What is the best description of the bonus army

15 000 veterans, many unemployed descended on Washington D.C. to demand immediate payment of their bonus. They proclaimed themselves  the Bonus Expeditionary Force vut the public called them  "The Bonus Army" . The veterans made the largest camp across the river from the Capital. Approximately 10 000 people lived in the shelters built from old lumber, packing bpxes, scraped tins and straw.