To: misterrob
Richard Sanders-
excerpt..... Hoover enlisted the Army to drive the vets out of the city. In charge of the Battle of Antacostia was Douglas MacArthur, and his top men were Dwight Eisenhower and George Patton. They used the US Army to crush the Bonus Army. Excessive force was used, several died and Hooverville was burnt to the ground. This helped lead to Roosevelt's election in 1933.
To: Capt. Tom
excerpt..... Hoover enlisted the Army to drive the vets out of the city. In charge of the Battle of Antacostia was Douglas MacArthur, and his top men were Dwight Eisenhower and George Patton. They used the US Army to crush the Bonus Army. Excessive force was used, several died and Hooverville was burnt to the ground. This helped lead to Roosevelt's election in 1933. One thing is for certain. The next Bonus Army will not be unarmed like those gentlemen heroes were.
67 posted on
12/18/2008 5:48:25 AM PST by
Centurion2000
(To protect and defend ... against all enemies, foreign and domestic .... by any means necessary.)
To: Capt. Tom; Sammy67
74 posted on
12/18/2008 11:30:36 AM PST by
LomanBill
(A bird flies because the right wing opposes the left.)
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