tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post4895501456384509191..comments2024-03-28T08:55:01.211-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: Posting #1000: Douglas MacArthur's Tribute to the Doughboyssnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-83845922776944972112016-01-25T20:01:15.899-08:002016-01-25T20:01:15.899-08:00Congratulations on your 1000th post -- what a trea...Congratulations on your 1000th post -- what a treasure for all of us who enjoy the insights and opinions. <br />Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00887098543181126157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-40069230216966146782016-01-25T18:50:15.553-08:002016-01-25T18:50:15.553-08:001,000 posts! Bravo for maintaining such a stimula...1,000 posts! Bravo for maintaining such a stimulating, informative site for so long. <br />Best wishes for the years to come.Bryan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937099144329508708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-7671246061468988612016-01-25T11:15:46.215-08:002016-01-25T11:15:46.215-08:00Congratulations on your 1000th post.
The treatmen...Congratulations on your 1000th post. <br />The treatment of the Bonus Marchers: not so much. <br />Treatment of the African American troops: despicable.Barbara Wilcoxhttps://www.facebook.com/CampFremont/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-21196741766542980022016-01-25T09:59:15.339-08:002016-01-25T09:59:15.339-08:00The speech was moving. I have a copy and it always...The speech was moving. I have a copy and it always send chills through my body. It stated the warrior ethos for the soldiers of all nations. As for the bonus march, a very poor decision made by the Hoover Administration. Manchester in his biography of MacArthur lays the blame at Hoover's feet. MacArthur was ordered to use the Army to clear the Bonus Marchers from the city. Eisenhower was his bill o'neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987598176551650867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-4792532478553682652016-01-25T09:56:02.785-08:002016-01-25T09:56:02.785-08:00Mr. Vandenbrul is correct but he only tells part o...Mr. Vandenbrul is correct but he only tells part of the story. MacArthur was under orders from Herbert Hoover to break up the occupation of the Bonus Marchers. Two people were killed. By contrast, when FDR broke up the strikers in the San Francisco Dock Strike of 1934 (without MacArthur's presence), dozens of strikers were killed, so it is possible that he was a moderating presence. Also, notTom Bernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01807029851838255487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-14609370196182778992016-01-25T09:36:44.963-08:002016-01-25T09:36:44.963-08:00General MacArthur should honor the Dough Boys. He ...General MacArthur should honor the Dough Boys. He broke up their bonus march and encampments in Washington D.C. during the depths of the depression. They were there to ask for a bonus promised to them for their WWI service. They were no threat to the nation.richard vandenbrulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142946782689213197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-18305703329020482052016-01-25T09:33:27.173-08:002016-01-25T09:33:27.173-08:00Thanks for sharing!Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com