Posted on Mar 12, 2021
What should the Army posts that are currently named after Confederate generals be renamed?
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As part of the FY 2021 NDAA, there are 10 U.S. Army posts, currently named after men who were Confederate generals during the Civil War, which are required to be renamed by the end of 2023.
The posts being renamed are:
Camp Beauregard, LA
Fort Polk, LA
Fort Benning, GA
Fort Gordon, GA
Fort Bragg, NC
Fort A.P. Hill, VA
Fort Lee, VA
Fort Pickett, VA
Fort Rucker, AL
Fort Hood, TX
This post is not to debate the merits of whether or not they should be renamed (it's happening). I'm curious as to what you think the specific posts should be renamed and why?
The posts being renamed are:
Camp Beauregard, LA
Fort Polk, LA
Fort Benning, GA
Fort Gordon, GA
Fort Bragg, NC
Fort A.P. Hill, VA
Fort Lee, VA
Fort Pickett, VA
Fort Rucker, AL
Fort Hood, TX
This post is not to debate the merits of whether or not they should be renamed (it's happening). I'm curious as to what you think the specific posts should be renamed and why?
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Medal of Honor winners specific to branch of post being renamed. MOH winners transcend all politics.
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First of all, no one would have ever known that the bases were named after Confederate Generals unless some one mentioned it and stated they should be offended by that. Same with certain government and college buildings and I suspect the majority of statues.
That being said, there are many MOH recipients. Surely there is one from each area that has a military base that will need a new name.
That being said, there are many MOH recipients. Surely there is one from each area that has a military base that will need a new name.
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I will suggest renaming half these bases in honor of Medal of Honor recipients. Especially if the recipient is from that state.
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How about we hyphenate Ft Gordon to Ft Gordon-Shughart to honor two MOH recipients.
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Whatever the future beings on renaming these posts I hope none are named after Eagles, Lenin, or Kominski.
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In today's society, the safest bid is: [a] name it after the town it is located in or [2] give it a number (such as, P1001). On second thought, move all military installations out of all the states which seceded from the Union 160 years ago.
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CW4 Keith Dolliver
I don't like the number idea, but I suppose you are correct with just naming it near where it is located. It's not exactly "creative", but the Navy has virtually all their installations named like that and the Army does the same with most of their Depots.
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