The Marine Who Earned Two Medals of Honor

[Sedalia Dave]

 

 

Smedley Butler: The Marine Who Earned Two Medals of Honor

[Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme]

That's a real man right there.

 

Oooh Rah, Smedley! 

[Subdeacon Joe]

 

Also 

https://soledadmemorial.org/plaques/sergeant-major-daniel-joseph-daly/

 

 

 

 

 

[watab kid]

".....he was also tagged to lead a military coup to overthrow President Franklin Roosevelt. That effort kind of fizzled, but Smedley Butler was nonetheless a simply fascinating guy....."

 

this threw me completely off , i get it that you dont loose an honor that you earned , but do you still get honored after doing this ? no , i dont care what party the president represents nor how much you dislike him you dont do this 

[Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L]

1 hour ago, watab kid said:

".....he was also tagged to lead a military coup to overthrow President Franklin Roosevelt. That effort kind of fizzled, but Smedley Butler was nonetheless a simply fascinating guy....."

 

this threw me completely off , i get it that you dont loose an honor that you earned , but do you still get honored after doing this ? no , i dont care what party the president represents nor how much you dislike him you dont do this 

This is what the full article said about that:  

The Business Plot: Smedley Butler’s Strangest Battle

Butler eventually retired and became an outspoken critic of war profiteering. In November of 1934, Butler claimed that there was a plot afoot led by prominent American businessmen to field a 500,000-man army of military veterans and march on Washington, depose FDR, and install MG Butler as dictator. Along the way, Butler named names. The alleged conspirators dismissed the claims as bluff and bluster, but subsequent evidence came to light that lent credence to the plot. Regardless, Butler’s testimony before a House committee drove those behind it back into the shadows. Historians now call this sordid episode the Business Plot.

[watab kid]

14 hours ago, Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L said:

This is what the full article said about that:  

The Business Plot: Smedley Butler’s Strangest Battle

Butler eventually retired and became an outspoken critic of war profiteering. In November of 1934, Butler claimed that there was a plot afoot led by prominent American businessmen to field a 500,000-man army of military veterans and march on Washington, depose FDR, and install MG Butler as dictator. Along the way, Butler named names. The alleged conspirators dismissed the claims as bluff and bluster, but subsequent evidence came to light that lent credence to the plot. Regardless, Butler’s testimony before a House committee drove those behind it back into the shadows. Historians now call this sordid episode the Business Plot.

thank you , that explained it better , it was real and he was involved , it was long before the runup to the war but well into the rise of the national socialists - we all know how it played out [or should less we forget] 

id like details of their grievances , what the heck were their points of contention ? 

 

not the first time washington was marched on by military [after the civil war] as well as weirdos in the 60s anti war demonstrations , the womens march etc , but each of these had stated goals 

if just getting rid of FDR then i fall back to my previous statement , should not happen to a president of any party , 

 

but then neither should DEI hires , men playing womens sports , and a host of other crud 

[PowderRiverCowboy]

On 8/25/2026 at 4:01 AM, watab kid said:

".....he was also tagged to lead a military coup to overthrow President Franklin Roosevelt. That effort kind of fizzled, but Smedley Butler was nonetheless a simply fascinating guy....."

 

this threw me completely off , i get it that you dont loose an honor that you earned , but do you still get honored after doing this ? no , i dont care what party the president represents nor how much you dislike him you dont do this 

 

 

The full story is he played along with it and then stopped it.
 

 

[watab kid]

On 8/26/2026 at 9:32 AM, PowderRiverCowboy said:

 

 

The full story is he played along with it and then stopped it.
 

 

 

 

OK , that makes a whole lot more sense to me now , ill have to read that