The Bonus Army. As World War I drew to a close in 1918, millions of American veterans returned home to the promise of a cash bonus — compensation for their overseas service.

The Bonus Army. As World War I drew to a close in 1918, millions of American veterans returned home to the promise of a cash bonus — compensation for their overseas service.

In 1932, World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C., to demand payment of a bonus. The violence that ensued helped Franklin Roosevelt become president. Paul Dickson is co-author of a book ...

The Bonus Army protests of 1932 led to the GI Bill more than a decade later. Vietnam veterans not only protested the war in Southeast Asia, but two veterans—Sens. John McCain and John Kerry ...

The Army’s Military Intelligence Division thought that Communists were deeply involved in the efforts and J. Edgar Hoover, the new FBI director, was intent on proving that the Bonus Army was ...

On July 19, 1932, Marine Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler addressed the Bonus Army in Washington, D.C, and launched into a fiery tirade. "Makes me so damn mad, a whole lot of people speak of you as tramps.

Effective Sept. 9, Soldiers willing to reenlist in some of the Army's most in-demand careers have the chance to receive up to $81,000 in lump-sum bonuses -- the highest amount in more than five ...

To learn more about Army opportunities, visit your Army recruiter, or go to www.GoArmy.com This $20,000 bonus can be combined with other existing cash enlistment bonuses.

The Army is now offering re-enlistment bonuses up to $81,000, and increasing bonuses across the board — some by more than $10,000. The new bonuses will go into affect on September 9, 2019.