In 1932 in Washington, D.C., U.S. Army used 6 tanks, tear gas, smoke bombs and machine guns to forcibly evict 17,000 U.S. vetera

Many people are unaware that the great generals of WW2 MacArthur, Eisenhower and Patton were active in the crackdown of this historic protest. This was a major protest for US War Veterans, call the “Bonus Army“ marches. The Veterans were promised bnouses by the US Government for service during WW1.