Fort Gregg-Adams in Virginia has been renamed Fort Lee, now honoring Black Medal of Honor recipient Private Fitz Lee instead ...

Medal of Honor recipient Pvt. Fitz Lee was honored today during a ceremony renaming the installation after him.

Fort Lee leaders say that while 'Gregg' and 'Adams' are no longer in the official name, those names will always be part of ...

Fort Lee has been renamed back to its original name after two years as Fort Gregg-Adams. The renaming honors Private Fitz Lee, a Buffalo Soldier and Medal of Honor recipient.

Adams, formerly Fort Lee, was in 2023 the first Army base to be named for Black Americans. Now, it'll be the first named for a Buffalo Solider.

Fitz Lee grew up in Dinwiddie County, received the Medal of Honor for bravery during wartime and died of health issues ...

The Defense Department announced the changes shortly after President Donald Trump said he would push for the renamings.

Fort Lee is in America's Historic Heartland in Virginia, 25 miles south of Richmond and very near the confluence of the James and Appomattox rivers. Important Contacts Fort Lee Welcome & Visitors ...

Highway and street signs around central Virginia still refer to the old name. The Virginia Department of Transportation told The Progress-Index it was working with Fort Lee on those switches to ...

Among those changed in April 2023 was Fort Lee in Prince George County, whose title memorialized Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. It took on the name “Fort Gregg-Adams" in honor of two high ...

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