https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9 Made with the strength to succeed en-us 2016-12-15 01:45:23 UTC 2024-10-29 08:39:31 UTC hello@padlet.com rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143756787 These soldiers had no food, no money, no home when they came back to the states ]]> 2016-12-15 01:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143756787 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143844061  many veterans faced destitution ]]> 2016-12-15 14:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143844061 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143844490 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 

]]> 2016-12-15 14:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143844490 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143847557 Many came home with injuries and traumatized ]]> 2016-12-15 14:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143847557 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143847680  We have PTSD now but back then it was called “Shell Shock”- emotional shock ]]> 2016-12-15 14:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143847680 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143848326 Many came into the war with friends and came back alone ]]> 2016-12-15 14:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143848326 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143848734  Many soldiers committed suicide after the war]]> 2016-12-15 14:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143848734 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143848953 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) ]]> 2016-12-15 14:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143848953 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143849598 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]]> 2016-12-15 14:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143849598 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143849763  “As soon as I walked up to my house I started crying because I knew I was home”- Cappy (Marines) ]]> 2016-12-15 14:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143849763 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143850332 Family and friends were actually pretty nice but most of the veterans said the best feeling was that their dad was proud of them ]]> 2016-12-15 14:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143850332 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143850505  PTSD was very high after coming home and with the protesters it didn't help]]> 2016-12-15 14:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143850505 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143850858 Government wasn't helping them with money nor with their health ]]> 2016-12-15 14:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143850858 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143851250  Jobs were gone because since the guys were away women had to take over ]]> 2016-12-15 14:49:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143851250 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143851473 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 

]]> 2016-12-15 14:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143851473 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143851794 Men were the caretakers of the families but after WW1 it was up to the women to work and take care ]]> 2016-12-15 14:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143851794 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143852100  “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) ]]> 2016-12-15 14:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143852100 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143852281 People were against the war so they were against the veterans ]]> 2016-12-15 14:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143852281 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143852494  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]]> 2016-12-15 14:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143852494 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143853302 15,000 to 20,000 veterans made their way to Washington to set up camp and make their case. ]]> 2016-12-15 14:56:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143853302 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143854078  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. ]]> 2016-12-15 14:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143854078 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143854362 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. ]]> 2016-12-15 14:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143854362 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143854714 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.]]> 2016-12-15 15:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143854714 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143855534 Some came home and couldn't handle the name callings and treatment they would throw their uniform away in the trash can ]]> 2016-12-15 15:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143855534 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143856027  Soldiers didn't understand how many protesters were out there because media was kept from them ]]> 2016-12-15 15:04:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143856027 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143866674  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.]]> 2016-12-15 15:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143866674 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143868658  Congress passed the World War Adjustment Compensation Act, giving one dollar a day for service and 25 cents more for service overseas ]]> 2016-12-15 15:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143868658 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143868936 A thankful nation rewarded the sacrifice soldiers had made with the Soldier Settlement Scheme, in which veterans were given small grants of agricultural land ]]> 2016-12-15 15:41:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143868936 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143870075 Some would call them baby killers or spit on them.]]> 2016-12-15 15:44:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143870075 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143870917 They were treated like crap and came back to no money, no food, no homes but they still fought to get their case heard.]]> 2016-12-15 15:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143870917 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143872936 2016-12-15 15:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143872936 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143873023 2016-12-15 15:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143873023 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143873763 2016-12-15 15:55:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143873763 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143875241 2016-12-15 16:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143875241 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143878690 2016-12-15 16:09:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143878690 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143880126 2016-12-15 16:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143880126 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143880717 2016-12-15 16:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143880717 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143881184 2016-12-15 16:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143881184 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143881441 2016-12-15 16:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143881441 rhammitt181 https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143882026 2016-12-15 16:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rhammitt181/k2aubtmdkdc9/wish/143882026