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Col. Charles H. Reed, 31st Colonel of the Regiment, upon taking command of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Mecz), at Ft. Jackson, SC, 18 December 1942. Col. Reed came to the 2d Cavalry from the 42nd Armored Regt. of the 11th Armored Division.

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Captain Tullius C. Tupper, Commander, Troop E, 2nd Squadron.

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Tully and William Tupper.

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Ft Jackson SC. The road to war for the Second Cavalry begins here.

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Downtown Columbia, SC as it appeared in 1943.

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May 25th 1943, the Second Cavalry begins a grueling five day march to the sea, ending in a bivouac at Folly Beach, Charleston SC, a distance of 110 miles.

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The bivouac area at Folly Beach.

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The Pavillion at Jolly Beach, where many of the troopers took in a dance or two during their brief stay in Charleston.