The movement to demand early payment of the bonuses did not go away, and in 1936, Congress overrode the veto of President [[Roosevelt | Franklin D. Roosevelt]], and gave the veterans their bonuses early. In the 1940s, the G.I. Bill of Rights was passed in an effort to prevent a similar scenario from occurring again. [http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,111104_BonusArmy,00.html] | The movement to demand early payment of the bonuses did not go away, and in 1936, Congress overrode the veto of President [[Roosevelt | Franklin D. Roosevelt]], and gave the veterans their bonuses early. In the 1940s, the G.I. Bill of Rights was passed in an effort to prevent a similar scenario from occurring again. [http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,111104_BonusArmy,00.html] |