"Patton and the Bonus March of 1932 " Topic
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| Tango01 | 15 Aug 2016 3:02 p.m. PST |
"One of the first federal officers to arrive in Washington, D.C., was Major George S. Patton. His cavalry troops met up with infantry at the Ellipse, near the White House. Patton and the federal troops, equipped with gas masks, bayonets and sabers, marched up Pennsylvania Avenue, firing gas grenades and charging and subduing the angry crowd. Later that night, Patton and the federal troops cleared out the marchers' camp in Anacostia, with some tents and shacks catching fire in the process. By the following morning, most marchers had left Washington, but the incident left bitter memories and affected Patton deeply. He called it the "most distasteful form of service" and later wrote several papers on how federal troops could restore order quickly with the least possible bloodshed…"
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link worldwar1.com/dbc/bonusm.htm Amicalement
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| Glengarry5 | 15 Aug 2016 6:15 p.m. PST |
Not much of a game I would imagine… |
| emckinney | 15 Aug 2016 6:19 p.m. PST |
Of course, MacArthur was commanding, he violated the President's orders, ordered the burning of all of the marchers' possessions (4th Amendment, anyone?), and was proud of the whole thing. He should have been cashiered then. Would have saved a lot of problems down the road. |
| gamershs | 15 Aug 2016 10:28 p.m. PST |
MacAuthur was cashiered from US Army (forced to retire). He went to the Philippines and took command of the Philippines army which he was supposed to command while it transitioned (for Philippines self rule). |
| B6GOBOS | 16 Aug 2016 4:16 a.m. PST |
Interesting but sad read.
+1 for emckinney's comments. |
| Tango01 | 16 Aug 2016 10:45 a.m. PST |
Glad you found it interesting my friend. Amicalement
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| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 17 Aug 2016 7:12 a.m. PST |
Certainly helped in electing FDR. Still resonating when this came out the following year:
youtu.be/CzMy7-7WV44
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goes to sea with the Terrain Mat.
