巴頓及1932年的「酬恤金進軍事件」 (Bonus March)

您知道巴頓曾在華盛頓特區的街頭上圍剿一次世界大戰的美國退伍軍人嗎？1930年代的大蕭條讓全美各地的人們都面臨了不幸、絕望及心碎的經濟慘況，到了1932年時，將近1/3的美國就業人口找不到工作而且急需能獲得救濟。許多一次世界大戰後的退伍軍人認為聯邦政府應對他們在戰時的犧牲及服務提供回報，他們開始集結，並要求美國國會提早發放原預定於1945年到期的退伍軍人年金。


Did you know that George S. Patton once battled fellow World War I veterans in the streets of Washington, D.C.? The Great Depression of the 1930s spread economic misery, despair, and heartbreak across America. By 1932, nearly one-third of working Americans were unemployed and desperate for relief. Many veterans of World War I felt that the federal government owed them a particular debt for their sacrifice and service during the war. They began to organize and demand that Congress approve an early payment of pension funds that was not due until 1945.

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