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Veterans Encampment, Washington, D.C., 1932


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Veterans Encampment, Washington, D.C., 1932
Veterans seeking immediate payment of their “adjusted service” certificates formed the “Bonus Expeditionary Force” or BEF. They occupied deserted downtown buildings in Washington, D.C., for months in 1932.
credit: Library of Congress