TL:DR -- Woodrow Wilson awarded soldiers from WWI a "bonus" of $500 for their service, but it wasn't payable until 1945. Soldiers from around the country demonstrated in DC, demanding it be payable immediately.
Wilson was asshole.
Hoover was asshole, ordered Mac to move the regular army against the Bonus army, and Mac did so with glee. Hoover ordered Mac not to cross the Anacostia River and Mac refused the order, entered the camp, set fire to tents. One infant died from tear gas, a small boy was bayoneted while trying to save his pet rabbit. Sauce: The General vs The President, H.W. Brands
FDR was asshole.
Truman was asshole.
The ww1 vets were promised pay for duty served and after 15 years the vets got impatient with their promised pay. The army went medieval on the veterans and families on the Anacostia flats near the capitol. Many of these people because of the deep depression had no alternatives but to wait out the government.
For more https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/the-bonus-army
Yea, and fascist corporate interests tried to use this bonus army through the command of two time Medal of Honor winner, General Smedley Butler, to perpetuate a "bloodless" coup de etat of Franklin D Roosevelt. Good thing General Butler had a sense of alligence to the elected Commander in Chief. As we know, that is not the case today.
Yea Gen . Douglas MacArthur was a asshole.
And a gross incompetent.
And a wannabe emperor.
And a narcissist that surrounded himself with a staff of equally incompetent yesmen.
Patton was involved too.
For those who don't want to download an unknown file, here is a synopsis: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/06/07/us-army-demonstrations-washington-305913
TL:DR -- Woodrow Wilson awarded soldiers from WWI a "bonus" of $500 for their service, but it wasn't payable until 1945. Soldiers from around the country demonstrated in DC, demanding it be payable immediately.
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Wilson was asshole. Hoover was asshole, ordered Mac to move the regular army against the Bonus army, and Mac did so with glee. Hoover ordered Mac not to cross the Anacostia River and Mac refused the order, entered the camp, set fire to tents. One infant died from tear gas, a small boy was bayoneted while trying to save his pet rabbit. Sauce: The General vs The President, H.W. Brands FDR was asshole. Truman was asshole.
Wilson was a HUGE asshole. Please see the Zimmerman telegram.
The ww1 vets were promised pay for duty served and after 15 years the vets got impatient with their promised pay. The army went medieval on the veterans and families on the Anacostia flats near the capitol. Many of these people because of the deep depression had no alternatives but to wait out the government. For more https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/the-bonus-army
Yea, and fascist corporate interests tried to use this bonus army through the command of two time Medal of Honor winner, General Smedley Butler, to perpetuate a "bloodless" coup de etat of Franklin D Roosevelt. Good thing General Butler had a sense of alligence to the elected Commander in Chief. As we know, that is not the case today.
Ugh, I didn't know Catbox would ask to download. Here is the original YT lihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSC1lbfXfRQnk