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Examining
the Censored History of the U.S. and the World
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Historical Photos |
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1932 Bonus Army March on the
Capitol |
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The outrage begins as the US senate defeats the long promised bonus bill. |
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Camp Anacostia in Washington, DC. |
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Camp Anacostia. |
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Even the newest, most lethal weapons of the time were rolled out against
the army veterans. |
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The soldiers temporary homes burn as the Washington Monument looms in the
background. |
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Generals Douglas MacArthur and Dwight D. Eisenhower oversaw the bonus army
attack. |
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The camp was torched to the ground by MacArthur's soldiers. |
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WWI soldiers await their long promised bonus for fighting in the war. |
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The US government used the latest technology against US veterans,
including chemical gas. |
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US soldiers wield bayonets against their own countrymen, US veterans of
WWI. |
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General Patton's tank regiment was enlisted to threaten the bonus army. |
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Tanks patrol the streets of Washington, DC. |
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More gassing of bonus army soldiers. |
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