Douglas MacArthur
Unemployed veterans
Bonus Army
Unemployed World War I veterans marched on DC in the summer of 1932, seeking early payment for service compensation.
WWI veterans wanted a promised bonus .
Washington
Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington DC 20420.
They were nicknamed The Bonus Army
Washinton, D.C.
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
Veterans' Day got its name in Washington D.C in front of the White House.
The web address of the Seattle Veterans Museum is: SeattleVeteransMuseum.org