Controversy
Manzella came out to his commander after rumors of his sexuality surfaced in the form of threats to "turn the flame down". Manzella had at that point told his unit that he was gay and had introduced them to his boyfriend, A.J.
No action was taken against Manzella due to the army's finding no evidence of his homosexuality in its investigation, which included a video provided by Manzella displaying passionate kissing between him and his boyfriend. The investigation concluded that he should return to work and he was told, "You're not gay" and that "proof of homosexuality" had not been found.
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