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.
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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