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They were treated like crap and came back to no money, no food, no homes but they still fought to get their case heard.

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How did people who didn't approve of the war say?

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How did people who didn't approve of the war say?

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Some would call them baby killers or spit on them.

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A thankful nation rewarded the sacrifice soldiers had made with the Soldier Settlement Scheme, in which veterans were given small grants of agricultural land

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Congress passed the World War Adjustment Compensation Act, giving one dollar a day for service and 25 cents more for service overseas

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Millions of people have changed and will never be able to come back from what they saw at war but they should feel proud of what they did for our country.

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Soldiers didn't understand how many protesters were out there because media was kept from them

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Some came home and couldn't handle the name callings and treatment they would throw their uniform away in the trash can

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1933 Congress enacted the Economy Act which repealed all laws giving benefits for veterans and gave the authority to Roosevelt who radically created new acts that radically reduced veteran’s benefits.

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At the end of July, some of the officialdom in D.C. had grown weary of these veterans. On July 28, Secretary of War Patrick Hurley ordered police to evacuate the buildings that the veterans occupied. In the skirmish that ensued, two veterans were killed.

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Where were you sleeping/living when going to Washington?

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Where were you sleeping/living when going to Washington?

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Such encampments were known as "shanty towns" or "Hoovervilles" after the president who would not meet with them, talk to them, nor hear their stories.

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what did you do since the government wouldn't help you? 

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what did you do since the government wouldn't help you? 

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15,000 to 20,000 veterans made their way to Washington to set up camp and make their case.

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1932, the Great Depression was in full swing, and those veterans became part of the destitute masses who had no money, no food, no jobs, and, in some cases, no homes

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People were against the war so they were against the veterans

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“Saying you were a WW1 Veteran was not a good way to pick up girls at all, it was a big turn off” - Larry Horyd (Navy)

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Men were the caretakers of the families but after WW1 it was up to the women to work and take care

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Since they were affected many ways after the war they weren't able to do all that they use to which caused a huge depression and financial issues

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Jobs were gone because since the guys were away women had to take over

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Government wasn't helping them with money nor with their health

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PTSD was very high after coming home and with the protesters it didn't help

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Family and friends were actually pretty nice but most of the veterans said the best feeling was that their dad was proud of them

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“As soon as I walked up to my house I started crying because I knew I was home”- Cappy (Marines)

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2 soldiers were on their way back to base in a cab with their uniforms on and a car pulled up to them and spit on the cab at them so they took off their uniforms because they didn't want to deal with the abuse

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A Veteran was trying to get a bank set up after coming home and the women that was filling out his paperwork realized he was in the war and threw his check book at him and wouldn't offer him service (Dan Edwards, Army)

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Many soldiers committed suicide after the war

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Many came into the war with friends and came back alone

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We have PTSD now but back then it was called “Shell Shock”- emotional shock

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Many came home with injuries and traumatized

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People would try to go get jobs after the war and when they asked “where have you been?” and they said in the war it was the end of the conversation

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many veterans faced destitution

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These soldiers had no food, no money, no home when they came back to the states