#BonusArmy. “On this day in 1932, the U.S. Army used tanks and tear gas to clear its own WW1 veterans from a Washington, D.C. protest.. the Great Depression.. seeking immediate payment of a bonus they were due to receive in 1945 for their service in WWI..“ www.reddit.com/r/weta_pbs/s...

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