Freedom of speech? Freedom of assembly?
"Shut up", they explained.
BS
Fifty-five veterans were injured and 135 arrested.
On a humorous note
During the military operation, Major Dwight D. Eisenhower, later the 34th President of the United States, served as one of MacArthur's junior aides. Believing it wrong for the Army's highest-ranking officer to lead an action against fellow American war veterans, he strongly advised MacArthur against taking any public role: "I told that dumb son-of-a-bitch not to go down there," he said later. "I told him it was no place for the Chief of Staff." Despite his misgivings, Eisenhower later wrote the Army's official incident report which endorsed MacArthur's conduct.
From wiki.
Happened before with the Bonus Army march of 1932. Four dead, over 1000 injured.
Freedom of speech? Freedom of assembly?
“Shut up”, they explained.
Difference between now and then... It sometimes took days for the news to reach the rest of the country...
Thank You Al Gore for the internet! :P