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Hemingway, after the hurricane. The 1935 Labor Day hurricane killed 400, many of them veterans who should have been evacuated.
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Sad to say buy WWI veterans were treated poorly. It would not surprise me that they were left there on purpose. Have a look at https://www.historynet.com/wwi-bonus-army-protest-in-washington/
ReplyDeleteRemember it was the strongest hurricane to ever recorded to hit Florida up until then. The damage was probably not expected, especially the people a thousand miles away.
ReplyDeleteNot an excuse just a possible explanation.
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