 1932, World War I veterans marched in protest in Washington. They were angry because Congress had delayed payment of their promised bonuses. The march ended with the veterans receiving their bonus pay.