Chemical Corps Veteran Tapestries

The Chemical Corps is the branch of the United States Army tasked with defending against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons. The corps was founded as the U.S. Chemical Warfare Service (CWS) during World War I. Its name was changed to the Chemical Corps in 1946. For most of its history, the Chemical Corps was tasked with delivering chemical weapons rather than defending against them.

The regimental insignia for the Army's Chemical Corps Regiment.

453rd Chemical Battalion (USAR) The Chemical Corps (also known as the "Dragons of the Battle") are the branch of the United States Army tasked with defending against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons. The corps was founded as the U.S. Chemical Warfare Service (CWS) during World War I. Its name was changed to the Chemical Corps in 1946. For most of its history, the Chemical Corps was tasked with delivering chemical weapons rather than defending against them.

To the outside world, it is the U.S. Army base and recruit training center known as Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. To anyone who ever served there, it will always be Fort Lost in the Woods, Misery.