The Forgotten March: Veterans in Washington 1932

追加: 2026-05-24

[00:00:00]What happens when thousands [music] of war heroes demand justice in the nation's capital?

[00:00:04]In 1932, amid the Great Depression, over 17,000 [music] World War I veterans, known as the Bonus Army, marched on Washington, [music] D.C. They built camps and peacefully requested early payment of bonuses promised for their wartime service, meant to be paid in 1945.

[00:00:22]The government's refusal [music] led to tense standoffs, and President Hoover ordered the military to remove the veterans. The camps were burned, and the nation watched in shock, forever changing public attitudes toward veterans and government responsibility.