Today in Labor History July 28, 1932: General Douglas MacArthur, Major Dwight D. Eisenhower and their troops, on orders by President Herbert Hoover, burned down a shantytown by unemployed veterans near the U.S. Capitol. They also shot and killed two veterans. 20,000 ex-servicemen had been camped out in the capital demanding a veterans’ bonus the government had promised but never given. Consequently, they called themselves the Bonus Army. Cavalry troops and tanks fired tear gas at veterans and their families and then set the buildings on fire. MacArthur and President Herbert Hoover declared that they had saved the nation from revolution. The shootings are depicted in Barbara Kingsolver's novel “The Lacuna.”

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Today in Labor History July 28, 1932: General Douglas MacArthur, Major Dwight D. Eisenhower and their troops, on orders by President Herbert Hoover, burned down a shantytown by unemployed veterans near the U.S. Capitol. They also shot and killed two veterans. 20,000 ex-servicemen had been camped out in the capital demanding a veterans’ bonus the government had promised but never given. Consequently, they called themselves the Bonus Army. Cavalry troops and tanks fired tear gas at veterans and their families and then set the buildings on fire. MacArthur and President Herbert Hoover declared that they had saved the nation from revolution. The shootings are depicted in Barbara Kingsolver's novel “The Lacuna.”

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Memorial Day We Remember

Memorial Day ~ Honor the fallen ~ Remember the families left behind, for them every day is Memorial Day.

This is from Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis Minnesota

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Lone Flag Memorial Day Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis Minnesota
May we never forget!

Rest In Peace Memorial Day Fort Snelling National Cemetery Memorial Day
Remembering Those Who Gave The Ultimate Sacrifice

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Memorial Day is Coming
May we never forget!

Rest In Peace Memorial Day Fort Snelling National Cemetery Memorial Day
Remembering Those Who Gave The Ultimate Sacrifice

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Today in Labor History July 28, 1932: General Douglas MacArthur, Major Dwight D. Eisenhower and their troops, on orders by Herbert Hoover, burned down a shantytown by unemployed veterans near the U.S. Capitol. They also shot and killed two veterans. 20,000 ex-servicemen had been camped out in the capital demanding a veterans’ bonus the government had promised but never given. Consequently, they called themselves the Bonus Army. Cavalry troops and tanks fired tear gas at veterans and their families and then set the buildings on fire. MacArthur and President Herbert Hoover said they had saved the nation from revolution.

The shootings are depicted in Barbara Kingsolver's novel “The Lacuna.”

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #BonusArmy #verterans #wwi #washington #military #Revolution #writer #author #fiction #novel #HistoricalFiction @bookstadon