The U.S. Army is stripping the names of Confederate generals from bases like Fort Pickett in Virginia, named after George Pickett, who led the rebels' final charge at the Battle of Gettysburg and was later accused of war crimes. The names of nine Ar
"I wonder myself what took so long," said retired Lt. Gen. Tom Bostick, a member of The Naming Commission, charged with renaming Army bases named in honor of Confederate generals. "What was galling is that we would still in this day and age have names of bases that represented traitors...
These are the 10 US military bases still named after Confederate soldiersDaniel Brown
The bases were named for such figures asRobert E. Leeof Virginia, who commanded the Confederate Army;Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregardof Louisiana, whose troops shelled Fort Sumter in South Carolina on April 12, 1861, launching the Civil War; and John Brown Gordon of Georgia, whohis...
Trump tried to slam that door shut, insisting he would "not even consider" renaming military bases that honor Confederate leaders. The president added that naming the bases after Confederates reflects "a history of Winning, Victory, and Freedom" -- suggesting he...
In October, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, approved the renaming of nine military bases. This was a result of recent public outcry that some US bases were still named after those who served in the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the 'Confederacy'). ...
The backstory:Inhofe leveled with Trump — over speakerphone while walking through the Senate’s Russell Building — that the bill won’t meet his demand to repeal liability protections for tech companies, or block efforts to re-title military bases named for Confederate figures. ...
So, let’s learn about the military bases in Tennessee and the state’s role in the history of the armed forces. Table of Contents Military History of Tennessee The armed forces in this state have played an important part in the history of the United States. This can be seen in many ...
“I don’t think we can erase history. But there’s certainly a question of the prominence of recognition of Confederates. For example, I don’t have any problem with changing the bases in the south that I didn’t even realize were named after Confederate generals.” ...
“Among the most alarming things the FBI uncovered pertains to Chinese-made Huawei equipment atop cell towers near US military bases in the rural Midwest. According to multiple sources familiar with the matter, the FBI determined the equipment was capable of capturing and disrupting highly restr...