Document (photograph)] Bonus Army on Capitol Lawn, Washington, D.C. (detail), photograph by Underwood & Underwood, July 13, 1932 On June 17, 1932, thousands of Bonus Army marchers gathered at the Capitol as the Senate considered a bill passed by the House to advance all bonus money to veterans immediately. Debate continued into the evening, when the Senate defeated the bill by a vote of 62 to 18. Bonus marchers continued to rally at the Capitol throughout June and July. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress [Glass Case #6] Honoring America’s Unknown Soldiers After World War I, Congress wished to honor the more than 116,000 American soldiers who lost their lives in the war. Most were buried overseas, and hundreds remained unidentified or missing. Letters from the public begging for the return of loved ones’ remains and widespread news coverage of the French and British Unknown Soldier burials
Document (photograph)] Bonus Army on Capitol Lawn, Washington, D.C. (detail), photograph by Underwood & Underwood, July 13, 1932 On June 17, 1932, thousands of Bonus Army marchers gathered at the Capitol as the Senate considered a bill passed by the House to advance all bonus money to veterans immediately. Debate continued into the evening, when the Senate defeated the bill by a vote of 62 to 18. Bonus marchers continued to rally at the Capitol throughout June and July. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress [Glass Case #6] Honoring America’s Unknown Soldiers After World War I, Congress wished to honor the more than 116,000 American soldiers who lost their lives in the war. Most were buried overseas, and hundreds remained unidentified or missing. Letters from the public begging for the return of loved ones’ remains and widespread news coverage of the French and British Unknown Soldier burials