I was surprised driving to work this morning, that while listening to two different radio stations for almost an hour, neither one mentioned this date. Years past it was almost mentioned first in the news of the hour....
The Bonus Army. Other famous names involved was George S Patton and DD EisenhauerNor forget ten hours later they attacked the Philippines. Even though MacArthur was warned he did nothing. Then for some BS reason the US government awarded him the Medal of Honor.
An absolutely horrible man. On July 28 1932 he did attack 20,000 US vets camped in front of the White House. Burned their tents and shacks all on his own without orders to do so. What a hero.
I went to demolition school in Japan while our submarine was there in 1959. got a good look at the caves and tunnels there.At the end of WW-2, my Dad was stationed in the Philippines, training to be in the Force that was to invade The Mainland Islands of Japan.
When you see the estimates of the casualty figures if we had to invade the Japanese Homeland, there is a good chance he would have not survived.
And I would not be here.