They were nicknamed The Bonus Army
Bonus army
World War 1 veterans
The Federal Reserve refused to pay veterans their bonuses.
The bonus army was important because congress needs to stay with their promises and pay veterans their money. They stood up for what is theirs. No backing down and standing their ground..
bonus army
They were nicknamed The Bonus Army
Bonus army
how was the veterans bonus army treated
World War 1 veterans
World War 1 veterans
Bonus Army
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.
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.
President Herbert Hoover battled the Bonus Army. In 1932, a group of World War I veterans known as the Bonus Army marched to Washington, D.C. to demand early payment of their military bonuses. Hoover ordered the eviction of the protesters from their makeshift camps, leading to a violent clash with the federal troops.
Bonus Army
They wanted the government to give WWI veterans a $1,000 bonus.