Thousands of World War 1 veterans went to Washington to demand payment of a "bonus" the US Congress had promised them.
enact a bonus for war veterans and their families
to petition for more federal income
After WWI, Congress votes to give veterans a bonus that will be paid in the year 1945, but in 1932 veterans march on Washington DC demanding their bonus. Thousands of veterans set up camp out side of the capital
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.
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.
They led a month-long march to Washington to lobby Congress
They led a month-long march to Washington to lobby Congress
WWI veterans wanted a promised bonus .
They were called the "Bonus Army" when they marched to Washington in 1932 to press for immediate payment of the bonuses granted them under a 1924 act (the World War Adjusted Compensation Act). Although the bonuses were not to be payable until 1945, many veterans were put out of work by the Great Depression, which began in 1929, and wanted their payments early. They were evicted from their camps by the army, but in 1936 many were granted payments by Congress.
World War I veterans
Bonus army