Should Gen. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson be removed from the Army War College?

<p>They most definitely should NOT be removed! Beyond the fact that, as pointed out by CW2 Evans, these men are graduates of West Point and were, arguably, two of the best tacticians of there time, they are an integral part of our countries history and our military heritage.</p><p>Arlington National Cemetary, the most hallowed military ground in this country, is built on GEN Robert E. Lee's property!</p><p>The unnamed individual in the article who questioned the inclusion of&nbsp;Confederate General's portraits claims that they should be removed because they are somehow 'anti-American':&nbsp; "[Lee] was&nbsp;certainly not good for the nation.&nbsp; This is the guy we faced on&nbsp;the battlefield whose entire purpose in life was to destroy the nation as it was then conceived."&nbsp; I would find it hard to believe that this was&nbsp;his actual mindset&nbsp;but regardless of GEN Lee's personal feelings, his relevence and importance to any study of U.S. history cannot be denied and removing his portrait from an institution that specializes in teaching this topic is patently absurd.&nbsp; We may as well take down the portraits of Genghis Khan and Hitler from every history museum because "they were not nice people."</p>

They were graduates from West Point, regardless of future affiliations, they are WP alumni that became recognized on the national stage for bravery and leadership. Their association with the Confederacy is as much about the will of the people and the legality under which the Federals assumed control where the states felt it was their place. An argument that is waged even today. The concept of following orders, legal or illegal. That the Confederacy lost should not take away from the choices these men made or their reasons for those choices.
They represent more than anything else, Clausewitz's "War is a continuation of politics by other means" which remains a vital lesson for WP cadets.

<p>If we could just wipe people off the history books&nbsp;then why do we even&nbsp;call them HISTORY Books&nbsp;? &nbsp;I agree they should NOT&nbsp;be removed from our history books nor should their Portraits be removed from the academy as the article was talking about. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Part of ending the war was the mutual understanding that the North &amp; South&nbsp;COULD come together as&nbsp;ONE country again and this is just more divisive HOT garbage. Yes, it did take time but now we are going to the far extreme in the other direction. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Just my two cents..&nbsp; it is HISTORY if we allow people to remove everything&nbsp;they do not like... what would we have left to learn from in the future.</p>