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HM King George V with a group of officers of the II Corps and the Second Amy during his tour of the Second Army area, 6 August 1918.
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HM King George V with a group of officers of the II Corps and the Second Amy during his tour of the Second Army area, 6 August 1918.
The Union II Corps was one of the best fighting units during the American Civil War. At the Battle of Gettysburg, it was II Corps that met the brunt of (the misnamed) Pickett's charge.
When he was reassigned to work with the II Corps in the central highlands south of Pleiku, Reyes-Colon found the environment even more accepting of gay soldiers. He and other gay friends double-dated and even turned a small hooch into a makeshift gay bar where they danced with their boyfriends to the latest Temptations albums. The straight soldiers had their own hooch for boozing it up and dancing. Nobody cared.
Conduct Unbecoming: Gays & Lesbians in the U.S. Military by Randy Shilts, page 80.
USAF Sergeant Roberto Reyes-Colon grew up in a Puerto Rican neighborhood in New York City. He joined the Air Force at age 17 as a means of getting a leg up. He had six other siblings whom his mother raised alone. His family was accepting of his sexuality and encouraged him to return home after his discharge from the Air Force. The discharge followed months of investigations regarding Reyes-Colon’s sexuality.
HM King George V inspecting the Guard of Honour at the investiture ceremony at the Second Army Headquarters. Blendecques, 6 August 1918. General Herbert Plumer, the Commander of the Second Army, can be seen in the background, second behind the King.
A color coded map of the Corps Tactical Zones which South Vietnam was divided into.
LZ Sherry, as seen from the air, 1970
From Where We Were in Vietnam:
Sherry, FSB/LZ (AN 810-160) Approximately 7km north of Phan Thiet and immediately north of Ap Tan Long. Housed US 155mm howitzer batteries. Data per Jerry Berry. 3d/506th Inf/101st Abn. Binh Thuan Province, II Corps
Examine how George S. Patton took over a demoralized II Corps after a humiliating defeat, and swiftly whipped it back into shape
Silver corps badge belonging to a member of Co. I, 111th New York Volunteer Infantry. The red clover denotes 1st Division, II Army Corps. Source.