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.
WWI veterans held their bonus march in Washington, DC (not a state).
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.
Unemployed veterans
Veterans marched on Washington during the Great Depression in 1932 to demand early payment of a bonus that had been promised to them for their service in World War I. The economic hardships of the Depression made the bonus, which was not due until 1945, crucial for their survival. This protest, known as the Bonus Army March, drew thousands of veterans and their families to the capital but ultimately met with violent intervention by the U.S. Army, further highlighting the desperation and struggles faced by many Americans during this period.
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.
Bonus army
WWI veterans held their bonus march in Washington, DC (not a state).
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
Payment of money to veterans of the First World War.
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
They led a month-long march to Washington to lobby Congress
WWI veterans wanted a promised bonus .
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.