I remember those marks like that.My grandmother had them on the side of her house. WAY back when I was young her house was near the train tracks and some would come up asking for food and doing some labor around the house like weed chopping or raking.My grandma even hid some WWI vets back when they protested in Washington DC and were run out. She refused to let Army soldiers come in her house and search. Standing her ground with the whole street backing her up.
Veteran, what you describe as protests sounds like the Bonus March of 1932. The bonus marchers were WWI veterans who peacefully appealed to have their bonuses for WWI service paid early to help them survive the Depression. For their trouble, their camp was raided and destroyed by the army led by egomaniacal jackasses Douglas MacArthur and George S. Patton at their worst. Your grandmother and her neighbors are my kind of Americans.
Vet Premium Member over 10 years ago
I remember those marks like that.My grandmother had them on the side of her house. WAY back when I was young her house was near the train tracks and some would come up asking for food and doing some labor around the house like weed chopping or raking.My grandma even hid some WWI vets back when they protested in Washington DC and were run out. She refused to let Army soldiers come in her house and search. Standing her ground with the whole street backing her up.
katina.cooper over 10 years ago
That’ll teach him not to feed hungry feral lions.
reynard61 over 10 years ago
Here’s a picture of some of the symbols used by hobos (not sure if they’re all Depression-era. Some may be modern):
sottwell over 10 years ago
@night-gaunt – nice story, but that’s all it is.
RipKirby46 over 10 years ago
Veteran, what you describe as protests sounds like the Bonus March of 1932. The bonus marchers were WWI veterans who peacefully appealed to have their bonuses for WWI service paid early to help them survive the Depression. For their trouble, their camp was raided and destroyed by the army led by egomaniacal jackasses Douglas MacArthur and George S. Patton at their worst. Your grandmother and her neighbors are my kind of Americans.