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The move is stirring up conversation in and outside military circles. Skeptics wonder if the true intention is to undermine ...
After more than a century as Fort Bragg, the Army's largest base by population becomes Fort Liberty Friday. Bragg is among nine army bases that are dropping the names of Confederate leaders.
Arguably the most well-known confederate military leader, Lee was born in Virginia and commanded the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Today, about 70,000 troops train at Fort Lee each year.
Fort Gregg-Adams would take the place of Fort Lee, named for Confederate Army leader Gen. Robert E. Lee. Charity E. Adams inspects members of the 688 assigned to overseas service. National Archives ...
Scattered across the American South, 10 Army bases bear the names of Confederate officers, including several who resigned their commissions in the U.S. military and fought against the Union Army in… ...
WASHINGTON – The Army's first Hispanic four-star general, a hero from the battle of Ia Drang and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower are three military leaders who will be honored under the ...
Confederate leaders were slavery's soldiers. Strip their names from military bases Scott Martelle Tue, June 9, 2020 at 7:25 PM UTC 5 min read Calls are growing to drop names of Confederate heroes ...
There are 10 Army installations, including Fort Lee and Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia, named after Confederate leaders from the Civil War.
The last Army post with a Confederate namesake rebranded last week, completing an almost three-year effort to wipe Civil War-era names from military installations. Fort Gordon, Georgia, an Army ...
Army installations named after Confederate leaders include Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Hood in Texas and Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia.
But it also has led some critics to question whether the Army should have installations named after Confederate leaders, and if it’s time for those to change.