The Army’s Military Intelligence Division thought that Communists were deeply involved in the efforts and J. Edgar Hoover, the new FBI director, was intent on proving that the Bonus Army was ...

The Bonus Army. As World War I drew to a close in 1918, millions of American veterans returned home to the promise of a cash bonus — compensation for their overseas service.

On July 28, 1932, soldiers commanded by Gen. Douglas MacArthur clashed with desperate World War I veterans who’d descended on Washington to demand bonus payments for their service ...

The Bonus Army. As World War I drew to a close in 1918, millions of American veterans returned home to the promise of a cash bonus — compensation for their overseas service.

The Bonus Army protests of 1932 led to the GI Bill more than a decade later. Vietnam veterans not only protested the war in Southeast Asia, but two veterans—Sens. John McCain and John Kerry ...

The Bonus Army camp burns within sight of the U.S. Capitol. Image: Signal Corps/National Archives. Washington, D.C. Chief of Police Pelham D. Glassford was driving south through New Jersey the ...

Deacon Truax, from Holt, Michigan, is surprised by the return from deployment of his bonus dad, Army Reserve staff sergeant Anthony Almazan.

Feature; April 22, 2009; The Bonus Army Scares Mr. Hoover The Bonus Army Scares Mr. Hoover President Hoover’s slim chance at re-election probably ended with his heavy-handed treatment of the ...