Halt the Hun! Buy U.S. Government bonds, third liberty loan
Title
Halt the Hun! Buy U.S. Government bonds, third liberty loan
Creator
Raleigh, Henry Patrick, 1880-1944
Description
American soldier halting German soldier, who is standing over woman holding child.
While there have obviously been veterans as long as America has fought wars, World War I can be seen as a watershed moment in public attitudes toward veterans. On mustering out, each soldier received $60 -- or about enough to buy a new set of clothes -- and by April 1919, 40% of veterans remained unemployed. Veterans' relief organizations such as the American Legion sprung up to help support returning soldiers. Many of our modern ideas about veterans, such as providing healthcare, disability support, and guaranteed pensions, come out of the activism of World War I veterans.
While there have obviously been veterans as long as America has fought wars, World War I can be seen as a watershed moment in public attitudes toward veterans. On mustering out, each soldier received $60 -- or about enough to buy a new set of clothes -- and by April 1919, 40% of veterans remained unemployed. Veterans' relief organizations such as the American Legion sprung up to help support returning soldiers. Many of our modern ideas about veterans, such as providing healthcare, disability support, and guaranteed pensions, come out of the activism of World War I veterans.
Publisher
US Department of the Treasury
Date
1918
Subject
Source
Bside B / World War, 1914-1918
Extent
1 broadside / 75 x 51 cm
Identifier
HaltTheHun.jpg
Format
jpeg
Provenance
Elisha Camp gift, 1973
Rights
https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en
Original Format
Repository
Vermont Historical Society, 60 Washington Street, Suite 1, Barre, Vermont 05641
Rights Statement
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Collection
Citation
Raleigh, Henry Patrick, 1880-1944, “Halt the Hun! Buy U.S. Government bonds, third liberty loan,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed April 28, 2024, https://www.digitalvermont.org/items/show/2316.