What suggestions do you have for renaming DoD installations honoring Confederate officers?

SSG Carlos Madden — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 16:42:36 -0400

Doesn't matter if you agree with this move or not - it's been directed and it's happening. What are your suggestions for renaming the following bases?

- Fort Bragg
- Fort Rucker
- Fort Benning
- Fort Gordon
- Fort Hood
- Fort Polk
- Fort A.P. Hill
- Fort Belvoir
- Fort Lee
- Fort Pickett

Response by SSG Robert Mark Odom made Sep 8 at 2021 4:46 PM

SSG Robert Mark Odom — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 16:46:28 -0400

Excellent question! I'll get back to you.

Response by SSgt Ray Stone made Sep 8 at 2021 4:56 PM

SSgt Ray Stone — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 16:56:51 -0400

Fort Traitor

Response by CW4 Guy Butler made Sep 8 at 2021 5:07 PM

CW4 Guy Butler — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:07:39 -0400

Fort Lee is an easy one - Fort Nathanael Greene, for the first Quartermaster General of the Army; appointed 1778 by George Washington.

Response by SSG Edward Tilton made Sep 8 at 2021 5:14 PM

SSG Edward Tilton — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:14:47 -0400

Amazing, more Americans know the traitors than the heros
Fort Bragg to Fort Matthew RidgewayXVIII Airborne Corps Normandy
Cmdr UN Forces Korea after MacArthur was sent packing
Fort Lee to Ft George Custer, defeated Confederate Cavalry at Hanover Pa. during the Battle of Gettysburg.
There are plenty

Response by SFC Jake Middaugh made Sep 8 at 2021 5:32 PM

SFC Jake Middaugh — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:32:27 -0400

It's humorous to me about how the big Army (and the left side) always tries to change the names of something we've always had & used....
Like the now politically correct term of "DFAC or dining facility".
And yet - we still, and probably will always call it the "Chow Hall"!!!
To me, Ft Bragg has a special place in my heart, soul & memory - and it will always be Bragg, no matter how many different politically-correct left side terms they decide to rename it!

Response by SFC Kenneth Hunnell made Sep 8 at 2021 6:01 PM

SFC Kenneth Hunnell — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 18:01:28 -0400

How about assigning them a number, if you give them a name of any northern person, you can always find a reason they shouldn't be used

Response by LTC Kevin B. made Sep 8 at 2021 6:02 PM

LTC Kevin B. — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 18:02:57 -0400

I think they should name them after Medal of Honor recipients.

Response by SSG Edward Tilton made Sep 8 at 2021 6:18 PM

SSG Edward Tilton — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 18:18:45 -0400

Fort Matthew Ridgeway
Commanded XVIII Abn Corps Normandy
Commanded UN Forces Korea

Response by SSG William Jones made Sep 8 at 2021 6:33 PM

SSG William Jones — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 18:33:27 -0400

I respectfully decline to offer a suggestion. Jake Middaugh and Charles Hayden are SPOT ON‼️

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 8 at 2021 6:36 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 18:36:35 -0400

Fort Hood to Fort Benavidez in honor of MSG Raul P. "Roy" Benavidez.

As for the others, I could see them being renamed to any of the following due to being Presidents who served in the Army or militia or being a famous general. Alternatively I would recommend Medal of Honor recipients of the State where the Fort is.

Presidents
- General of the Armies George Washington
- General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower
- General of the Army (Union) Ulysses S. Grant
- Major General Andrew Jackson
- Major General William H. Harrison
- Major General James A. Garfield
- Major General Zachary Taylor
- Brigadier General Franklin Pierce
- Brigadier General Andrew Johnson
- Brigadier General Chester A. Arthur
- Brevet Brigadier General Benjamin Harrison
- Colonel Thomas Jefferson
- Colonel James Madison
- Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
- Colonel Harry S. Truman
- Major James Monroe
- Major Millard Fillmore
- Brevet Major William McKinley
- Captain Ronald Reagan
- Captain Abraham Lincoln
- Captain John Tyler
- Private James Buchanan

Generals
- General of the Armies Pershing
- General of the Army Bradly
- General of the Army MacArthur
- General of the Army Marshall
- General of the Army (Union) Sherman
- General of the Army (Union) Sheridan
- General Patton
- General Powell
- General Schwarzkopf

Response by Lt Col Jim Coe made Sep 8 at 2021 7:10 PM

Lt Col Jim Coe — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 19:10:04 -0400

SPC Private RallyPoint Member has a great list. Wouldn’t object to any of his suggestions. I’ll add a few of my own
Ft Bragg to Ft Pope. Pope was a union general

Ft Lee to Ft Ann Dunwoody. GEN Dunwoody was the first Army female O-10 and a great logistician.
Ft Hood to Ft George Patton. GEN Patton was one of the greatest Armor commanders ever.
Ft Rucker to Ft H H Arnold. Gen Hap Arnold is widely regarded As the father of modern military aviation. Served As first commander of Army Air Force.

Response by Cpl Vic Burk made Sep 8 at 2021 7:24 PM

Cpl Vic Burk — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 19:24:50 -0400

I have a suggestion, leave well enough alone! You can't erase history no matter how hard you try.

Response by SFC Kenneth Hunnell made Sep 8 at 2021 7:52 PM

SFC Kenneth Hunnell — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 19:52:38 -0400

For better or worse each of these people served their state, to say otherwise is like saying that everything that happened while serving was a representation of ourselves.

Response by SFC Kenneth Hunnell made Sep 8 at 2021 8:05 PM

SFC Kenneth Hunnell — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 20:05:05 -0400

Has anyone noticed the Pentagon said they were changing the names of military bases. Every place on the list is a Fort, take a look at the list and tell me I'm wrong, I'm sure someone will say that's not what they meant to say

Response by SSG Roger Ayscue made Sep 8 at 2021 8:48 PM

SSG Roger Ayscue — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 20:48:57 -0400

While I am one of those that would not change anything and have some choice words for those that want them changed, here are my suggestions.

- Fort Bragg: Fort Donlon, in honor of COL Roger HC Donlon, Special Forces, 1st MoH in Vietnam
- Fort Rucker: Fort Crandall, in honor of COL Bruce Crandall, Army Aviator, MoH Ia Drang, Vietnam
- Fort Benning: Fort Moore, in honor of LTG Hal Moore, Commander 1-7 Cav in the Ia Drang, from
"We were Soldier once and Young"
- Fort Gordon: Fort York, in honor of Alvin C York, MoH World War I, ,initial military training at Fort
Gordon, service as a Signal Corps Officer in World War II
- Fort Hood: Fort Murphy, in honor of MAJ Audie L Murphy, MoH World War Two, Native Born Texan
- Fort Polk: Fort Poolaw, in honor of 1SG Pascal Poolaw, 3 CIBs Most Highly Decorated Native
American, served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam
- Fort A.P. Hill: Fort Miyamura, in honor of SSG Hiroshi Miyamura, MoH Korea, POW Korea, served
with the 442 Infantry in WWII
- Fort Belvoir: Rename to it's original name, Fort Humphries in honor of Union Army General A.A.
Humphries, it was renamed in 1930 to honor a local Virginian
- Fort Lee: Fort Doss, in honor of Army Medic Desmond Doss, MoH Hacksaw Ridge, Okinawa saved up
to 100 wounded men by lowering them down a cliff, despite being wounded four times
himself.
- Fort Pickett: Fort Gregory, in honor of SGT Earle Davis Gregory, VAARNG, MoH World War I.

These men are all Heroes and are deserving of recognition.

Response by MSgt Marvin Kinderknecht made Sep 8 at 2021 8:57 PM

MSgt Marvin Kinderknecht — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 20:57:36 -0400

THE ONLY WAY WITH OUT PISSING SOMEBODY OFF IS TO GIVE EACH BASE/ POST A NUMBER!! LOL

Response by Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis made Sep 8 at 2021 9:11 PM

Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 21:11:05 -0400

Let's start with this: Fort Tillman

Response by Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis made Sep 8 at 2021 9:11 PM

Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 21:11:59 -0400

Fort Lee could be rededicated to Francis Lightfoot Lee

Response by SSG Laurie Mullen made Sep 8 at 2021 9:27 PM

SSG Laurie Mullen — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 21:27:59 -0400

FT Gordon: Ft Myer has already been taken so I'm going to go with Ft Wig-Wag (the crossed signal flags).

Response by SSG James Arlington made Sep 8 at 2021 9:31 PM

SSG James Arlington — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 21:31:28 -0400

WW Two heroes.

Response by CPL James S. made Sep 8 at 2021 10:42 PM

CPL James S. — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 22:42:41 -0400

if they're going to erase names from history due to the perceived negative connection then the safest bet is to name them after Latin-based flora and fauna, like Fort T-Rex, or Fort Taraxacum, etc... or is that too aggressive for a military base? anyone?

I mean, if we choose someone's actual *name* then we're bound to end up full circle deleting that name from history in some future politically correct battle because maybe they didn't pick their nose correctly, or perhaps they said something that got tweeted when they were 5 that becomes insanely offensive. Yay cancel culture /sarc/ /satire/ /hyperbole/

Response by PFC Andrew "Tommy" M. made Sep 9 at 2021 2:30 AM

PFC Andrew "Tommy" M. — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 02:30:18 -0400

Just think of what a huge waste of money goes into these name changes, neverminded the fact that it still will not appease the whinners

But if they must, lets go with stuff like Ft. Trump , Ft. Reagan , Ft. Eisenhower, Ft. Bush, you get the idea.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 9 at 2021 3:15 AM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 03:15:16 -0400

I believe since it is going to happen regardless how one thinks. They should rename them after our Iraq and Afghanistan fallen MOH heroes. It would be an excellent way of showing our respect and showing we really do mean Never Forgotten.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 9 at 2021 9:25 AM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 09:25:05 -0400

Fort Rucker to Fort Novosel (or after one on of the other aviators or enlisted aviation soldiers awarded the MoH).

Response by 1LT William Clardy made Sep 9 at 2021 10:40 AM

1LT William Clardy — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:40:24 -0400

Here's my list of suggestons:
* Fort Bragg ==> Fort Braggart
* Fort Rucker ==> Fort Rucksack
* Fort Benning ==> Fort Beginning
* Fort Gordon ==> Fort Peachtree
* Fort Hood ==> Fort Hot
* Fort Polk ==> Fort Puke
* Fort A.P. Hill ==> Fort Downhill
* Fort Belvoir ==> Fort Voyeur
* Fort Lee ==> Fort Least
* Fort Pickett ==> Fort Pocket

Response by LTC Larry Burks Sr made Sep 9 at 2021 10:49 AM

LTC Larry Burks Sr — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:49:09 -0400

I support this move. I would like to hear more about this from the DoD and/or whatever committee is officially working this matter.

Response by CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 9 at 2021 11:40 AM

CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:40:03 -0400

Fort's Braggart, Crossroad Trucker, Bend and Thrusting, Lightfoot, Hoodie, Eye Poke, etc etc.

Response by MSG Jim Ballinger made Sep 9 at 2021 12:41 PM

MSG Jim Ballinger — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 12:41:03 -0400

I see a dilemma in renaming bases. First, I don't think we should honor Civil War notables with this distinction. They were basically traitors to the United States, at the time, regardless of their military prowess. Second, how do you disconnect from the name you have used, for some of us, for an entire career and beyond. I have been stationed an several of those bases. If, for example, Fort Hood is renamed, how do I refer to it in conversations, correspondence, etc. In my mind it will always be Fort Hood. Other bases have such a firm tradition in Army history for example, Fort Bragg.

Response by CPL Adam Schoenwald made Sep 9 at 2021 2:13 PM

CPL Adam Schoenwald — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 14:13:44 -0400

perhaps we could name them after the environment they are in. lol Fort Hood is now Fort F*uck it's Hot" and Fort Polk could be "Fort Swamp but Good Food" Fort Bragg could be "Fort Sh*t I didn't Know sand could get down there" just a thought.

Response by SFC Hank Gilmore made Sep 9 at 2021 2:33 PM

SFC Hank Gilmore — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 14:33:16 -0400

Rename Benning to Bragg, Polk to Hood etc… confuse the woke, go back to
Sleep

Response by SSG John Jensen made Sep 9 at 2021 2:33 PM

SSG John Jensen — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 14:33:46 -0400

Cp Roberts CA named after MOH Cpl Roberts WW1, a camp named after an enlisted man ? How is this possible?

Response by MSgt Jeff Bailey made Sep 9 at 2021 3:11 PM

MSgt Jeff Bailey — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 15:11:30 -0400

I'm sure we can find heroes local suitable for such honors, but here's a couple of names just to switch things up a bit. I wonder how many would follow the logic of naming a couple of military locations after Gen James Longstreet and Col John Mosby of the CSA?

Response by MSgt Jeff Bailey made Sep 9 at 2021 3:13 PM

MSgt Jeff Bailey — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 15:13:58 -0400

I'm sure there are many local heroes from the States where these bases are, but here an idea to just to shake things up a bit. If some want places named after Confederates, how about Gen Longstreet and Col Mosby?

Response by SMSgt Lisa S. made Sep 9 at 2021 4:23 PM

SMSgt Lisa S. — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 16:23:59 -0400

Name some of them after women veterans or code talker veterans.

Response by SFC Joe Ping made Sep 9 at 2021 4:32 PM

SFC Joe Ping — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 16:32:12 -0400

Leave them as is. Stop screwing around. Costing taxpayers money.

Response by SPC Andrew Murray made Sep 9 at 2021 8:52 PM

SPC Andrew Murray — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 20:52:32 -0400

I have no problem with changing the names and I really don't understand why anyone would. I can't imagine any other country naming things after traitors and losers. Each of these men waged war on the United States for the express purpose of keeping the right to enslave their fellow men. Naming a base after a confederate general is like naming a base herman goering airbase. Not only were they horrible human beings, not only were they traitors, they also lost the war so why would we ever honor them?

Response by SPC Lyle Montgomery made Sep 14 at 2021 11:38 AM

SPC Lyle Montgomery — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:38:05 -0400

I think renameing Army forts and other established military military institutions is wrong. Also the taking down of statues of famous militaey people such as Robert E. Lee wrong. This is history. Why should we Americans cow tow to a portion of the population who has their sensetive feelings hurt. I'm not a southerner, but believe history should be preserved. Im tired of a few trying to controul the rest to get their way. The Civil war has been over for a long time, and history should be preserved, not changed

Response by CSM John Mead made Sep 17 at 2021 7:03 PM

CSM John Mead — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 19:03:27 -0400

I'm sorry to say that I'm tired of kowtowing to the political left, catering to the hurt feelings of a precious few, and fixing what isn't broke. These Army posts have had their names for a very long time, and why haven't these cupcakes bitched years ago? However, that's my opinion, for whatever it's worth.

Response by 1SG Brian Holt made Sep 23 at 2021 1:10 PM

1SG Brian Holt — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:10:33 -0400

I think "Camp Snowflake" would be appropriate to represent our current time in history.

Response by SN John Dilley made Sep 23 at 2021 1:13 PM

SN John Dilley — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:13:09 -0400

Leave the base names alone!

Response by SR George Lowery made Sep 23 at 2021 1:20 PM

SR George Lowery — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:20:04 -0400

First of all people should appreciate the remembrance and the honor in which they have added to our history . Why is it that people want to destroy our history so as to rewrite the wrongs all peoples have done all over the world. If you are going to rewrite American History you best get ready to rewrite world history, because if you don't change it you will never erase American history. The bottom line is learn from history or destroy your future. Leave well enough alone and learn from our past.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 1:20 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:20:23 -0400

Ft Patton deserves a look

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 1:20 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:20:31 -0400

I would leave the names alone. These bases are part of our history.

Response by SR George Lowery made Sep 23 at 2021 1:21 PM

SR George Lowery — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:21:01 -0400

Leave well enough alone.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 1:21 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:21:12 -0400

Benning should be named for The Godfather of the US Army infantryman, to Ft Washington. Any armor installation deserves a look at Ft Patton.

Response by LTC Dan Jurchenko made Sep 23 at 2021 1:23 PM

LTC Dan Jurchenko — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:23:26 -0400

Changing these names won't change history and the heroic behavior of their namesakes EVEN IF WE DON'T AGREE WITH THE CAUSE! Leave the damn names alone!

Response by 2ndLt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 1:25 PM

2ndLt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:25:01 -0400

Fort Walsh, Fort Bray, Fort Leavitt, Fort Tubman, Fort Williams, Fort Walker, Fort Hallaren

Response by SGT Greg Roeder made Sep 23 at 2021 1:25 PM

SGT Greg Roeder — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:25:18 -0400

Fort Benning should be renamed Fort Tillman.
Fort Bragg... Duh! Fort Gavin!

Response by SrA Mark Cheney made Sep 23 at 2021 1:25 PM

SrA Mark Cheney — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:25:24 -0400

Fort Ragg, Fort Trucker, Fort Bending, Fort Gorgon, Fort Criminal, Fork Poke and so on. Oh those poor harmed adult children this is ridiculous.

Response by SFC Byron Perry made Sep 23 at 2021 1:26 PM

SFC Byron Perry — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:26:44 -0400

Rename them "Politically Correct Crap I, Politically Correct Crap II, Politically Correct Crap III, ect.

Response by SFC Keith O Auspland made Sep 23 at 2021 1:27 PM

SFC Keith O Auspland — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:27:56 -0400

Anyone of these bases should be named Fort Floyd!!

Response by 1stSgt Deborah J Anderson made Sep 23 at 2021 1:28 PM

1stSgt Deborah J Anderson — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:28:20 -0400

Good or bad history is history. Leave them as such.

Response by PO2 Nick Barber made Sep 23 at 2021 1:31 PM

PO2 Nick Barber — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:31:08 -0400

Name them after WW2 Generals. Fort Patton, Etc.

Response by LTC Nate Giles made Sep 23 at 2021 1:31 PM

LTC Nate Giles — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:31:22 -0400

Ft Bragg should have already been renamed Fort Gavin. There is no one more fitting of having that installation named after home than LTG James Gavin, the founder of airborne operations and tactics.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 1:31 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:31:34 -0400

21 years in the Army and I never knew these bases were named after confederate generals except the obvious ones. Someone was hurt enough to check.

Response by PVT Michele Bowman made Sep 23 at 2021 1:32 PM

PVT Michele Bowman — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:32:22 -0400

I think they should be named after purple heart recipeints

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 1:32 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:32:41 -0400

Change Bragg to Fort Beauregard

Response by Maj Louis Russo made Sep 23 at 2021 1:33 PM

Maj Louis Russo — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:33:40 -0400

Rename them all for Medal of Honor winners from the South

Response by SSG Stephen Wondercheck made Sep 23 at 2021 1:34 PM

SSG Stephen Wondercheck — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:34:41 -0400

Keep them named the same we need to stop changing history

Response by PO1 BrendaLee Lennick made Sep 23 at 2021 1:34 PM

PO1 BrendaLee Lennick — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:34:55 -0400

I would love to see one (or two) named after women: Since the United States military was established, many women have accomplished unimaginable feats of courage and fortitude that have distinguished them within the ranks, ranging from saving lives as battlefield nurses to defending fellow soldiers in armed combat. The eight women highlighted below were able to not only achieve success within their respective branches of the military but they also positively impacted the U.S. military as a whole. https://online.norwich.edu/academic-programs/resources/eight-women-in-the-military-who-have-made-history

Eight Women in the Military Who Have Made History

Since the United States military was established, many women have accomplished unimaginable feats of courage and fortitude that have distinguished them within the ranks, ranging from saving lives as battlefield nurses to defending fellow soldiers in armed combat. The eight women highlighted below were able to not only achieve success within their respective branches of the

Response by Debby Deal Warthen made Sep 23 at 2021 1:35 PM

Debby Deal Warthen — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:35:09 -0400

Fort Alwyn Cashe
Fort Audi Murphy
Fort Roosevelt
Fort boyington
Fort Williams

Response by SFC Sfc Darwin Maring, USA Ret made Sep 23 at 2021 1:35 PM

SFC Sfc Darwin Maring, USA Ret — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:35:55 -0400

Fort Gordon change to Fort Sherman

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 1:36 PM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:36:42 -0400

Fort Gordon -> Fort Magnolia

Response by Debby Deal Warthen made Sep 23 at 2021 1:37 PM

Debby Deal Warthen — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:37:15 -0400

Fort Sherman
Fort Sheridan
Fort Stanton
Fort Tillman

Response by SSG Stephen Wondercheck made Sep 23 at 2021 1:37 PM

SSG Stephen Wondercheck — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:37:49 -0400

We need to keep them the same name... We need to stop changing history its what makes the USA.. for the good and the bad!! Should we just go and start changing all of the UN history they are just as guilty to fault with Slavery....

Response by SPC David Roberts made Sep 23 at 2021 1:38 PM

SPC David Roberts — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:38:43 -0400

All political correctness considerations aside (as far aside as possible!), it always seemed wrong to me to name bases after officers who took arms against the United States of America, and I'm saying this as a person who had several ancestors fight for the losing side in the Civil War (and on the winning side too).

Response by MAJ Charles Mangels made Sep 23 at 2021 1:40 PM

MAJ Charles Mangels — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:40:27 -0400

Name all for its hsot - Home of XYZ - (82nd airborne, Airborne Rangers, Army Aviation, Army Signal corps etc

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 1:40 PM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:40:39 -0400

Fort Arnold was stripped of its name and referred to by its location in West Point, NY cause it was considered bad luck to rename it. Perhaps that should be done here.

Response by SSgt Patrick Wahrer made Sep 23 at 2021 1:41 PM

SSgt Patrick Wahrer — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:41:01 -0400

How about numbering them then no one can get the butt hurt!!

Response by SPC Gary Hayek made Sep 23 at 2021 1:41 PM

SPC Gary Hayek — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:41:54 -0400

Rename them after Congressional Medal of Honor recipients (if possible the highest ranking one that earned while assigned to that base, Ex: FT Bragg - figure out the highest ranking CMH person that earned it while either SF or 82nd Airborne). If the base had no CMH recipients, just take them from the runners-up from other bases.

Response by Sgt Charles Bickhart made Sep 23 at 2021 1:42 PM

Sgt Charles Bickhart — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:42:09 -0400

Medal of Honor recipients.

Response by SSgt Elliot Sartin made Sep 23 at 2021 1:42 PM

SSgt Elliot Sartin — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:42:33 -0400

do not rename any of them . why is the military going woke. i'm retired military and the military has gone crazy since i retired.

Response by GySgt Micheal Boyd made Sep 23 at 2021 1:43 PM

GySgt Micheal Boyd — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:43:21 -0400

Leave them be. Learn from our past rather than rewrite it. Grow a spine "Leaders". Stop caving to the will of these children.

Response by PO2 Cecil Redway made Sep 23 at 2021 1:44 PM

PO2 Cecil Redway — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:44:02 -0400

Keep them as they are!!

Response by SFC Bradley Lechner made Sep 23 at 2021 1:44 PM

SFC Bradley Lechner — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:44:09 -0400

I don't have specific suggestions other than perhaps name them after Medal of Honor recipients.

Response by MSgt John Randall made Sep 23 at 2021 1:44 PM

MSgt John Randall — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:44:15 -0400

Name them after WW1, 2 K, VN, DS hero's

Response by SFC Rick Williams made Sep 23 at 2021 1:44 PM

SFC Rick Williams — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:44:24 -0400

This is getting ridiculous. Why does FT Belvoir need to be renamed? It was named Belvoir because, at the time, the French word meant "beautiful to see." Lord Fairfax built a mansion on a high bluff overlooking the Potomac, and named the mansion accordingly. Today's translation is "lookout."

To my knowledge there was never a General Belvoir, General Lookout, or General Beautiful to See.

Response by PO2 Rob Waldrop made Sep 23 at 2021 1:44 PM

PO2 Rob Waldrop — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:44:33 -0400

This is an insult to those who died protecting the Constitutional rights of the states that seceded. But what else would we expect from traitors in the White House and in Congress and the Senate.

Response by SPC Timothy Rayba made Sep 23 at 2021 1:44 PM

SPC Timothy Rayba — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:44:36 -0400

Why is this even an argument? These were named for losers who were TRAITORS. End of story.

Response by Cpl Charles Smith made Sep 23 at 2021 1:44 PM

Cpl Charles Smith — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:44:49 -0400

Rename after Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, preferably after a service member that was once stationed at that base. If none came from that base then one from the state that the base is in.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 1:45 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:45:31 -0400

I served on half those installations, not once did I care on who they were. My focus was to do my job, support the mission, support the officers and nco's above me, and take care of the soldiers below me.
Changing the name serves what purpose? Because someone/activist is "offended" on who they were? This adminicircus is a joke!

I'm glad I retired! Since they are going to be renamed, name them after CMH recipients like Audie Murphy or MSG Benavidez.

Response by SPC James Hampton made Sep 23 at 2021 1:45 PM

SPC James Hampton — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:45:37 -0400

I would love to see AP hill or fort Lee renamed to honor Audie Murphy who died here in Virginia(specifically in plane crash near Roanoke in Catawba). The Roanoke National Guard use both of these installations for training and deployment and would be honor for them to host the name of the most decorated soldier! the 29th division has lots of history and would be the perfect honor for to bear the name "Audie Murphy"!!!
thoughts?

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 1:45 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:45:40 -0400

Despite the just and appropriate abhorrence we feel at the Confederate cause, these men (mostly GOs and Colonels under the CSA) were in almost every case honorable MEN, upright Soldiers, and in some cases, even vigorously anti-slavery in their own lives & practices, as has been well-documented of Robert E. Lee. Leave them as they are.

Even if there's no good reason to honor the man-- one major base on that list is said to have been named for a deep-pocketed local donor of the Jim Crow era and party, rather than a war hero from either side-- relabeling the bases will cost money the Army doesn't need to spend, on a mission with no connection at all to our principle purpose: to fight and WIN the nation's wars.

Or have we forgotten that that's what an Army exists for?

Response by SPC Curtis Cobb made Sep 23 at 2021 1:46 PM

SPC Curtis Cobb — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:46:23 -0400

Ft. Rucker to Ft. Eagle
Ft. Benning to Ft. Intrepid
Ft. Bragg to Ft. Vanguard
Ft. Hood to Ft. Alliance
Ft. Gordon to Ft. Defiance
Ft. Polk to Ft. valiant

Response by SPC Elijah Nichols made Sep 23 at 2021 1:46 PM

SPC Elijah Nichols — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:46:28 -0400

Ft. Benning - Ft. Patrick Daniel Tillman JR.

Response by CPT John Rist made Sep 23 at 2021 1:49 PM

CPT John Rist — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:49:13 -0400

- Fort Bragg - Fort US Grant
- Fort Rucker - Fort Sam Prestipino
- Fort Benning - Fort Audie Murphy
- Fort Gordon - Fort William T. Sherman
- Fort Hood - Fort G.S. Patton
- Fort Polk -Fort Joseph B. Adkison
- Fort A.P. Hill - Fort John J. Pershing
- Fort Belvoir - Fort Roscoe Robinson Jr.
- Fort Lee - Fort Joseph Stillwell
- Fort Pickett - Fort Victor Espinoza

Response by CMSgt Frank Dailey made Sep 23 at 2021 1:49 PM

CMSgt Frank Dailey — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:49:52 -0400

Ft Gordon Should be Named now for SFC Gary I. Gordon USA, MOH, no need to change the Name
Ft Bragg could be Named for SFC Randy D. Shugart USA, MOH.
I would suggest we consider All Posthumously Awarded MOH recipients to be honored with the renaming!

Response by Cpl John Mathews made Sep 23 at 2021 1:50 PM

Cpl John Mathews — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:50:16 -0400

I realize that some of these men were great military minds. Still, it does seem wrong to name US military installations after people who took up arms against their country. Yes it is all very complicated and we can’t understand all the motivations and divided loyalties of these men 150 years after the fact. It doesn’t change the fact that their behavior violated the oath we all took when we served.

If I could make the change, I would rename ALL bases using the same criteria: the name of a local military hero. In many cases it would be the name of a CMOH recipient. In some cases it might be someone who didn’t receive such a high award, but is renowned for their bravery or leadership. I would avoid anyone who later became a politician. The person should be deceased, having died at least 50 years ago (hopefully no unknown skeletons in the closet)

Why not, Fort Alvin C. York; Fort Audie L. Murphy; Fort Desmond S. Doss; and so on.

If you wanted to retain some connection to the Civil War, maybe use the names of battles?

Response by SPC James Fleming made Sep 23 at 2021 1:50 PM

SPC James Fleming — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:50:47 -0400

Jim Fleming Vietnam vet . Leave the names the way they are. I was at fort Polk and Benning . They will all ways be that to me. It seems the left in this country want to change our history , if this is done we will be doomed to repeat our mistakes again.

Response by MSgt Thomas O'Rourke made Sep 23 at 2021 1:50 PM

MSgt Thomas O'Rourke — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:50:57 -0400

MoH recipients, or Generals Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, Grant, Sherman, Pershing, and Schwarzkopf.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 1:51 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:51:56 -0400

Fort Donald Trump…all of them…

Response by PVT Carl Hockett made Sep 23 at 2021 1:52 PM

PVT Carl Hockett — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:52:14 -0400

I object to renaming these military facilities. Don't care if you and/or your higher-ups OR the failed Biden administration care or not. REGISTERING MY OBJECTION!!

Response by SGT Aaron Tollman made Sep 23 at 2021 1:52 PM

SGT Aaron Tollman — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:52:20 -0400

I agree, they should be renamed for the best of us. Medal of honor recipients from our most recent wars.

Response by Mrs Darryl Coleman made Sep 23 at 2021 1:52 PM

Mrs Darryl Coleman — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:52:29 -0400

LEAVE THEM THE HELL ALONE... THE LEFTISTS DON'T GET TO WIN THIS ONE

Response by Sgt A. Smith made Sep 23 at 2021 1:53 PM

Sgt A. Smith — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:53:43 -0400

Fort Floyd

Response by CCMSgt Charles Breedlove made Sep 23 at 2021 1:54 PM

CCMSgt Charles Breedlove — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:54:42 -0400

Rename Fort John B. Hood to Fort Audi Murphy....

Response by PO1 Ardith Dressler made Sep 23 at 2021 1:55 PM

PO1 Ardith Dressler — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:55:21 -0400

As a Gold Star Father, Veteran, son of a WWII veteran, father of two marines and one army soldier who died in Bagdad by an Iranian supplied EFP, most would consider me, my immediate family, and my heritage to be one of patriotism. In the spirit of patriotism, I say, "Leave the names of military bases alone"! Bases were named after great patriots who had the fighting spirit in battle that we need to win wars. Do not cave in to social justice warriors and their wonk philosophy. If they had their way, bases would likely all be named after black criminals who were killed by police trying to make a lawful arrest. Your premise to this question is correct - I do not agree with renaming these bases. I will not prostrate myself to this liberal nonsense by participating in these exercise. Have a nice day.

Response by CPO Eugene Gillam made Sep 23 at 2021 1:55 PM

CPO Eugene Gillam — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:55:33 -0400

Rename Fort Bragg to Fort Rucker, Fort Rucker to Fort Benning, etc., etc…

And tell General Millie to go suck an egg!

Response by PFC John Roscoe made Sep 23 at 2021 1:55 PM

PFC John Roscoe — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:55:40 -0400

Ft. Rommel
Ft. Cornwallis
Ft. Yamamoto
Ft. Koresh
Ft. McVeigh
Ft. Trump
Ft. Putin
Ft. Noriega
Ft. Santa Ana
Ft. Hussein

Response by SFC Rick Williams made Sep 23 at 2021 1:55 PM

SFC Rick Williams — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:55:59 -0400

Regardless what they are renamed, someone, somewhere is going to get butt hurt.

Response by 1st Lt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 1:56 PM

1st Lt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:56:51 -0400

Forty McFortface NC
Forty McFortface GA
Etc.

Response by SFC Harry (Billy) Tison made Sep 23 at 2021 1:57 PM

SFC Harry (Billy) Tison — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:57:04 -0400

They shouldn't be renaming the posts, just because someone is upset over it. Many soldiers, of all races, went through these posts, and served proudly, with no questions asked about where they were

Response by CPL Gary Morse made Sep 23 at 2021 1:57 PM

CPL Gary Morse — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:57:13 -0400

Fort Hood ~> Fort (Ann) Richards, former TX governor

Response by SSgt W. Aaron Gregory made Sep 23 at 2021 1:57 PM

SSgt W. Aaron Gregory — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:57:19 -0400

Doesn't matter what we decide to name them. At the rate we're going with all of this, the Chinese or Russians are going to change the name to whatever THEY want it to be. Chances are, back when most of you were in Basic or OCS, you didn't give a rodent's rump who it was named after years before, or years after. Til now. Ask yourself why.

Response by LTC Martin Glynn made Sep 23 at 2021 1:58 PM

LTC Martin Glynn — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:58:52 -0400

Here's some ideas:

Change Fort Bragg to Fort (James) Gavin or Fort (Matthew) Ridgway (WWII Paratrooper Generals)
Change Fort Rucker to Fort (Hamilton) Howze (the father of helicopter-focused Army Aviation)
Change Fort Benning to Fort (Omar) Bradley (WWII 5-star General of the Army)
Change Fort Gordon to Fort (William O.) Wooldridge (first Sergeant Major of the Army)
Change Fort Hood to Fort (Roy) Benavidez (there's already a big movement for this here in Texas)
Change Fort Polk to Fort (George S.) Patton (I could also see Fort Irwin renamed as Fort Patton)
Change Fort A.P. Hill to Fort (Douglas) MacArthur (WWII 5-star General of the Army)
Change Fort Belvoir to Fort (George C.) Marshall (WWII 5-star General of the Army)
Change Fort Lee to Fort (Dwight D.) Eisenhower (WWII 5-star General of the Army)
Change Fort Pickett to Fort (John J.) Pershing (WWI General of the Armies)

Our 5-Star Generals (except for Hap Arnold, who transferred to the Air Force), any Medal of Honor recipients, or other historically significant Generals or senior NCOs from the 20th century would be good options.

Response by LTC Rick Cobb made Sep 23 at 2021 1:59 PM

LTC Rick Cobb — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:59:36 -0400

Here’s my suggestions:
Change the name to Fort:
-Bragg
-Rucker
-Benning
-Gordon
-Hood
-Polk
-A.P.Hill
-Belvoir
-Lee
-Pickett
That way you SAVE THE TAXPAYER $ by not changing signs, paper products and whatever else would have to be changed for no reason whatsoever.

Response by SP5 William Burgess made Sep 23 at 2021 1:59 PM

SP5 William Burgess — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:59:48 -0400

Quit changing history. This is not right!

Response by Sgt Edward Allen made Sep 23 at 2021 2:02 PM

Sgt Edward Allen — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:02:52 -0400

In a world of political correctness, comma this should be stopped percould be stopped. While I'm a Yankee by birth, having been born in Michigan, I disagree with this renamed things because of politics.
Having said that, if they must be renamed then name them is named them after metal bonnet recipients, or the general or Union officer whofficer who was opposite them.

Response by CPT Kathleen Taborn made Sep 23 at 2021 2:03 PM

CPT Kathleen Taborn — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:03:07 -0400

Fort Belvoir = Fort Virginia

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 2:03 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:03:37 -0400

No Changes. We should not be giving in to these terrorists, and thats what they are is terrorists. History is history and if u do not like it tough get over yourself. It's time to say no to these idiots. If they do not like it then they can do one of two things 1- And this is most preferred, LEAVE the Country and any American citizenship behind and go live on an island that has nothing but rocks or trees and no humans so u have no way of finding out any history on it. 2- Keep ur trap shut and go find something else to do cause we do not care if u like it or not, those are the names. And the fact is that we could find something on each and everyone of these terrorist to rename them or jail them.

Response by SFC Frank DeJulius made Sep 23 at 2021 2:04 PM

SFC Frank DeJulius — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:04:06 -0400

MOH recipients, as others have mentioned. I try to be positive, but I was born at Fort Belvoir. Will I have to get my birth certificate changed? What will I say when asked "where were you born?"

Response by SSG Paul Carrier made Sep 23 at 2021 2:04 PM

SSG Paul Carrier — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:04:23 -0400

MOH Awardees who served at those bases or came from that state.

NO politicians.

Response by SGT Tim Tobin made Sep 23 at 2021 2:04 PM

SGT Tim Tobin — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:04:24 -0400

If this is a real thing I am embarrassed for our military. You can't erase history! It is in the past, learn from mistakes and move on

Response by SFC Edward Sneed made Sep 23 at 2021 2:05 PM

SFC Edward Sneed — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:05:31 -0400

I'm not really concerned how the military installations acquired their names, but since it's been directed, I would have each installation renamed in honor of a prominent soldier, rather enlisted or officer, who made a big impression on an activity that occurred on that installation, during any given time period. I'm retired, and the posts names occurred before my time, but it's still something that should not be overlooked in this country, to help reduce any form of racism or hate.

Response by BG Edward Burley made Sep 23 at 2021 2:07 PM

BG Edward Burley — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:07:00 -0400

- Fort Bragg: Fort James M. Gavin - Gavin commanded the 505 PIR, the 82d Airborne Division, and XVIII Airborne Corps (the latter the two largest formations on post); he jumped into Sicily, Normandy, and Market Garden; be began the racial integration of the military by incorporating the "Triple Nickel" 555th Parachute Infantry into the 82d prior to the order to integrate; and served as ambassador to France.
- Fort Rucker - Fort Ed Freeman - "Too Tall" Freeman received the Medal of Honor for repeatedly flying in to support troops at the Landing Zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley, Republic of Vietnam. Appropriate for our "helicopter base."
- Fort Benning: Fort George C. Marshall - the man who planned our victory in WW2 laid the groundwork for all success in both the European and Asian theaters. Appropriate to name the "groundwork" base for Infantry and Armor after Marshall, who also served as Secretary of State and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
- Fort Hood: Fort George S. Patton Jr. - appropriate for our top tank commander to be the namesake of our primary tank base.

How's that for a start?

Response by Maj Sar P made Sep 23 at 2021 2:07 PM

Maj Sar P — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:07:23 -0400

I love this idea and to match the reason this is being done, I think it would be great to consider military minorities of note (black, hispanic, women, asian, etc.)

Examples:

Ft Davis -- Benjamin Davis, first black man in the military (reached Brig Gen rank)
Ft Serna or Ft Martinez -- Marcelino Serna, first hispanic american to receive Distinguished Service Cross, Joe Martinez is the first hispanic american Medal of Honor recipient
Ft Calugas -- Jose Calugas looks to be the first asian american Medal of Honor recipient
Ft Bradley -- Ruby Bradley was a member of the Army Nurse Corps and retired as one of the most decorated military women in history according to an article from the USO.

Just a few submissions on my end. Best of luck finding great names!

A few sources so you can potentially consider other listed individuals on these sites:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_O._Davis_Jr.
https://www.uso.org/stories/2459-heroic-women-of-world-war-ii
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asian_Pacific_American_Medal_of_Honor_recipients
https://www.uso.org/stories/2469-hispanic-american-military-heroes

Benjamin_O._Davis_Jr.

Response by PO1 Robert Black made Sep 23 at 2021 2:07 PM

PO1 Robert Black — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:07:43 -0400

We need to look at how they do it in Africa and the middle east. They often destroy and rename institutions and landmarks when a new regime comes into power. Every country that has done this is economically devastated so there are probably a lot of under employed historians and social anthropologists available for hire as consultants.

Response by PO1 Mark Koenig made Sep 23 at 2021 2:08 PM

PO1 Mark Koenig — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:08:57 -0400

I put allot of thought into what I feel the Army is striving for now.

-Fort Bragg Fort John Rambo
- Fort Rucker Fort Chelsea Manning
- Fort Benning Fort Jessica Lynch
- Fort Gordon Fort John Walker Lindh
- Fort Hood Fort Nidal Hassan
- Fort Polk Fort Woke-ee
- Fort A.P. Hill Fort Lee Harvey Oswald
- Fort Belvoir Fort Jane Fonda
- Fort Lee Fort John Warnock Hinckley Jr.
- Fort Pickett Fort Runamuck

Response by LCpl Thomas Leigh-Kendall made Sep 23 at 2021 2:10 PM

LCpl Thomas Leigh-Kendall — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:10:19 -0400

Fort Picket to new name John Paul Jones, General Isenhower, Gen Mc Arthur Admiral Burke. WE HAVE MANY USA HEROS AND MANY MEDAL OF HONOR HEROS, WHICH SHOULD BE A NO-BRAINER. CHESTY PULLER, OR THOSE FINE MEN AND WOMEN FROM THIS LAST 20 YEAR CONFLICT

Response by PO3 Grant Skiles made Sep 23 at 2021 2:11 PM

PO3 Grant Skiles — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:11:30 -0400

Name them after the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Without them and this document along with the Bill of Rights and Constitution we would not be the nation that everyone wants to move to throughout the world.

Response by LCDR John Tempesco made Sep 23 at 2021 2:11 PM

LCDR John Tempesco — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:11:37 -0400

This is an absolute waste of taxpayer money and a continuing sign of how WOKE our government and military are becoming. We cannot erase history.

Response by SFC Jeff Orlowski made Sep 23 at 2021 2:12 PM

SFC Jeff Orlowski — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:12:53 -0400

Possible name after Flag Officers and Past Presidents who are only accepted by today's PC society. Which, by the way, I gave up over half of my life to protecting their freedom of speech. T

Response by SGT Nate O made Sep 23 at 2021 2:13 PM

SGT Nate O — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:13:29 -0400

Why not just call them Social Justice Warrior Bases 1-10. I’m so glad I’m out. Never thought the military I served in for almost 12 years would become a circus.

Response by PO3 Steven Shetzline made Sep 23 at 2021 2:14 PM

PO3 Steven Shetzline — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:14:37 -0400

Name them after Modern heroes.

Response by CPT B R made Sep 23 at 2021 2:14 PM

CPT B R — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:14:49 -0400

Every time I went back to Iraq of AFG all the bases had been renamed, I don't know why this is such a big deal and why people are holding onto names of bases that were a mistake from the beginning. The name is not what made Bragg of Hood or Rucker a great place to be stationed, it was the units and the people. Changing the name will not change that, the base, or magically clean out the strip clubs and pawn shops that line the gate roads, but it can recognize some amazing, and more modern badass heroes! And move the focus from failed generals to more decorated NCOs

- Fort Bragg - Ft. Payne (Sgt. Maj. Thomas “Patrick” Payne)
- Fort Rucker - Ft. Crandall (Bruce Perry Crandall)
- Fort Benning - Ft Plumley (CSM Basil L. Plumley)
- Fort Gordon - Ft Bellavia (Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia)
- Fort Hood - Ft. Benevidez (Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez)

Response by SSG Thomas Roberson made Sep 23 at 2021 2:15 PM

SSG Thomas Roberson — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:15:00 -0400

FT Bragg...Ft Ft Emerson
Ft Benning...Ft Westmorland
Ft. Hood ....Ft. Patton
Ft Lee.... Ft. Sites
FT Rucker...FT Moore
FT Gordon...FT. Hartman
FT. Polk...Ft. Price
Ft, Belvoir....Ft. Franklin

Response by MSG Victor Soto made Sep 23 at 2021 2:15 PM

MSG Victor Soto — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:15:43 -0400

Renaming of bases should not be for another person. Everyone has some garbage attached to it.
Fort Bragg - Army Forces Center
Fort Rucker - Army Aviation Center
Fort Benning - Army Training Center
Fort Gordon - Army Signal Center
Fort Hood - Army International Center
Fort Polk - Army Special Center
Fort A.P. Hill - Army Security Center
Fort Belvoir - Army Support Center
Fort Lee - Army Quartermaster Center
Fort Pickett - Army Reserves Center

Response by LCDR John Tempesco made Sep 23 at 2021 2:15 PM

LCDR John Tempesco — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:15:59 -0400

This is an absolute waste of taxpayer dollars and shows just how WOKE the government and the military are getting. I'd love to see the price tag on this renaming process.

Response by SFC Jeff Orlowski made Sep 23 at 2021 2:16 PM

SFC Jeff Orlowski — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:16:42 -0400

Maybe name after the city/state (Washington Football Team) Fayetteville Stratocratic Base

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 2:16 PM

PFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:16:57 -0400

Well Fort Lee was named after revolutionary general Charles Lee so I’d say we should rename it to Fort Lee.

Response by CPO James Harrison made Sep 23 at 2021 2:23 PM

CPO James Harrison — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:23:05 -0400

"Doesn't matter if you agree with this move or not..." Sounds just like something a libtard would say. It ALWAYS MATTERS if I agree or disagree with something. It's my OPINION! EVERYONE has a RIGHT TO THEIR OPINION.

Jackass statements like that show how liberals have no respect for the First Amendment.

As for that fool and his whore in office, I wouldn't piss of them if they were on fire.

Dominion servers and democRAT poll "watchers" determined the 11/2020 election and EVERYONE KNOWS IT.

These "Confederate officers" are just as American as you and me.

Screw your PC BS!

Response by Amn Jack Disraeli made Sep 23 at 2021 2:23 PM

Amn Jack Disraeli — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:23:39 -0400

Name them Fort Peace

Response by PO3 Carl Denbow made Sep 23 at 2021 2:25 PM

PO3 Carl Denbow — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:25:18 -0400

Rename Fort Lee as Ft. Milton Howard, Sgt of Company C, of the 5th United States Colored Infantry, who received the MOH for his gallantry in the Battle of New Market Heights (Chaffins Farm). His regiment was also involved in several actions in and around Petersburg.

Response by MSgt Phil "PIMP" Freeman made Sep 23 at 2021 2:38 PM

MSgt Phil "PIMP" Freeman — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:38:19 -0400

Fort Biden, Fort Obama, Camp Benedict Arnold, Camp Pelosi, Fort AOC… yeah!! Let’s also leave 100s of millions $$ of gear in terrorist hands do they can use that against us. Let’s leave Americans and those that supported us high and dry.
Let’s try Fort No-Backbone. Camp Coward.

Response by MSG Raymond Davis made Sep 23 at 2021 2:46 PM

MSG Raymond Davis — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:46:41 -0400

I agree with SSG Carlos Madden that this is a "done deal". We need to make our feelings known on how the bases should be renamed. So by making a suggestion as to who should be considered for this honor, we can some how resolve this and make the transition as painless as possible. But be clear, I am not a supporter of the base name changing!

Response by William Drummond made Sep 23 at 2021 2:53 PM

William Drummond — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:53:43 -0400

While my sentiments are to leave things as they are, after a lifetime (literally - born in an Army hospital, was an Army brat during college, and retired as a DoD civilian.) around the US military, I know that there are two constants: 1) Hurry up and wait and 2) everything changes.

After looking through a list of MOH awardees and thinking that since we must change, we should choose names of people who served in our lifetimes. With that in mind, here are my suggestions and one alternate.

- Fort Benning, GA → MOH - Vernon Baker, born in 1919, attended OCS at Ft Benning. For his actions in WWII, he was one of seven black soldiers to receive the MOH in 1996.

- Fort Belvoir, VA → MOH - Charles Seymour Kettles entered the service in 1951 via the draft. He served tours in Korea and Vietnam and rose to the rank of Major. Kettles was awarded the Medal of Honor for his service on 05/05/1967 near the Song Tra Cau riverbed in Vietnam. When he learned that members of a 101st Airborne Division unit had suffered casualties during an intense firefight with the enemy, he volunteered to lead a flight of six UH-1D helicopters to carry reinforcements to the embattled force and to evacuate wounded personnel. He returned repeatedly to evacuate personnel under fire.

- Fort Bragg, NC → MOH - Bennie G. Adkins rose to the ranks, becoming a CSM after being drafted in 1951. Adkins earned the Medal of Honor for his service during combat at Camp A Shau, Vietnam, from 03/1966. Adkins served on Fort Bragg.

- Fort Rucker, AL → MOH - Patrick Henry Brady, awarded the Medal of Honor for rescuing wounded men in an enemy-held territory by helicopter near Chu Lai on 01/06/1968. He served at Fort Rucker, as did most Army aviators of his day.

- Fort Gordon, GA → MOH - Leonard B. Kelley was drafted into the Army in 1966. SP4 Kelley received the Medal of Honor for his service during combat in the Ap Bac Zone on 05/02/1967.

- Fort Hood, TX → MOH - Joseph C. Rodriguez was drafted into the Army shortly before his 22nd birthday in October 1950. On May 21st, 1951, Rodriguez singlehandedly charged and eliminated a North Korean hilltop defensive position that had defied three previous assaults. Rodriquez retired after 30 years as a Colonel.

- Fort A.P. Hill, VA → MOH - Ernest Childers was born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, in 1918 and was a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the first Native American to receive the MOH in WWII. He received a battlefield commission in 1945 while in Sicily and retired in 1965 as an LTC.

- Fort Lee, VA → MOH - George Taro Sakato, a PV1, served in WWII and earned the Medal of Honor for his service at Hill 617 near Biffontaine, France, on 10/29/1944. He was hit by shrapnel when his unit was trying to rescue the "Lost Battalion" (1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division) on Hill 617.

- Fort Pickett, VA → MOH - Rodolfo Pérez Hernandez served in the Korean War. Cpl Hernandez received the MOH for his service near Wonton-ni on 08/27/1950.

- Fort Polk, LA → MOH - Charles Chris Hagemeister earned the Medal of Honor for his service on 03/20/1967 in the Binh Dinh Province. He served on Fort Polk.

Alternate:

- MOH - SFC Melvin Morris was awarded the MOH for his service on 09/17/1969 while commanding the 3rd Company, 3rd Battalion, IV Mobile Strike Force near Chi Lang, Vietnam.

Although there are two black soldiers in my suggestions, I only identified one. The list includes two Hispanics and an Asian. If we are renaming Army posts with an eye toward diversity, then the names should reflect that. I tried to pick people from all ranks (E-1, CSM, 1LT, and BG). I chose troops from WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam. The list includes voluntary enlistments, draftees, career military, and three-and-out troops.

Military historians should fill out the details behind the MOH awards. I went with the minimal descriptions available on the websites I used. (If I need to provide the sources, I will.)

Response by SSG Donald H "Don" Bates made Sep 23 at 2021 2:55 PM

SSG Donald H "Don" Bates — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:55:31 -0400

My suggestion is to leave them alone, they are part of our history and we have erased too much of our history already.

Response by SP5 Ed McCoy made Sep 23 at 2021 2:57 PM

SP5 Ed McCoy — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:57:05 -0400

My suggestion is the pansy asses just leave them alone n not change their names unless the all become Fort General Lee

Response by SCPO Rick Hunter made Sep 23 at 2021 2:57 PM

SCPO Rick Hunter — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:57:52 -0400

I say leave the names the Hell alone. They've been named whatever they are longer than all but a tiny minority of Americans have been alive.
The names weren't "offensive" even five years ago. QUIT coddling a small, albeit very vocal, MINORITY of socialists, commies and America haters.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 2:59 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:59:03 -0400

Okay, I really need someone to explain this to me, and break it down to me like I'm five: how is it any sort of acceptable to celebrate people who, at the end of the day, fought a war to be honest-to-god not-Americans?

For the purposes and contexts of this discussion, I don't care how you feel about the causes behind the Civil War, the personal stances of the men the bases were named after, their accomplishments, any of it. At the end of the day, they went to war for the sole purpose of creating their own sovereign nation that was no longer subject to the Constitution of the United States, the document each and every person on this forum swears an oath to uphold. Why are we still trying to honor these *LITERAL TRAITORS* in 2021?

Response by PO2 Mark Slay made Sep 23 at 2021 2:59 PM

PO2 Mark Slay — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:59:46 -0400

LEAVE AMERICAN HISTORY INTACT !

Response by SSG Shawn Mcfadden made Sep 23 at 2021 3:00 PM

SSG Shawn Mcfadden — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:00:52 -0400

Start by looking at African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, that served in the same wars as these Confederates the bases are named after.

Response by SPC James Drury made Sep 23 at 2021 3:02 PM

SPC James Drury — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:02:05 -0400

1. Fort AOC 6. Fort Epstein
2. Fort Pelosi 7. Fort Cuomo
3. Fort Obama 8. Fort Putin
4. Fort Hillary 9. Fort Schiff
5. Fort Comey 10. Fort Taliban

That'll make the all the "Woke" folks real happy and we won't hear about changing historical names ever again.

Response by LCDR Margaret Jacobsen made Sep 23 at 2021 3:05 PM

LCDR Margaret Jacobsen — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:05:11 -0400

Don't do it. It's a stupid and expensive move. Don't cave to the move erase history. When you don"t learn from it. For instance, leaving Iraq gave us Isis. Leaving Afghanistan the saway gave us the Taliban

Response by PO2 Mike Keyes made Sep 23 at 2021 3:14 PM

PO2 Mike Keyes — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:14:02 -0400

MOH recipients is a good idea.
Maybe they could be rotated at some interval too- 5yrs, 10 yrs, 25yrs...whatever. Of course there's probably a lot of expense in that; changing letterheads and stuff.
As someone that served aboard the USS Stonewall Jackson I can tell you it does suck to see them tearing down a part of you.
I'll survive though- I just have to get used saying in certain company " I served on the USS (Redacted for your protection) , SSBN (Redacted so you don't accidently google it and injure your feelings, if Google hasn't already obliterated all references to this part of our history).

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 3:17 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:17:34 -0400

I am an advid follower of the American Civil War. This topic gets me hot under the collar however i believe at the minimum they should be reviewed. I feel and argument can be made to consider changing a few. Example Ft Benning, he never served the US Army same with John Gordon and Edmund Rucker. Now an argument can be made that Gordon was a US Senator and GA governor thats why the Fort is named after him. Benning on the other hand was a lawyer and Rucker a railroad businessman. All the rest Lee, Hood, Beauregard, Bragg, Hill, Polk, and Pickett all served in the US Army some with distinction prior to the Civil War. I think u have to take that into consideration when trying to change a name. Now if u want to name after MOH recipient's I am ok with that. I would prefer an MOH recipient fron that era but naming a southern Army base after a Northern MOH recipient may stir the pot a little some folks still hold a grudge. I don't think there is an answer that will make everyone happy here.

Response by MSgt Billy Gorham made Sep 23 at 2021 3:21 PM

MSgt Billy Gorham — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:21:44 -0400

This is a sad state of affairs for the Army, capitulating to whining morons, however, if it has to be, then I agree with naming them after MoH recipients.

Response by SP6 Chris Cox made Sep 23 at 2021 3:26 PM

SP6 Chris Cox — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:26:28 -0400

I am suggesting that renaming the DOD and other government buildings after Medal of Honor recipients from the Viet Nam, Desert Storm, Iraq Freedom, and Afghanistan Armed Conflicts. Those great leaders will be replaced by those who gave all that we may be free.
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Response by Sgt David Derrickson made Sep 23 at 2021 3:28 PM

Sgt David Derrickson — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:28:48 -0400

from: Fort Bragg
to: Fort Griffin
Sgt. First Class Jeremy W. Griffin, September 16, 2019, 1st SFG(A)-Combat-K.I.A. or a medal of honor recipient from that base.

Response by LTC Eugene Chu made Sep 23 at 2021 3:30 PM

LTC Eugene Chu — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:30:58 -0400

Late suggestions, find other distinguished military members with same last names. One Wisconsin state senator proposed renaming Fort Bragg based on Confederate Braxton having a Union cousin named Edward

https://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/05/kooyenga/press-releases/resolution-urges-renaming-base-for-edward-s-bragg-wisconsin-hero/

Resolution Urges Renaming Base for Edward S. Bragg, Wisconsin Hero

A resolution circulated in the Wisconsin State Senate today by Sen. Dale Kooyenga (R-Brookfield) urges a federal commission to rename Fort Bragg, a U.S. military base in North Carolina—to Fort Bragg.

Response by LCpl Dylan Burkley made Sep 23 at 2021 3:34 PM

LCpl Dylan Burkley — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:34:39 -0400

Name them after famous chinamen, Biden will approve of that.

Response by SPC(P) Craig Kupras made Sep 23 at 2021 3:36 PM

SPC(P) Craig Kupras — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:36:46 -0400

Fort Woke
Fort Diversity
Fort Affirmative Action
Fort Biden
Fort Obama
Fort Kabul

Response by SPC Will Thorson made Sep 23 at 2021 3:39 PM

SPC Will Thorson — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:39:06 -0400

I have a couple...Ft Benning- Audie Murphy. Ft Bragg- Gavin . Ft Stewart- sherman

Response by SSgt Jim Gilmore made Sep 23 at 2021 3:39 PM

SSgt Jim Gilmore — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:39:19 -0400

Stick political correctness where the sun doesn't shine.

Response by PFC Robert Avants made Sep 23 at 2021 3:40 PM

PFC Robert Avants — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:40:19 -0400

Change Ft Hood, to Ft Benavidez, after CSM Roy Benavidez, MOH RECEPIANT

Response by CDR John Spencer made Sep 23 at 2021 3:44 PM

CDR John Spencer — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:44:31 -0400

JESUS CHRIST! Do you want to discount every service member in the United States that has served in these great installations. This has got to stop! I can't believe that people and Rally Point want to discard our great history and the great men and Women that have fought and died to create it. It is a disgrace to remove history and the people that in MODERN times have fought and died to protect our way of life and the freedoms that we enjoy. Quit trying to destroy what our children need to understand, to avoid the mistakes of the past and educate the youth of the contributions that these great people have done to promote their freedoms. This is history, let's not repeat it by burying the mistake but bring the mistakes forward and present improvements that have occurred that promote a better way of life for all " We The People " of the Unitdes States. Thanks, Gage spencer

Response by CPO James McGachey made Sep 23 at 2021 3:47 PM

CPO James McGachey — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:47:33 -0400

How about....nothing. It's a part of history. Teach that.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 3:47 PM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:47:46 -0400

About renaming bases, I think anyone supporting this has lost there minds.
Have you not heard the saying "those who erase history is dome to repeat it?" I'm just saying!

Response by SPC(P) Timothy Adkins made Sep 23 at 2021 3:48 PM

SPC(P) Timothy Adkins — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:48:55 -0400

They should name it for corporate sponsors. Fort Raytheon, Fort Sig, Boeing Air Force Base. You can replace those silly unit patches with ads too! Auction of sponsorship rights. Might help us trim the debt.

Response by SFC Louis Willhauck, MSM, JSCM, and ARCOM made Sep 23 at 2021 3:52 PM

SFC Louis Willhauck, MSM, JSCM, and ARCOM — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:52:02 -0400

Fort Floyd needs to be in there somewhere!

Response by SSG Tim Lutz made Sep 23 at 2021 3:55 PM

SSG Tim Lutz — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:55:41 -0400

Ft Benning to Ft. Patton

Response by MSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 3:57 PM

MSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:57:55 -0400

Name them after battlefields, and past wars besides the Civil War....NO names of generals or soldiers...

Response by MSG Robert Adams made Sep 23 at 2021 4:00 PM

MSG Robert Adams — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:00:30 -0400

Leave the names alone. There is no reason to change them.

Response by Randall Nagy made Sep 23 at 2021 4:00 PM

Randall Nagy — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:00:52 -0400

Rename each for a battle WON by the Union?
--Randall Nagy

Response by LCpl Kevin Bryson made Sep 23 at 2021 4:07 PM

LCpl Kevin Bryson — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:07:47 -0400

If they MUST be renamed (although I do NOT agree with trying to re-write history; good or bad), then I agree with LTC Kevin B.. Name them after Medal of Honor recipients. But I believe in my heart that they should be left as is.

Response by LCDR Rich Bilskis made Sep 23 at 2021 4:10 PM

LCDR Rich Bilskis — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:10:55 -0400

Fort Bragg Fort W.M. Bryant CMH Vietnam
Fort Benning Fort T.M. Carter CMH Afghanistan
Fort Hood Fort J.M. Lopez CMH WW2
Fort A.P. Hill Fort A.C. York CMH WW1
Fort Lee Fort A.L. Murphy CMH WW2
Fort Rucker Fort Thomas Payne CMH Iraq
Fort Gordon Fort Ernest Childers CMH WW2
Fort Polk Fort R.P. Benavides CMH Vietnam
Fort Belvoir Fort J.C. Monti CMH Afghanistan
Fort Pickett Fort L.L. Millett CMH Korea
Camp Beauregard Camp M.E. Walker CMH Civil War

Response by SMSgt Bob W. made Sep 23 at 2021 4:15 PM

SMSgt Bob W. — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:15:40 -0400

- Fort Bragg--Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Fort Rucker--Abraham Lincoln
- Fort Benning--WEB Du Bois
- Fort Gordon--Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.
- Fort Hood--Richard Edward Cavazos
- Fort Polk--Clarence Leonard Tinker
- Fort A.P. Hill-Albert Lyman
- Fort Belvoir--Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody
- Fort Lee--Ronald W. Reagan
- Fort Pickett--Barack Obama

NOW, piss on this. All the forts are named after a president or a general who distinguished themselves in the U.S. Army. I have Red, Yellow, Black, and White generals. For the "politically correct representatives" in the House of Representatives and the Senate, you can't beat this list. It honors or offends everyone.

Response by PO3 Kathy Getchey made Sep 23 at 2021 4:19 PM

PO3 Kathy Getchey — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:19:06 -0400

Naming anything after someone will always have a blowback of some sort. Even naming a fort or base after a city will fire someone up in 100 years. I'm thinking of Columbus, Ohio. Naming it after Christopher had a blowback.

Response by SGT Anna Tyler made Sep 23 at 2021 4:19 PM

SGT Anna Tyler — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:19:30 -0400

You could name them after the town, county, city, state etc that they’re in. Or possibly a DoD themed name. There’s way too many great people to suggest just not enough forts.

Response by LT Alex Corsi made Sep 23 at 2021 4:20 PM

LT Alex Corsi — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:20:01 -0400

This is a tough question because the answer, if any, concerns more than a name change. These facilities are not disposable or forgettable objects. These bases are intertwined with American history and represent the USA in times of great challenge and conflict, forging the country into pre-eminence in the post-war period and helping to forge its culture socially, in entertainment and the popular imagination. Part of their mythology is in the name and to change it is nothing but cheap sticker slapped onto a well known, polished chrome nameplate. It negates the tragedies and triumphs of the USA in the past century.
For a name change to work and become permanent it would have to be attached to a serious event, like war or a challenge where the base, with the new name, becomes noteworthy.
It seems best, in this context, to let the names be.

Response by COL Michael Elliott made Sep 23 at 2021 4:21 PM

COL Michael Elliott — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:21:32 -0400

BG Joshua Chamberlain, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at Little Round Top during Pickett's charge in the battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War

Response by CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 4:23 PM

CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:23:14 -0400

I do not agree with changing the name of the bases. I just hope this strings out until we get real leadership in the legislative branch and white house that will respect the the wishes of the majority.

Response by SGM Timothy Streb made Sep 23 at 2021 4:24 PM

SGM Timothy Streb — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:24:12 -0400

DON'T CHANGED THE NAMES! Undirect the directive. Do not let it happen. The cancel crowd can go suck a rotten egg.

Response by Laura Meadows made Sep 23 at 2021 4:26 PM

Laura Meadows — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:26:49 -0400

Rename Fort Benning to Fort Moore, in honor of Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and Julie Moore.

Response by SFC Mark Perkins made Sep 23 at 2021 4:30 PM

SFC Mark Perkins — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:30:44 -0400

I have a suggestion, LEAVE HISTORY ALONE. What is wrong with this country? Why don’t you just take the civil war out of all our history books and classes. I suggest we name these bases after camps in Afghanistan or Vietnam to honor the fallen soldiers who lost their lives during these wars.

Response by Lt Col Brendan Bonner made Sep 23 at 2021 4:33 PM

Lt Col Brendan Bonner — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:33:14 -0400

Don't change my name, don't change history

Response by CPT Eireanne Russ made Sep 23 at 2021 4:34 PM

CPT Eireanne Russ — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:34:53 -0400

Medal of Honor winners get my vote, or Buffalo Soldiers or Code Talkers. Their valor is certainly greater than Generals anyway. Audie Murphy for one. Maybe 1LT Vernon Baker (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Baker) could be the new name for Ft Benning, his citation certainly reads like the epitome of the Infantry soldier. How about we rename ALL posts after small unit leaders, they are the real leaders in the Army anyway

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Response by Maj Donald Parnell made Sep 23 at 2021 4:36 PM

Maj Donald Parnell — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:36:51 -0400

Rename them after Medal of Honor recipients

Response by 1LT David Wood made Sep 23 at 2021 4:38 PM

1LT David Wood — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:38:52 -0400

I'm not going to pick names. The point is that the existing names don't reflect values that reflect the military now (if they ever did). So what are the modern values we want our modern military to embrace? Diversity? The names should be of people of color, women, and maybe someone of an alternate gender. The value of everyone's contribution? Focus on enlisted personnel. Sacrifice? Names from those who volunteered in the Middle East, or came home from Viet Nam to a hostile nation. Don't ask us for names, first ask us what our key values are.

Response by MSG Nick C. made Sep 23 at 2021 4:40 PM

MSG Nick C. — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:40:20 -0400

Leave everything alone. Most people forget that almost ALL of them served with distinction in the military prior to the war between the States. A nation that forgets it's history is doomed to repeat it (sic).

Response by SFC Mark Perkins made Sep 23 at 2021 4:40 PM

SFC Mark Perkins — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:40:49 -0400

Replace Fort Polk with Fort Russell Honore. One great general (LTG) who is still proudly serving our nation long after retirement. And he is from Louisiana.

Response by SPC Ronald Preskitt made Sep 23 at 2021 4:49 PM

SPC Ronald Preskitt — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:49:35 -0400

fort benning should be rename (and i dont agree with re nameing). fort mcgarity for kennth mcgairty . look up his ordeal on google?

Response by 1SG David Glover made Sep 23 at 2021 4:50 PM

1SG David Glover — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:50:05 -0400

HOW ABOUT YOU LEAVE THE BASE NAMES ALONE! THAT'S THE ONLY RESPONSE.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 4:51 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:51:00 -0400

Just call it,
US Army Base, (Post) (Fort), A,B,C or 1,2,3, it don't matter what the name is, we all know what it is. I think the Navy got it right in WWII, Task Force A, B, or C.

Response by Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis made Sep 23 at 2021 4:51 PM

Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:51:51 -0400

Fort Lee and Fort Bragg could be even easier:

Fort Lee could be rededicated to Francis Lightfoot Lee. From Wikipedia: "...he signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation..."

Fort Bragg could be rededicated to Edward Stuyvesant Bragg, who (among other things) was a BGen for the Union during the Civil War.

Response by CPT Barb Cosenza made Sep 23 at 2021 4:52 PM

CPT Barb Cosenza — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:52:36 -0400

How about using some of the past Presidents? Like Roosevelt, Carter, Jefferson, Etc.

Response by Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis made Sep 23 at 2021 4:54 PM

Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:54:05 -0400

Fort Polk could be rededicated to James Hilliard Polk, a 4-star General who was a USAFE Commander.

Response by Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis made Sep 23 at 2021 5:01 PM

Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:01:36 -0400

For Fort Gordon: Henry Charles Gordon, Col. Selected for the Astronaut program. Was to fly the Dyna Soar.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 5:02 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:02:37 -0400

ONly a fool participates in this exercise and only a fool suggests that the names be changed. This is something right out of the book 1984. Count me out and count me as opposing anyone in government who demands this.

Response by CPL Michael Braley made Sep 23 at 2021 5:04 PM

CPL Michael Braley — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:04:35 -0400

Leave them alone, these are historical camps and bases. To fall too these left wing jerks who are communists is wrong!!!

Response by Kenneth Bishop made Sep 23 at 2021 5:13 PM

Kenneth Bishop — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:13:45 -0400

Fort Bragg to become Fort Arthur “Bull” Simons.
Fort Benning to become Fort William Yarborough.
Fort Rucker to become Fort Harold Moore.

Response by SSG Bill Zopff made Sep 23 at 2021 5:21 PM

SSG Bill Zopff — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:21:20 -0400

Fort Bragg — Fort D.C Buell
Fort Rucker — Fort General G.H.Thomas
Fort Benning — Fort A. Burnside
Fort Gordon — Fort Wilson
Fort Hood — Fort J. Chamberlain
Fort Polk — Fort Sooy Smith
Fort A.P. Hill — Fort G. Warren
Fort Belvoir — Fort Douge (native indians)in the area of Belvoir plantation

Most Confederate Generals being replaced with one of their Union Officer opponents.
Fort Lee — either Fort Gen Halleck or U.S. Grant
Fort Pickett — Fort W.S. Hancock

Response by PO2 Paul Dempsey made Sep 23 at 2021 5:23 PM

PO2 Paul Dempsey — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:23:12 -0400

Fort Defiant. Fort Courage. Fort Pride. Fort Heritage.

Response by 1SG Michael Bonnett made Sep 23 at 2021 5:23 PM

1SG Michael Bonnett — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:23:20 -0400

Sophistry and political warfare entrenches the nation while military officers successfully take control of the nuclear keys without arrest and someone thinks the renaming of military posts for some social justice pyrrhic victory is important?

Most of those posts were named from men from the last civil war. I suspect the renaming will not be finished before the next one...

Probably not a good time for erasing lessons from history...but for a little bit of levity before the war..

Fort Miley - For showing us an oath to the Constitution is not binding if keeping it hinders your political ambitions. Who needs to be in the command chain for 1/2 the worlds nuclear weapons if you can find 13 cowards like you in uniform who will deal you in in secret and suborn the civilian control of government?

Fort Biden - For showing us any crime, like sedition, is OK as long as you like each other and as long as you order the evacuation of an alleys country it does not mater what order you do it in as long as it is dated for political reasons and not military timelines and for showing up as dead American soldiers arrived back in country while watching you watch waiting for it to be over...

Fort Fauci - For designing a way to get most of the ethical soldiers forced out of the military with a virus he helped pay for while lying to Congress about and then getting caught and still not getting arrested...Seeing a pattern here?

The rest of the post could be named for American hostages that President Biden, Secretory Austin and General Miley lest behind...oh wait we would need a few hundred more military posts... or we could punt and use that general who made sure he was the last person on the ramp of the last plane out, except for the photographer...think on the hubris of that...

Response by SGT Dc Townes made Sep 23 at 2021 5:25 PM

SGT Dc Townes — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:25:36 -0400

Ft. Feedom

Response by SGT Dc Townes made Sep 23 at 2021 5:26 PM

SGT Dc Townes — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:26:07 -0400

Ft. Freedom

Response by 1LT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 5:26 PM

1LT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:26:48 -0400

Fort John J. Pershing
Fort George S. Patton
Fort Omar Bradley
Fort George Marshall

Response by SSG Bill Zopff made Sep 23 at 2021 5:28 PM

SSG Bill Zopff — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:28:38 -0400

Most of these Confederate Generals were Americans before the Civil War and after. Having military posts named after these great men, not great for their beliefs, great for their stand and service to their country. We don’t just remember them as great men, but as former slave owner's who were defeated. Their cause was defeated and their slaves freed; we must remember the past to keep from being repeated, not allowing anyone from America to be enslaved ever again. We need to be reminded and have real history taught at all levels of education.

Response by Col Javier Abreu made Sep 23 at 2021 5:36 PM

Col Javier Abreu — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:36:04 -0400

Leave it like it is.

Response by MAJ Marc Yergin made Sep 23 at 2021 5:36 PM

MAJ Marc Yergin — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:36:31 -0400

I believe it is time to demote confederate officers who fought against the United States. To me, renaming these bases for MOH awardees would be m most appropriate. It its going to happen, but let's do it right for once, being careful to use a curated list of white and people of color.

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 5:38 PM

CSM Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:38:08 -0400

Our history will always be with us, both good and bad. The names of the bases should not be changed.

Response by MAJ Sean Fay made Sep 23 at 2021 5:39 PM

MAJ Sean Fay — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:39:55 -0400

We should affirm their names are:
- Fort Bragg
- Fort Rucker
- Fort Benning
- Fort Gordon
- Fort Hood
- Fort Polk
- Fort A.P. Hill
- Fort Belvoir
- Fort Lee
- Fort Picket

Response by PO1 Ronald Fisher made Sep 23 at 2021 5:43 PM

PO1 Ronald Fisher — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:43:37 -0400

Leave the names of the bases alone. The DOD needs to stop caving to cancel culture. Our enemies (China, N. Korea, Russia, Taliban, ISIS, etc) is where our focus should be. Not renaming bases because it hurts someone's feelings.

Response by Dieudonne Magloire Kamga made Sep 23 at 2021 5:43 PM

Dieudonne Magloire Kamga — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:43:38 -0400

I suggest that these names remain the same to clearly bear the original names of the military bases so it is

Response by SP5 Gerald Santomassimo made Sep 23 at 2021 5:44 PM

SP5 Gerald Santomassimo — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:44:45 -0400

Leave them all alone! FFS, no one has the right to erase history. Period.
The military is rapidly losing its effectiveness with this systematic purge of patriotic Americans and anti-white propaganda programs like CRT. The top staff officers are all Obama-approved sycophants to the communist-democrats. The recent CF in Afghanistan is proof-positive of this. Now, they're going along with the known- and self-described communist BLM to remove our American heritage. Enough!

Response by SPC Gregory Whaley made Sep 23 at 2021 5:46 PM

SPC Gregory Whaley — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:46:21 -0400

Naming them after medal of honor recipients was the best idea I read here, as long as they are not recipients of the medal for action that occurred during the Civil War. That wouldn't hardly be right since many of these bases are named after men/officers that did their best to serve their country, which was the Confederate States of America in that same war. These states and men decided to secede from a union that had become overbearing and self aggrandizing and fought to protect their right to do so. Maybe its time we recognize and execute those same rights and withdraw from a union that has become a laughing stock to our enemies and allies alike.

Response by CPT Jo Heisterman made Sep 23 at 2021 5:49 PM

CPT Jo Heisterman — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:49:31 -0400

Look at Medal
Of Honor recipient Cleto Rodriguez for Ft Hood. He is a Texan who fought on Luzon in WWII. See nationalww2museum.org.

Response by AA Brett Pruitt made Sep 23 at 2021 5:52 PM

AA Brett Pruitt — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:52:46 -0400

I can not in good conscience give a serious reply to this childish and selfish nonsense. I considered making fun of this with unrealistic comedic responses but thought this situation was really too serious to make light of. I agree with LTC Kevin B. that they should be named after great people such as MOH recipients. Unfortunately, I am quite sure our suggestions will not be considered. I believe the current admin already has chosen people to come up with suggestions. And unfortunately they will not be the names of people who have done great things for this nation and have made the ultimate sacrifice to allow people such as myself to write this response. ( Fort Hood - Fort Kyle )

Response by SGT Michael Hutchinson made Sep 23 at 2021 5:57 PM

SGT Michael Hutchinson — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:57:28 -0400

They are all names of failed officers, and traitors

Response by CPT Pedro Acosta made Sep 23 at 2021 6:01 PM

CPT Pedro Acosta — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:01:20 -0400

Name the bases after Metal of Honor winners and / or United States military leaders that returned those particular states, where the bases are located, back to our glorious Union and to victory!

Response by AA Loreen Silvarahawk made Sep 23 at 2021 6:02 PM

AA Loreen Silvarahawk — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:02:59 -0400

Some of them should be named after Native Americans. Many answered the call even before "citizenship."

Response by CPT Pedro Acosta made Sep 23 at 2021 6:04 PM

CPT Pedro Acosta — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:04:11 -0400

Name the bases after the Umited States military leaders that defeated rebellion and brought those states - where the bases are located - back to the Union and brought us Victory.

Response by MAJ Bill Whitman made Sep 23 at 2021 6:04 PM

MAJ Bill Whitman — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:04:53 -0400

- Fort Bragg - Fort Ridgeway
- Fort Rucker - Fort Rickenbacker
- Fort Benning - Fort Sherman
- Fort Gordon - Fort Walker (Dr. Mary Edwards Walker - only female to receive MoH)
- Fort Hood - Fort Pershing
- Fort Polk - Fort Patton
- Fort A.P. Hill - Fort Decker (Gen George Decker, ROTC commission to 4 stars)
- Fort Belvoir - Fort Lucien Truscott
- Fort Lee - Fort Robinson (Gen Roscoe Robinson Jr. - look it up)
- Fort Pickett - Fort George Thomas

Response by MCPO Joseph Wright made Sep 23 at 2021 6:05 PM

MCPO Joseph Wright — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:05:39 -0400

Leave them with thier historical names. Forget changing our history.

Response by Maj Chuck Peterson made Sep 23 at 2021 6:06 PM

Maj Chuck Peterson — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:06:18 -0400

- Fort Bragg
- Fort Rucker
- Fort Benning
- Fort Gordon
- Fort Hood
- Fort Polk
- Fort A.P. Hill
- Fort Belvoir
- Fort Lee
- Fort Pickett
Best I got.

Response by SPC Roy Martin made Sep 23 at 2021 6:10 PM

SPC Roy Martin — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:10:43 -0400

Soldiers are not snowflakes, respect those that came before you and leave the names alone.

Response by PFC Eduardo Lastra made Sep 23 at 2021 6:30 PM

PFC Eduardo Lastra — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:30:58 -0400

Fort Hood to Fort Roy Benavidez

Response by PFC Ron Britt made Sep 23 at 2021 6:36 PM

PFC Ron Britt — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:36:00 -0400

Leave them alone. All installations that were named after Confederate soldiers are a part of history. If people don’t learn that history, then we are doomed to repeat it. Look at what the way our country is divided, Afro Americans, Latino or Hispanic, and White people are against each other again. Everyone needs to learn history.

Response by SSG James Summers made Sep 23 at 2021 6:49 PM

SSG James Summers — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:49:39 -0400

The radical Left Socialist needs to leave USA history and where we were trained and lived. I am so sick of Biden and his Mafia I am considering moving to another country more supportive of their .military and vets and citizens. Enough of this BS. SSGT James Edward Summers MACV

Response by PO2 Gary Riedl made Sep 23 at 2021 6:54 PM

PO2 Gary Riedl — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:54:03 -0400

What a waste of time. How about changing all the Fort names to the same name.

Response by CW4 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 6:55 PM

CW4 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:55:09 -0400

As someone who enlisted in 1983 and is still serving to this day; it amazes me how the Democrat Party preys on the ignorant to further their agendas. If the left still thinks having these names is racist and offensive; just like right-wing protesters have now become extremists and domestic terrorists, the Democrat Party should lead the way by renaming their party as well. Remember that party never voted for the 13th Amendment and implemented Jim Crow. As a Puerto Rican who attended public school in Harlem in the 70s, I saw this game up close and personal when the first Black representatives in the US Congress were on display but the school deliberately omitted they were Republicans. My suggestion is to swap the Confederate named posts with the posts that were closed under BRAC. There are some posts named under Union Generals such as General McClellan and this way, you keep the effort partisan, keep it's legacy and also provide a museum and other memorial of sort.

Response by MSG Michael Gay made Sep 23 at 2021 6:58 PM

MSG Michael Gay — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:58:04 -0400

Ft. Bragg could best be renamed in honor of MG Robert T Fredrick. He Formed and commanded the First Special Service Force (The Devil’s Brigade). He earned every valor award except the MOH and eight Purple Hearts as a Colonel, Brigadier General and Major General. Promoted to BH at age 36 and MG at age 37. He was America’s last fighting General. He was an advisor to the forming of the Special Forces.

Response by SFC Ralph Koch made Sep 23 at 2021 7:07 PM

SFC Ralph Koch — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:07:14 -0400

As before, the bases should be named for a significant figure born there. For example, GEN Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas, therefore, Fort Hood could be renamed Fort Eisenhower. Considering he also was the US President to integrate the US military, I am sure each post in each state could easily find a similar naming convention.

Response by SFC Kayla Sondrol made Sep 23 at 2021 7:16 PM

SFC Kayla Sondrol — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:16:54 -0400

No. Cancel culture is a serious problem these days. No bases need or should be renamed.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 7:49 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:49:17 -0400

FORT ARAGORN, FORT FARAMIR, FORT BOROMIR, FORT DUNADAIN, FORT HARALBRAD

If you're going to rename the Headquarters of the 75th - then it has to be the name of a Ranger. But since MOST real people are assholes, I went to the next obvious place; Lord of the Rings. These are the names of all of the Rangers in the Lord of the Rings that I can remember, and I'm sure that there are plenty more. The Dunadain were actually the people, but their biggest presence were the Rangers of the North.
But I truly think the Army should give Aragorn a posthumous MOH.

for the other bases -

FORT SKYWALKER, FORT SOLO, FORT ACHILIES, FORT PROMETHEUS

Response by SrA Joe Martin made Sep 23 at 2021 7:56 PM

SrA Joe Martin — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:56:15 -0400

Fort Hood should be renamed to honor General Patton.

Response by SGT Don Hollis made Sep 23 at 2021 8:11 PM

SGT Don Hollis — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:11:09 -0400

LEAVE THEN AS THEY ARE. QUIT TRYING TO ERASE HISTORY ALREADY.

Response by SFC Arthur Jones made Sep 23 at 2021 8:15 PM

SFC Arthur Jones — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:15:00 -0400

Rename Fort Bragg to Fort Aaron Bank, the founder of Special Forces and the first commander of the 10th Special Forces Group.

Response by Cpl Brian Ruby made Sep 23 at 2021 8:22 PM

Cpl Brian Ruby — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:22:22 -0400

I will not participate in dishonoring Confederate veterans!

Response by SFC Terry Stinnett made Sep 23 at 2021 8:30 PM

SFC Terry Stinnett — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:30:21 -0400

Clearly, from the comments, there is great variability in the understanding of our history, and also the honorific of having a facility (of any type civilian or military) named after someone. It's pretty easy in the civilian world ...pay enough $$ and you get naming rights (Invesco Field at Mike High Stadium comes to mind).

Response by SPC Chris Aliviado made Sep 23 at 2021 8:31 PM

SPC Chris Aliviado — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:31:53 -0400

The navy names ships after heroes and Medal of Honor recipients. So We should honor in the same way.

Name them after army heroes.

Response by SPC Chris Aliviado made Sep 23 at 2021 8:36 PM

SPC Chris Aliviado — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:36:33 -0400

Ft. Hood should be renamed for SGT Roy Benavidez

NUFF SAID

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Benavidez

Roy_Benavidez

Response by SPC John Waisman made Sep 23 at 2021 8:37 PM

SPC John Waisman — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:37:10 -0400

Give them all numbers. That way no one can protest the person they were named after. But skip the number 666. And maybe 13.

Response by 1LT John Neil Jednoralski made Sep 23 at 2021 8:44 PM

1LT John Neil Jednoralski — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:44:58 -0400

I suggest keep the Original names

Response by SSG David Stifle made Sep 23 at 2021 9:07 PM

SSG David Stifle — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 21:07:54 -0400

Name the forts after the men and women who have died in combat, the sons and daughters of Gold Star families.

Response by SSG David Stifle made Sep 23 at 2021 9:12 PM

SSG David Stifle — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 21:12:01 -0400

Name each Fort after the men and women who have died in combat, the son's and daughter's of Gold Star Families. It should be easy enough to select a man or woman from each State each post is located in. Reserve one Fort for the hero's of the flight that plowed into a field in Pa. This need not be a sad or bad thing, but an opportunity to honor our son's and daughter's who have kept us safe for 20+ years.

Response by CPO James Walker made Sep 23 at 2021 9:12 PM

CPO James Walker — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 21:12:27 -0400

I agree with naming them after Medal of Honor recipients. Buy this move should not have been made. We should teach history not try to erase it. Because when you forget your past your doomed to make the same mistakes.

Response by SSG David Kaelin made Sep 23 at 2021 9:19 PM

SSG David Kaelin — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 21:19:49 -0400

- Fort Bragg - Fort James M. Gavin
- Fort Rucker - Fort Harold G. Moore
- Fort Benning - Fort Lightning Victory or Fort David Hackworth or Fort Alvin C. York
- Fort Gordon - Fort Nathan Hale
- Fort Hood - Fort George S. Patton
- Fort Polk - Fort Sill
- Then change Fort Sill to Fort Knox
- Then change Fort Knox to Fort Daniel Boone
- Fort A.P. Hill - Fort Sheridan
- Fort Belvoir - Fort Andrew A. Humphreys
- Fort Lee - Fort Montgomery C. Meigs
- Fort Pickett - Fort Winfield Scott Hancock

I've always hated that Fort Bragg was named after the BIGGEST LOSER general from the losing side of the American Civil War.

Lunacy

Response by 1SG Ken Bedwell made Sep 23 at 2021 9:25 PM

1SG Ken Bedwell — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 21:25:33 -0400

Since keeping the name isn't an option. Medal of Honor recipient from the state of the Fort. Example, Ft Hood = Ft. Murphy

Response by 1SG Michael Farrell made Sep 23 at 2021 9:33 PM

1SG Michael Farrell — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 21:33:16 -0400

Where possible, name for MOH winner with connection to the location. For example, rename Bragg Fort Alvin York and Hood, Fort Audie Murphy. Fort Belvoir could easily be renamed "Fort Lafayette" since he has some identity with the area.

Response by PO1 Jd Lawrence made Sep 23 at 2021 9:37 PM

PO1 Jd Lawrence — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 21:37:17 -0400

Fort Hood - Fort Quanah Parker

Response by CDR Chuck Wolfe made Sep 23 at 2021 9:47 PM

CDR Chuck Wolfe — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 21:47:47 -0400

-Fort Bragg to Fort Bragg
- Fort Rucker to Fort Rucker
- Fort Benning to Fort Benning
- Fort Gordon to Fort Gordon
- Fort Hood to Fort Hood
- Fort Polk to Fort Polk
- Fort A.P. Hill to Fort A. P. Hill
- Fort Belvoir to Fort Belvoir
- Fort Lee to Fort Lee
- Fort Pickett to Fort Pickett

They were West Point graduates and officers in the Spanish American war before the Civil War. Learn your own damn history, DOD.

Response by SP5 Derick Johnsohne made Sep 23 at 2021 9:51 PM

SP5 Derick Johnsohne — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 21:51:04 -0400

ft Hood into ft Peter H. Bell, 3d governor of Texas . or ft Creighton W. Abrams Jr. where the M1 was assigned .

Response by SGT Daniel Merriman made Sep 23 at 2021 9:59 PM

SGT Daniel Merriman — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 21:59:29 -0400

Bragg will be Bragg till I die !!!!

Response by Cpl Ross Curtis made Sep 23 at 2021 10:09 PM

Cpl Ross Curtis — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:09:18 -0400

Fort Bragg should be renamed one of the following:
1) Fort Victory
2) Fort Spearhead
3) Fort Shield
4) Fort Dagger
5) Fort Eagle Feather
6) Fort Freedom
7) Fort Rebirth

These forts should be reflective of what is done there.

Response by TSgt Oliver Ewing made Sep 23 at 2021 10:09 PM

TSgt Oliver Ewing — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:09:56 -0400

Just leave the names the same. You can't change the past. Why bring names up from over100 plus years ago. Who cares if these installations are named for Confederate Officers. Someday if your family name is the same as one of these bases, by law they'll make you change it.

Response by Col Len Blasiol made Sep 23 at 2021 10:15 PM

Col Len Blasiol — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:15:55 -0400

Fort MacArthur
Fort Eisenhower
Fort Omar Bradley
Fort Marshall

Response by MAJ Louis Giamo made Sep 23 at 2021 10:16 PM

MAJ Louis Giamo — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:16:27 -0400

Fort Pershing
Fort Patton
Fort Omar Bradley
Fort Murphy (MOH)
Fort Grant
Fort York (MOH)
Fort Benavidez (MOH)
Fort Lawrence Joel (MOH)
Fort Melvin Morris (MOH)
Fort Daniel K. Inouye (MOH)

Response by PVT Mark Whitcomb made Sep 23 at 2021 10:24 PM

PVT Mark Whitcomb — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:24:40 -0400

This is a Political issue. It should have no bearing on the military. Politicians keep trying to bring their views into the Military. It should not be allowed. Without soldiers on both sides in the Civil war, this nation does not exist. When you start bringing race, religion, and all other points of view into this, you diminish the soldiers. I have stated before. the Military should not be run by politicians. People must remember people of many races fought on both sides during the civil war. northerners could have slaves go to war in their stead for a fee. sorry but the whole thing is a crock.

Response by SGT Stephen Alder, MsED, BA, AA made Sep 23 at 2021 10:49 PM

SGT Stephen Alder, MsED, BA, AA — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:49:28 -0400

Fort Hood - Fort Benavidez
Fort Benning - Fort Murphy
Fort Lee - Fort Sherman
Fort Rucker - Fort Yeager

Response by Capt Edward Egan made Sep 23 at 2021 10:57 PM

Capt Edward Egan — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:57:03 -0400

Well, if we're "mandated" by the mindless and milquetoast left to change the names of all of the Confederate-named bases, here's my suggestion. Put the ones to be renamed in alphabetical order, then name them " Fort Too Stupid To Understand History #1", then just follow in numerical order.

Response by SR Scott Anderson made Sep 23 at 2021 10:59 PM

SR Scott Anderson — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:59:43 -0400

Fort hood = Fort Audie murphy

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2021 11:07 PM

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:07:15 -0400

I think we should name one base after MG Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben. He was instrumental in the Revolutionary War victory and professionalizing the Army.

We should also rename one of the posts for General of the Armies John J. Pershing.

Also for Sergeant William Henry Johnson of the Harlem Hellfighters

Dr. Mary Walker, the only woman to have earned the Medal of Honor

There are so many people that are deserving of the honor to have a base named for them... these are a few that came to mind.

Response by Capt Raymond Parks made Sep 23 at 2021 11:09 PM

Capt Raymond Parks — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:09:21 -0400

Fort Bragg - Fort NUTS - the most famous word said by a member of the 101st Airborne.
Fort Rucker - Fort Frederick E. Humphreys - the first US Army Aviator
Fort Benning - Fort George C. Marshall, assistant Commandant and champion of the Benning Revolution. He did other things you might have heard of, later.
Fort Gordon - Fort Albert James Meyer, first and only Signal Corps Officer for three years
Fort Hood - Fort Robert L. Howze, Medal of Honor recipient and first commander of the "First Team"
Fort Polk - Fort Mark Wayne Clark - second in command of the Louisiana Maneuvers which founded Fort Polk
Fort A. P. Hill - Fort William Crozier - 11th Chief of Ordnance, oversaw the introduction of the M1911 pistol, M1903 rifle, M1918 BAR, and M1917 machine gun.
Fort Belvoir - Fort Andrew A. Humphreys - the original name of the facility (Union Civil War general and Chief Engineer)
Fort Lee - Fort Thomas Mifflin - first Quartermaster General, member of Continental Congress, signer of Constitution
Fort Pickett - Fort Lafayette - the name National Guard arises from the Frenchman who fought in the Revolutionary War when he toured the US after serving as commander of the Garde National de Paris during the French Revolution.

Response by Capt George Wolf made Sep 23 at 2021 11:17 PM

Capt George Wolf — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:17:06 -0400

Since no human being is without vice or sin, eventually all will be found lacking in the eyes of some group in the US. Therefore, I suggest we rename these installations after admirable characters in fiction. Fort Tom Sawyer would do nicely. Fort Sam Damon would be perfect: he was the perfect soldier in Once An Eagle. Fort Natty Bumppo or Fort Chingachgook! Who could quibble with Fort Charlotte, our favorite spider? I would personally love to serve at Fort Rambo, although that is definitely a flawed character. Fort Yossarian would be a good place for...wait, he's another flawed character. Maybe it's not such a good solution, after all.

Response by SPC Keith Lindsey made Sep 23 at 2021 11:20 PM

SPC Keith Lindsey — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:20:49 -0400

I say we rename Fort Bragg to Fort Bragg
Fort Rucker to Fort Rucker
Fort Benning to Fort Benning
Fort Gordon to Fort Gordon
Fort Hood to Fort Hood
Fort Polk to Fort Polk
Fort A.P. Hill to Fort A.P. Hill
Fort Belvoir to Fort Belvoir
Fort Lee to Fort Lee
Fort Pickett to Fort Pickett.

There. Problem solved.

Response by SSG Gregg Mourizen made Sep 23 at 2021 11:41 PM

SSG Gregg Mourizen — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:41:31 -0400

LEAVE THE NAMES ALONE.
Just find a new patron with the same name.
I am sure there are plenty out there with the same last name.

Response by PO2 Kim Spear made Sep 24 at 2021 12:00 AM

PO2 Kim Spear — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:00:45 -0400

Leave it alone.

Response by SSG Deron Santiny made Sep 24 at 2021 12:13 AM

SSG Deron Santiny — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:13:20 -0400

In my opinion, if you are easily offended by a name that has been around fora very long time, you have bigger issues that you need to be dealing with. No one was offended by these names until someone said to be offended. Before then, it was ok, lets make our rotations at NTC, JRTC or where ever else they may be going to train or get stationed. The problem we have today is, no matter what, someone is going to be "Offended" by something, doesn't matter what it is. If you paint something red, people will complain because it's not blue. Get the F**K over it, be a Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine, Coastie or Space Force and quit thinking everything is offensive. There are lots of things that I don't like, I don't complain about it, I just move on about my business. Unless it directly affects me (physically), who gives a shit what name is on a sign or billboard. I honestly don't care if anyone agrees with me or not, that is what makes America so great, we are all entitled to our own opinions.

Response by SFC Paul Rhoten made Sep 24 at 2021 1:03 AM

SFC Paul Rhoten — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 01:03:31 -0400

They are not honoring confederate officers they are honoring solders do not make solders political
Renaming post is just political When I say I went Jump school at Ft Binning No one will know
Where that Post is The Army is not , Military is not Political THEY ARE BOTHERS and SISTERS
IN A FAMILY. WE AS A FAMILY DO NOT NEED TO BE ON THE WRONG SIDE OR SPLIT
I WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT I WAS NOT BLACK OR WHITE I WAS GREEN

Response by SPC Jasen E. made Sep 24 at 2021 1:07 AM

SPC Jasen E. — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 01:07:51 -0400

I think it's a slippery slope to judge people in history by modern standards. Regardless of how you feel about them, those people believed in their hearts they were doing the right thing whether we do or not and they acted on those beliefs. Right or wrong, their actions are responsible in part for what our country has become today. While I believe it was going to happen eventually, their actions most likely accelerated the freeing of the slaves. If you feel positively about our country in any way, and why would join the military if you didn't have some good feeling for the country you are serving, then you have to accept that the country is a result of countless events and actions that have been happening for centuries. Whitewashing our history is only going to lead to ignorance on the topic and and ignorance of history, as we've all heard throughout our lives, dooms us to repeat it. So, by today's standards those people were traitors. But their actions are a part of this country. We would not be who we are now if not for them. I know there are those out there that think our country is horrible, and to them I grabbing a globe to pick the next place they want to try living. Make sure you look closely at their history to make sure they don't have any atrocities to account for. Airplanes can reach every point on the planet. And if the country is so bad, why are countless millions trying to get into it every year? Can't be that bad. I love my country--warts and all.

Response by SFC Paul Rhoten made Sep 24 at 2021 1:28 AM

SFC Paul Rhoten — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 01:28:21 -0400

They are not honoring Confederate officers they are honoring soldiers, good ones They are my BROTHERS.The army is not political . We are not black or white we are Green we are Brothers and
Sisters in a big family If the army is not then It is losers and i am ashamed to let people know that I was part of the failure. I went their this same thing when I came back from Vet Nam. Get out of the politic-it and stay out

Response by Capt Bill Gaumer made Sep 24 at 2021 1:28 AM

Capt Bill Gaumer — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 01:28:29 -0400

None. I've never related an installation's name with its namesake's service during the Civil War.

Response by CPL Phillip Neal made Sep 24 at 2021 1:30 AM

CPL Phillip Neal — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 01:30:53 -0400

Leave them as they are .

Response by Sgt Robert Tygart made Sep 24 at 2021 2:11 AM

Sgt Robert Tygart — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 02:11:13 -0400

Name them after MOH recipients.

Response by SSG Leon Laprade made Sep 24 at 2021 3:02 AM

SSG Leon Laprade — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 03:02:40 -0400

Keep them for another sixty years until that generation complains that we committed some atrocity/s because our culture is different from theirs. Was what they did wrong for the time they lived in? In today's society it is wrong, but how did we come to that conclusion? Because of decisions and battles along the way. Now people are trying to erase that history.

If all of these people were on the losing side then why are there so many statues, streets, and buildings named after them? Usually the victor gets the spoils, but that's not the case with these naming conventions. Whether it was done for hero worship or history doesn't matter.

What matters is that every time we see one of these we remember what not to do. Once all of these names have been erased from our country and books, how many generations before something like this happens again? Considering that the US is quickly going down the path that Argentina did it may not even be that long.

Response by SGT Ralph McClain made Sep 24 at 2021 5:09 AM

SGT Ralph McClain — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:09:57 -0400

Why change their names what's wrong with the ones they have now. I tell you what you can change fort Hood to the hood because it's all the hell it turned into. Fort polka that's a good one you change his name to fort puke. Fort Bragg that like to brag a lot so you just go ahead and leave that one alone. Then why don't you just change the name of the United States army to the United States transgender. Are the United States gay brigade. Come on I'm sure you can find some liberal bastard and name everything after. It's nothing but a damn laughing stock NOW of the world see this is what happens when you have politicians that want to play generals and generals who wants to be politicians people get killed battles are lost and everything is done and over with.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 24 at 2021 5:12 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:12:42 -0400

Need to leave them along and stop catering to the whining liberals that keep tearing down AMERICA!

Response by A1C William Geoghegan made Sep 24 at 2021 6:12 AM

A1C William Geoghegan — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 06:12:56 -0400

Leave the names the same DON'T CHANGE THEM

Response by MSG Pat Calahan made Sep 24 at 2021 6:17 AM

MSG Pat Calahan — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 06:17:51 -0400

I agree leave well enough alone, but if not MOH recipients, perhaps name posts after major military victories / battles?

Response by LCpl Brett Rinker made Sep 24 at 2021 7:23 AM

LCpl Brett Rinker — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:23:52 -0400

Honor NEVER changes. Unfortunately our "present" leaders no longer possess any. They either are part of, or have been literally purchased by the treasonous trash that has bought their own office.

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 24 at 2021 7:50 AM

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:50:14 -0400

Name these installations in honor of Medal of Honor recipients!

Response by SPC Ronald Walters made Sep 24 at 2021 7:57 AM

SPC Ronald Walters — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:57:07 -0400

Fort Bragg

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 24 at 2021 8:22 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:22:13 -0400

Fort Bragg= Fort Joe Biden
Fort Rucker= Fort Lloyd Austin
Fort Benning= Fort Harvey Milk
Fort Gordon = Fort Berghdal
Fort Hood = Fort Pelosi
Fort Polk= everyone hates polk anyway, so it's name can stay

Response by CMSgt Randy Beck made Sep 24 at 2021 8:24 AM

CMSgt Randy Beck — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:24:29 -0400

It is part of our countries history, like it or not. You can't just cancel the past by trying to wipe away a name! Leave it alone and get on with something more important like helping your fellow man if they need help.

Response by SrA Manny Diaz made Sep 24 at 2021 8:43 AM

SrA Manny Diaz — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:43:24 -0400

Keep the names the same.

Response by SGT Robert Bowers made Sep 24 at 2021 8:48 AM

SGT Robert Bowers — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:48:58 -0400

NO CHANGES

Response by SGT Robert Bowers made Sep 24 at 2021 8:49 AM

SGT Robert Bowers — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:49:58 -0400

NO CHANGE. They were all heroic American Officers.

Response by CDR John Spencer made Sep 24 at 2021 9:00 AM

CDR John Spencer — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:00:27 -0400

How can we disrespect the men and women that have fought and died to obtain and retain the freedoms that we enjoy today. It is our heritage for better or worse we can't change what has occurred in the past, but we can learn from it and move forward. Leave the Base names in place!

Response by SPC Laura Mitchell made Sep 24 at 2021 9:02 AM

SPC Laura Mitchell — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:02:46 -0400

I'll give it a try. In no particular order:

Fort (Clara) Barton-Founder of the American Red Cross

Fort (Mary Ann) Bickerdyke-US Sanitary Commission and made Union generals pay attention

Fort (Juliet Gordon) Lowe-Founder of the Girl Scouts, born in Savannah

Fort (Mary Edwards) Walker-US Army Surgeon, Union Army

Fort (Harriet) Tubman-Union spy, underground railroad conductor

Fort (Sharon Ann) Lane-1LT, Army Nurse Corps, KIA Chu Lai, 1969

Fort (Dan) Bullock-Okay, he was a Marine but he was the youngest KIA (15 years old) in Vietnam, and African American

Fort (Oveta Culp) Hobby-First Director of the Women's Auxillary Army Corps (1942)

Fort (Frances) Stanger-LT, Army Nurse Corps, KIA. 1944. One of 4 ANC officers to come ashore on D-Day and ONLY ANC officer to die in the European Theater

Fort (Frances Olive) Chesley-2LT, Army Nurse Corps-KIA (Kamikaze attack) while assigned to the USS Comfort. Okinawa, April, 1945

Fort (Ashley) White-LT, Medical Service Corps. KIA, Kandahar Province, 2011

How did I do?

Response by PO1 Robbie Bell made Sep 24 at 2021 9:10 AM

PO1 Robbie Bell — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:10:09 -0400

Randomly pick a recipient of the MOH from WW2 or after for each one. Prior to that a lot of MOH’s were politically issued.

Response by CPL Larry Monkus made Sep 24 at 2021 9:12 AM

CPL Larry Monkus — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:12:39 -0400

fort lee fort lee

Response by SP5 John Petrasek made Sep 24 at 2021 9:17 AM

SP5 John Petrasek — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:17:27 -0400

"One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present."
Golda Meir, Israeli prime minister (1898-1978)

Response by SPC Laura Mitchell made Sep 24 at 2021 9:17 AM

SPC Laura Mitchell — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:17:49 -0400

I'll give it a try. If this is a duplicate, I apologize. the cat thinks she can type.
In no particular order:

Fort (Clara) Barton-Founder of the American Red Cross

Fort (Mary Ann) Bickerdyke-US Sanitary Commission and made Union generals pay attention

Fort (Juliet Gordon) Lowe-Founder of the Girl Scouts, born in Savannah

Fort (Mary Edwards) Walker-US Army Surgeon

Fort (Harriet) Tubman-Union spy, underground railroad conductor

Fort (Sharon Ann) Lane-1LT, Army Nurse Corps, KIA Chu Lai, 1969

Fort (Dan) Bullock-Okay, he was a Marine but he was the youngest KIA (15 years old) in Vietnam, and African American

Fort (Oveta Culp) Hobby-First Director of the Women's Auxillary Army Corps (1942)

Fort (Frances) Stanger-LT, Army Nurse Corps, KIA. 1944. One of 4 ANC officers to come ashore on D-Day and ONLY ANC officer to die in the European Theater

Fort (Frances Olive) Chesley-2LT, Army Nurse Corps-KIA (Kamikaze attack) while assigned to the USS Comfort. Okinawa, April, 1944

Fort (Ashley) White-1LT, Medical Service Corps. KIA, Kandahar Province, 2011.

Fort (Anna Mae) Hays-Army Nurse Corps, first woman to be promoted to Brigadier General. Died in 2018

How did I do?

Response by PO2 Corey Cooper made Sep 24 at 2021 9:40 AM

PO2 Corey Cooper — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:40:10 -0400

Leave them alone. Changing a name does not change what some are linked to. If you open this door then we will start changing our money (Jackson), schools, streets, processes etc. Yes men and women are linked to horrible things, and if we look in the mirror we are all guilty of association to something. We can not fix historical issues, but learn by them.

Response by SPC Richard Rauenhorst made Sep 24 at 2021 9:49 AM

SPC Richard Rauenhorst — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:49:26 -0400

I would remove the "Fort" from the name as they really are not Forts and give them a name that corresponds to the state and training.
Fort Bragg could become North Carolina Pain Endurance.
Fort Hood could become Texas Commode of the Continent.
This is how I remember them.

Response by CPT Michael Martin made Sep 24 at 2021 10:08 AM

CPT Michael Martin — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 10:08:36 -0400

'Fort Trump', Posts 1-10

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 24 at 2021 11:17 AM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 11:17:29 -0400

Fort Benedict Arnold
Fort Chelsea Manning
Fort Bowe Bergdahl
Fort Robert Hanssen
Fort Aldrich Ames
Fort Julius Rosenberg
Fort Noshir Gowadia
Fort Ana Montes
Fort Edward Snowden
Fort John Anthony Walker (Probably should be the name for a Navy base)
Fort George Trofimoff
Fort Antifa (Why does the name have to be of a single person?)
Fort Black Lives Matter
Fort NAMBLA
Fort Reparations (Maybe political proposals are just as good as a person's name)

Why not? These are names which should appease those who hate America, rather than support those who defend America.

Response by SP5 Dave Holloway made Sep 24 at 2021 11:24 AM

SP5 Dave Holloway — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 11:24:42 -0400

Leave them alone!

Response by SP5 John Burleson made Sep 24 at 2021 11:25 AM

SP5 John Burleson — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 11:25:58 -0400

If the idiots at the DoD have a big enough staff to worry about base names, they have too many idiots on the payroll. Leave the names alone. I don't want to tell my grandkids I served at Fort Bragg only to get a bunch of blank stares until I remember to use the new name: camp Panty Hose.

Response by SGT Aaron Atwood made Sep 24 at 2021 11:50 AM

SGT Aaron Atwood — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 11:50:00 -0400

I personally think the bases' names should be left alone. Almost none of them were named after Confederate generals with the motive of promoting what that confederacy stood for. Not to mention Robert E. Lee still stands as the most beloved general in our history; to the point of being respected by both sides of the war. Nobody with such charisma and level of admiration came into existence again until Erwin Rommel began making a name for himself in both world wars, and I'm sure there's at least one military installation in Germany named after him.

Here are some rules of thumb I'd use for changing the names...

1) Someone else mentioned MoH winners. I like that idea, but equally good would be anyone who literally made military history while serving in a unit attached to said base, or better yet be the base that person came from. I'd be ok changing Fort Bragg to Fort Plumley, for instance.

Another thing one can do is rename the main headquarters of each base after a relevant MoH winner or someone else who made a huge positive impact.

Response by Capt Harry Engel made Sep 24 at 2021 12:03 PM

Capt Harry Engel — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:03:17 -0400

Fort Bragg - Bennie Adkins. Army Sergeant First Class, receive the Medal of Honor March 9, 1966
Fort Rucker - Dr. Mary Walker. The only woman to ever receive the Medal of Honor. November 1865
Fort Benning - Ty Carter. Army Specialist, receive the Medal of Honor October 3, 2009
Fort Gordon - Florent Groberg. Army Captain receive the Medal of Honor August 8, 2012
Fort Hood - Gary Ivan Gordon. Army Master sergeant receive the Medal of Honor October 3, 1993
Fort Polk - Lewis Albanese. Army Private First Class, receive the Medal of Honor December 1, 1966
Fort A.P. Hill - Ross A. McGinnis. Army Specialist receive the Medal of Honor December 4, 2006
Fort Belvoir - Thomas Payne. Army Sergeant First Class receive the Medal of Honor October 22, 2015
Fort Lee - William E. Adams. Army Major, receive the Medal of Honor May 25, 1971
Fort Pickett - Randall David Shughart. Army Sergeant first class receive the Medal of Honor October 3, 1993

Response by LTC Clayton Edens made Sep 24 at 2021 12:25 PM

LTC Clayton Edens — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:25:24 -0400

Fort WOKE 1 through 10

Response by Capt Keith Kimmerle made Sep 24 at 2021 12:26 PM

Capt Keith Kimmerle — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:26:36 -0400

Fort Stalin and Fort Mao will take time, due to the clumsy word association they create, but Fort Lenin works well.

I think boot camp bases should be renamed Big Brother's Boot Camp,

Fort Bragg > Fort Kabul

Fort Polk > Fort Ho Chi Minh (due to Polk's reputation for the stifling humidity)

Response by SPC Barry Oneil made Sep 24 at 2021 1:39 PM

SPC Barry Oneil — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 13:39:38 -0400

Change the name of Fort Benning to] Fort Barry (first commissioned officer in US Navy - Commodore Barry).1) It would be a great boost for cross service relations 2) It also starts with a "B", and 3) Its was my birthplace in 1939, lol.

Response by SPC George Allen made Sep 24 at 2021 3:04 PM

SPC George Allen — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:04:37 -0400

Let's name Fort Hood for Thomas Custer. Anyone that wins 2 MOHs in a week should have something named after him.

Response by LCpl Robert Burke made Sep 24 at 2021 3:08 PM

LCpl Robert Burke — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:08:35 -0400

Leave them as is. Whether you change the name or not is not going to change history. Why do people think by changing names, tearing down statues etc that this will change the past. Doesn't matter if you agree with things that have been done or not the fact is it happened!! Get over it and move on. Don't try to change history, make history.

Response by Capt Bruce Bitterman made Sep 24 at 2021 3:10 PM

Capt Bruce Bitterman — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:10:14 -0400

Fort Bragg - Fort Brag, Fort Rucker - Fort Mucker, Fort Benning - Fort Benny, Fort Gordon - Fort Warden, Fort Hood- Fort Shmood, Fort Polk - Fort Yok, Fort AP Hill - Fort AG Swill, Fort Belvoir - Fort Belvedere, Fort Lee - Fort Lean, Fort Picket- Fort Widget

Response by CPT Tío Rusty made Sep 24 at 2021 3:36 PM

CPT Tío Rusty — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:36:07 -0400

Ft Lee should keep its name. GEN Lee may have been a Confederate leader, but prior to the war he was also a USMA graduate and a Mexican War Officer of the US Army.

Response by Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 24 at 2021 3:44 PM

Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:44:23 -0400

I nominate Ft. Rucker to become officially name Ft. "Mommy I don't know what bathroom to use"

Response by SrA Lawrence Baiocco made Sep 24 at 2021 4:05 PM

SrA Lawrence Baiocco — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 16:05:08 -0400

It’s BS. Leave it as is.

Response by SrA Lawrence Baiocco made Sep 24 at 2021 4:13 PM

SrA Lawrence Baiocco — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 16:13:37 -0400

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 24 at 2021 4:41 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 16:41:34 -0400

Easy choices. I looked up a few MOH recipients from each state, black, white and Hispanic. For example, Fort Hood could be changed to Fort Benavidez after MSG Roy Benavidez, a badass who got the MOH in Vietnam. The change is inevitable. Us old timers will still call it Bragg or Bennington or AP Hill or whatever. Those names will always be in our memories.

Response by CPT Chase Boardman made Sep 24 at 2021 6:19 PM

CPT Chase Boardman — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 18:19:50 -0400

Keeping with the Civil War theme, Fort Benning becomes Forth W.T. Sherman; Fort A.P. Hill or Fort Hood becomes Fort George Thomas; Fort Bragg becomes Fort Rosecrans. Since Fort Meade is already in use, Fort Lee becomes Fort U.S. Grant.

The rest can be renamed for people from other wars. Fort Benning could be Fort Gavin, for instance.

Response by SGT Peter Wilisch made Sep 24 at 2021 9:35 PM

SGT Peter Wilisch — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 21:35:26 -0400

Fort Bragg becomes Fort Trump.

Response by Sgt Frank Staples made Sep 24 at 2021 11:51 PM

Sgt Frank Staples — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 23:51:04 -0400

I'd be willing to bet that five years ago there were probably only one or two percent of Americans that knew who Braxton Bragg was. Destroying history is one of the most ignorant things we can do. Leave the names alone and quit acting like spoiled children.

Response by CDR Jan Kuester made Sep 25 at 2021 2:21 AM

CDR Jan Kuester — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 02:21:59 -0400

1) Quit the PC posturing and rewriting of history and leave them alone!

2) Of course my first suggestion is a moot point so name them after Medal of Honor recipients.

Response by SP5 Larry Stueck made Sep 25 at 2021 9:54 AM

SP5 Larry Stueck — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 09:54:03 -0400

I did my AIT at Fort Belvoir. The base is uniquely Virginian. If it is to be renamed, I suggest calling it Ford Virginia.

Response by SPC Richard Levine made Sep 25 at 2021 10:10 AM

SPC Richard Levine — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 10:10:50 -0400

Eisenhower, Schwartzendruber, any Roosevelt(especially Elinor, for service to the US & women), Lincoln, Washington & Truman.

Response by Sgt Bob Buster Adcock made Sep 25 at 2021 12:37 PM

Sgt Bob Buster Adcock — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 12:37:47 -0400

Don't do it!

Response by SSG Kevin S. made Sep 25 at 2021 12:53 PM

SSG Kevin S. — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 12:53:20 -0400

Leave them alone. Chances are the confederate officers have just as many skeletons as anyone else and it's just a political move to pander to a group who likely hates the military anyway.

Response by LT Roberta Niche made Sep 25 at 2021 5:43 PM

LT Roberta Niche — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 17:43:02 -0400

Don't name them after people. But if it must be people Richard Winters and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain come to mind.

Response by MAJ Fred Zacher made Sep 25 at 2021 8:12 PM

MAJ Fred Zacher — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 20:12:44 -0400

Ft Bragg should be named Ft Soft Landing
Ft Benning should be named Ft Follow Me.
Any name selected must be vetted to not offend anyone.
PC run amuck.

Response by SSG Kenneth Ponder made Sep 25 at 2021 9:00 PM

SSG Kenneth Ponder — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 21:00:16 -0400

Ft. Stymie, Ft Farina, Ft Buckwheat,
Ft Step 'n' Fetchit, Ft Ben, Ft Jemima, Ft F'FFeet don't F'F'Fail Me Now, Ft We Don't F_ _king Care!

Response by TSgt David Whitmore made Sep 25 at 2021 10:56 PM

TSgt David Whitmore — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 22:56:05 -0400

Leave the names as they are. At the end of that Uncivil War Between the Various States the federal government made all that fought on the Confederate side US Army soldiers.
Therefore the names of US military bases that bear the names of the South's generals in right and proper.

Response by SSG Michael D. made Sep 26 at 2021 12:40 AM

SSG Michael D. — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 00:40:07 -0400

The Woke Generation has NO RIGHT to tell us to erase history. Without our past there would be no present. Get over it! Renaming military installations does nothing except appeasing to some ungrateful people that have no respect for sacrifices made by our servicemen and women on either side of the fence!

Response by SSG Michael D. made Sep 26 at 2021 12:45 AM

SSG Michael D. — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 00:45:39 -0400

Appeasing to anti-American Patriots does nothing but cause more conflict. Get over it people. Our government is supposed to serve Americans , we don't serve them!

Response by SSG Michael D. made Sep 26 at 2021 1:18 AM

SSG Michael D. — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 01:18:36 -0400

American Service members and Veterans should be the ONLY people allowed to make a decision on this vote. I VOTE NO CHANGE! I AM A RETIRED ARMY VETERAN OF IRAQ I, IRAQ II, OIF/OEF 87-07.

Response by SPC Matt Ovaska made Sep 26 at 2021 7:12 AM

SPC Matt Ovaska — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 07:12:01 -0400

I wonder why our leaders never object to Seattle's Lenin statue. I find that offensive...

Response by PVT John Maloney made Sep 26 at 2021 9:42 AM

PVT John Maloney — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 09:42:49 -0400

Fort Patton.

Response by SSG Nicholas Wetherington made Sep 26 at 2021 10:50 AM

SSG Nicholas Wetherington — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 10:50:55 -0400

Name them in order (historically) after Medal of honor recipients.

Response by LTC Dave Leppanen made Sep 26 at 2021 3:47 PM

LTC Dave Leppanen — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 15:47:22 -0400

Satire alert.

How about renaming Fort Bragg to Fort Hendrix? While Jimi Hendrix was stationed at Fort Campbell, he was airborne qualified which makes him a good fit for Fort Bragg. Admittedly. he wasn't a very stellar soldier.

How about renaming Fort Hood to Fort Presley? Elvis Presley did his Basic Training and AIT there. He was also a tanker and a sergeant.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 26 at 2021 9:25 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 21:25:23 -0400

Longstreet was a good officer. His post war activities are not lauded enough. Eugene Bullard was a black man from Columbus GA who would up flying in the World War 1 French air force. He should have at least an air base honoring him. I would also consider naming posts after local Indian tribes or atheletes (amateur Olympic or professional) from the state.

Response by SSG Gary R Peek made Sep 26 at 2021 10:23 PM

SSG Gary R Peek — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 22:23:13 -0400

Leave the names alone!

Response by SSG Gary R Peek made Sep 26 at 2021 10:25 PM

SSG Gary R Peek — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 22:25:08 -0400

There is a reason why they were named in Honor of an individual. Maybe if they did a bit of research it would explain everything! Just my thought.

Response by PO1 Don Uhrig made Sep 26 at 2021 11:07 PM

PO1 Don Uhrig — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 23:07:41 -0400

In the interest of Political Correctness, perhaps they should be renamed for historically significant LGBTQI+ Icons? (bring on the bigoted responses)

Response by SN Richard Mueller made Sep 27 at 2021 2:04 AM

SN Richard Mueller — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 02:04:27 -0400

Fort Bragg ... Fort Basil Plumley
Fort Hood ... Fort Bucky O'Neil
Fort A.P. Hill ... Fort Dwight Eisenhower
Fort Benning ... Fort Audie Murphy
Fort Pickett ... Fort Bill Mauldin
Fort Polk ... Fort Pedro de la Valle
Fort Rucker ... Fort Mike Edson
Fort Belvoir ... Fort Jonathan Wainright

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 27 at 2021 8:53 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 08:53:47 -0400

Ft. Pershing
Ft. Patton
Ft. Thorne
Ft. Bradley
Ft. Grant
Ft. McArthur

Response by SPC Stiv ChenRobbins made Sep 28 at 2021 2:00 AM

SPC Stiv ChenRobbins — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 02:00:09 -0400

Since we are going with the idea that it is happening no matter what and we shouldn't question that, let's go with
- Fort Submission
- Fort Surrender
- Fort Fear
- Fort Politically Correct
- Fort Amnesia
et cetera..

Response by SrA John Whitfield made Sep 28 at 2021 9:58 PM

SrA John Whitfield — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 21:58:23 -0400

This is the most moronic shit I have ever heard. There are few real men left. If they are offended by a name at home just wait when the real battles start. America is deceived and the population is being run by a minority who are lead by their emotions. Just like the Roman Empire we are signing our own death warrant. Call the bases what you want but for this old veteran.. I will NEVER comply.

Response by Capt Thomas Orlando made Sep 30 at 2021 8:45 PM

Capt Thomas Orlando — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 20:45:13 -0400

Fort Un-named Democrat #1 through #10.

Response by Capt Thomas Orlando made Sep 30 at 2021 8:47 PM

Capt Thomas Orlando — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 20:47:14 -0400

Fort Un-named Democrat #1 through #10.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 2 at 2021 1:27 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 13:27:35 -0400

The communities and service populations of those bases should be the source of their naming conventions. The affected bases should select for approval from a range of appropriate candidates based on Soldiers of significant service who either served at the location, or hailed from communities nearby that duty station.

For example, I've seen recommendations of Fort Benavidez as a replacement for both Fort Bragg, where Benavidez served in the 82nd and also for Fort Hood, due it's relative proximity to Benavidez's hometown.

Response by SPC John Coleman made Oct 3 at 2021 4:25 PM

SPC John Coleman — Sun, 03 Oct 2021 16:25:13 -0400

None leave well enough alone

Response by LTC Tom Jones made Oct 4 at 2021 12:49 PM

LTC Tom Jones — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 12:49:21 -0400

SSG Carlos Madden How about we rename them after our contemporary heroes--Camp Kaepernick or Post Pelosi. There are several military installations in the NYC area. We could honor a number of Kardashians there. Instead of Camp Hunter-Liggett in California, we could call it Camp Hunter-Biden. Wait! Wait! How about we follow the lead of the NFL and seek out corporate sponsors. Camp Citibank would be a good start. At least it would save DoD dollars for beans, bullets and bombs as opposed to new signage and letterhead. Let the corporations pay for it. Nice talk. Thanks.

Response by LTC Tom Jones made Oct 6 at 2021 6:42 AM

LTC Tom Jones — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 06:42:51 -0400

SSG Carlos Madden Rename Fort Benning, home of the Infantry Center and School, Fort Fonda. After all, all of us Vietnam vets need to "get over it." This is exactly the point that those favoring this lunacy is, of course. I understand their perspective but there is much in our National past that is regrettable. We need to shift our focus on today and beyond. This is not just about installations but about ships, boats, etc, all the way down to street names. This is one expensive, divisive and distracting initiative that needs to be squashed by someone with enough authority and common sense to redirect these would-be millions of dollars in expenditures into areas of much greater need such as beans, bullets and bombs. We have some real enemies out there. Do you think the Chinese, Russians, Iranians, etc., are wasting resources on projects like this. It's a fool's errand. LTC Kevin B. Cpl Vic Burk

Response by PO2 Jay Stotler made Oct 9 at 2021 8:22 AM

PO2 Jay Stotler — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 08:22:03 -0400

Fort Brag to Marine Hill or

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 21 at 2021 8:43 AM

Cpl Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 08:43:07 -0400

Fort Patton, Fort Eisenhower if it isn't already taken

Response by Sgt Phillip Galbach made Oct 21 at 2021 7:26 PM

Sgt Phillip Galbach — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 19:26:47 -0400

Here are some suggestions. You will notice they are towns or cities around each of the forts. These have history too and are probably Politically charged in their own way. It doesn't matter what you rename them to they will always be politically charged in some fashion. Most people don't know the history of each of these facilities till they look on Google. That's when they get upset. Someone is always offended no matter what is done.
- Fort Bragg – Fort Fayette or Fayetteville
- Fort Rucker – Fort Newton
- Fort Benning – Fort Columbus
- Fort Gordon – Fort Augusta
- Fort Hood – Fort Temple
- Fort Polk – Fort Alexandria
- Fort A.P. Hill – Fort Bowling Green
- Fort Belvoir – Fort Newington
- Fort Lee – Fort Petersburg
- Fort Pickett – Fort Blackstone

Response by MSgt Allen Chandler made Oct 27 at 2021 3:22 PM

MSgt Allen Chandler — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:22:08 -0400

This question has nothing to do with confederate army officers. It has to do with why would you want to name a military base after somebody? I hope the answer is because he or she did something “really” great that I'd like to honor them for, or they did something really great that I have a Lot of respect for.
Say there was this guy who did three great things that I highly respect, but he also did three bad things. These bad things were something I do not respect and I’m disappointed that he did.
I propose that one is the things he did that I'm proud of, and respect him for got him the Congressional medal of honor. One of the bad things he did was getting a bar fight and end up spending a week in jail. For me personally I would certainly consider naming a military base after this person. But suppose the bad thing he did, was rape somebody or murder somebody. Would that be bad enough to say I don’t want to honor him even though he has the Congressional medal of honor? To me it would be.
Now, back to the original question why did we need these bases after these generals? What is it that I am proud of they for? Even if they did many good things but one bad thing (that is rebelling against the law for government of the United States of America) does it outweigh all their good things? To me yes it does. What to name the bases, is a completely separate question from taking their name off of the base. At least that’s my opinion.

Response by CPT Gary Gracyas made Oct 28 at 2021 10:06 PM

CPT Gary Gracyas — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:06:32 -0400

Doesn't matter if it's directed or not. Keep your damned Communist, ANTIFA, history rewriting, American Culture destroying hands off of the names of our military installations.

Directives can be countermanded.

Response by 1SG Dave Kling made Oct 29 at 2021 7:50 PM

1SG Dave Kling — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 19:50:09 -0400

Leave it alone

Response by SFC Bryan Clark made Oct 31 at 2021 10:56 PM

SFC Bryan Clark — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 22:56:08 -0400

Leave well enough alone...our military has long rich tradition of using generals names for bases, vehicles ....

Response by CPL Louie Stanfield made Nov 1 at 2021 6:10 AM

CPL Louie Stanfield — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 06:10:57 -0400

If it isn’t broke, fix it until it is.

Response by CH (CPT) Jerry McGowin made Nov 1 at 2021 8:04 AM

CH (CPT) Jerry McGowin — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 08:04:41 -0400

My suggestion is to delay delay delay and hope this policy changes.

Response by SP5 Richard Unice made Nov 1 at 2021 10:14 AM

SP5 Richard Unice — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 10:14:05 -0400

Why nit leave the name Fort Lee remain and reference a different general, General Charles Lee.
Charles Lee for whom Fort Lee, NJ was named, was a general in the American Revolutionary War and aided in the defense of New York City.

Response by SFC Clark Adams made Nov 1 at 2021 12:38 PM

SFC Clark Adams — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:38:21 -0400

Rededicate Fort Lee, VA to either General "Light-Horse Harry" Lee a Revolutionary War General, but preferably LTG John C. H. Lee the WWII commander of the COMZ in Europe(J-4 in today's vernacular), commanding 800,000 Soldiers, supporting operations from Iceland to Africa, a strong advocate for ending racial segregation and "Jim Crow" policies in the US Army, allowing Black Soldiers to serve with Whites in combat arms battalions.

Response by SMSgt Archie Hickerson made Nov 1 at 2021 1:03 PM

SMSgt Archie Hickerson — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:03:00 -0400

Sorry, but it "doesn't matter"; well, I disagree with your comment. It does matter, because it is happening does not mean that it does not matter....changing history does matter. Airborne! HN

Response by SSG Gary R Peek made Nov 3 at 2021 9:50 AM

SSG Gary R Peek — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:50:24 -0400

My “suggestion?” Don’t fix what isn’t broken. Give into the “woke” mob; you lose more then just renaming Army Installations.

Response by PVT Mark Whitcomb made Nov 3 at 2021 10:56 AM

PVT Mark Whitcomb — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 10:56:37 -0400

If it must be done then name them after Medal of Honor recipients.

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Nov 4 at 2021 3:30 AM

LTC Stephen F. — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 03:30:35 -0400

Well my friend SSG Carlos Madden I have spent some time pondering this and in this heightened tension period [as in many previous heightened tension period] sadly many seem to want to reinvent history without counting the economic cost and personal tension created by renaming Federal property.
1. Congress seems to be too divided on thorny issues to actually get serious about trying to rename military posts [before the 2022 mid-terms] which would impact businesses, street signs, local history museums, and so much more. Renaming posts would be an unfunded mandate or limited funding - such as changing all web pages, post signs, etc.
2. I think it makes a lot of sense to think long and hard before renaming federal property including Federal bases and especially state national guard bases [Fort Pickett and Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia and Camp Beauregard which is a Louisiana National Guard installation] since they are state property.
3. Politics makes strange bedfellows. In light of the election results in Virginia and New Jersey on November 2, renaming something at this point may well result in revenge those with influence now are thrust down in influence.
4. If there is wide concurrence in the states affected, Congress members, etc, I concur with renaming the post to a Medal of Honor recipient form that state in the modern era. [The standards for award in the Civil War were biased and political in many cases. True heroism was more common on both sides and among civilians. I concur with SSG Private RallyPoint Member PVT Mark Whitcomb

I concur with my friend Cpl Vic Burk that it would be wise to pause long and hard before renaming military installations based on current sentiments -especially by a loud minority.
The local communities should be consulted - especially businesses, places of worship, school boards, etc. Renaming may well impact the local economy.

If we have to rename anything...
A. I would concur with recommending renaming Fort Polk to Fort Wallar for Medal of Honor awardee 'corporal, Francis Asbury Wallar'
B. I would consider renaming Fort Hood to Fort Crockett in honor of Davy Crockett since he died in Texas.
C. I would consider renaming Pope Army Airfield (Joint Base Bragg) to honor B-24 flight engineer Jerome Levin who flew 35 missions in France and other parts of Europe and was awarded the Legion of Honor medals — France’s highest military and civilian merit for service to the country by French Consul General Louis de Corail on November 28, 2018

D.since Braxton Bragg success in the Mexican-American War made him a national hero. However 'his weaknesses as a military leader were exposed and exploited by the Union during the Civil War. He was also a slave owner before the start of the Civil War and owned a sugar plantation in Louisiana.'

E. I would consider leaving Fort Gordon along since John Gordon Brown since he served as a US Senator, leader of the Senate and Governor of Georgia antebellum. He 'was elected to the US Senate in 1873, and in 1879, he became the first ex-Confederate to preside over the Senate. He was a strong supporter of the "New South" and industrialization and he was a part of the Bourbon Triumvirate. Gordon resigned as senator on May 19, 1880. He was elected Governor of Georgia in 1886 and returned to the U.S. Senate from 1891 to 1897.

F. I recommend leaving Fort Lee alone, Robert E. Lee served with distinction as a US Army officer and as Superintendent of USMA. He was an is admired by many especially military historians and those informed.

G. The following are National Guard facilities and bases.
(1) Since Camp Beauregard near Pineville, Louisiana, is a Louisiana National Guard installation named for Louisiana native and Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
(2) Since Fort A.P. Hill (1941), near Bowling Green, Virginia, named for Virginia native and Confederate Lieutenant General A. P. Hill is a Virginia Army National Guard base
(3) Since Fort Pickett (1942), near Blackstone, Virginia, a Virginia National Guard installation is named for Confederate General George Pickett
As a USMA cadet [July 1976 - May 1980] and for years prior I studied the US Civil War - east and western theaters.

1. Congressional Medal of Honor awardee 22-year-old corporal, Francis Asbury Wallar [6th Wisconsin Infantry] "Color-bearer, Corporal W.B. Murphy of the 2nd Mississippi in Maj. Gen. Henry Heth’s Division of Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill’s Corps, later said that the Federals “kept rushing for my flag and there were over a dozen shot down like sheep in the mad rush for the colors.”
Murphy admitted, however, that “a large burly man made a mad rush for me and the flag. As I tore the flag from the staff he took hold of me and the colors.” That soldier was Corporal Wallar.
“I did take the flag out of the color bearer’s hands,” Wallar later revealed. “I thought about moving to the rear, but then I thought I would stay, and I threw it down and loaded and fired twice on it.” Wallar and the 6th had captured 230 Confederates, and Waller received the Medal of Honor in December 1864.'

2. Ft Benning is named for CSA Brigadier General Henry Lewis Benning. I support that name for the Columbus, Georgia base.
Per Gettysburg guide #110 Garry Adelman
1. One who fought there without distinction was CSA Brigadier General Henry Lewis Benning, who led Benning’s Brigade, Hood’s Division, Longstreet’s Corps [in the CSA Brigade CDRs were Brigadier Generals while in the USA they tended to be Colonel. Yet '“Old Rock” Benning and his four regiments of Georgians at Gettysburg are underappreciated. After all, Benning skillfully advanced his brigade over the most difficult terrain Gettysburg had to offer. He inspired his men during their deadly advance, kept his units together (even accepting some Texans into his ranks), and tipped the scales for the Confederates in capturing Devil’s Den for the second time. When his own men tried to claim capture of some cannons at Devil’s Den, Benning gave credit to the other units that deserved it. During a Union countercharge, Benning displayed his ferocity on combat: “[H]old your fire until they come right up. Then pour a volley into them, and if they don’t stop, run your bayonets into their bellies.”

Fighting savagely in areas of the battlefield now known as the Slaughter Pen, the Valley of Death, and Devil’s Den, it is not surprising that Benning’s men suffered the highest percentage of loss among the brigades in Hood’s Division. Benning lost two of his colonels, killed in the Slaughter Pen and in the Triangular Field. Also, on July 3, his brigade bore the greatest part of the Union advance after the conclusion of Pickett’s Charge.
Ten weeks after fighting in the Civil War’s bloodiest engagement, Benning and his men fought in the war’s second costliest battle at Chickamauga. In between these terrible battles, 600 miles apart, Benning managed to secure official reports from the commanders of all four of his Gettysburg regiments and submitted a detailed one of his own. That all-too-rarely accomplished feat allows us to better understand America’s greatest battle, which warms this historian’s heart and earns Benning a coveted spot among Gettysburg’s “unsung” heroes."

Update;
Image: 1863-07-14 The lynching of a negro in the New York Draft Riots
C. Tuesday, July 14, 1863: Draft Riots continued in NY City. African Americans were murdered in the streets and city law enforcement agencies were unable to cope. Men from the Army of the Potomac were ordered to the city to restore law and order. After a night of heavy rain, rioters returned to the streets early on Tuesday, July 14, looting and destroying businesses in the downtown area, including a large Brooks Brothers’ store, which as a contractor for the U.S. government, had been churning out thousands of pieces of military garb for more than two years. The mob also began constructing barricades around the city that proved difficult for police to overcome. The targeted attacks on blacks intensified and included the lynching of at least two African-American men: a young sailor who had been attacked after speaking to a young white boy and a man who had been captured and killed while attempting to escape to Brooklyn (reportedly disguised in his wife’s clothing). Among the dead that day was Col. Henry O’Brien, the commander of a local regiment who had come to the aid of beleaguered policemen and been attacked and killed by the angry mob. As the violence continued to spread, New York politicians squabbled amongst themselves about how to bring order to the city. The Democratic governor, who had openly opposed the draft law before it went into effect, seemed reluctant to move forcefully against the demonstrators. The city’s Republican mayor, well aware of the shortage of available police officers, formally asked the War Department to send federal troops, but stopped short of declaring martial law and turning over control of the situation to federal officials.

NY City calls out the National Guard to confront the increasing wantonness and murders in the draft riot of 1863: Wednesday, July 15, 1863: “New York City draft riots: Attack on the Arch: A group of black-occupied tenements on Thompson and Sullivan streets, between Grand and Broome, was set ablaze at 1:30 am.
Rewarding rioters? The City Council voted $2.5 million to pay the $300 commutation fee for any poor New Yorkers who were drafted.
West Side atrocities: At 6:30 a.m., James Costello was beaten and hanged on W. 32nd St. Neighboring black families were driven out of their homes. A crippled coachman, Abraham Franklin, was lynched at 27th St. and 7th Ave. His body was cut down, and he was dragged through the streets … .
Out-of-town news: Reports arrived of draft riots in Boston, Hartford, Newark, Jersey City, Hastings, Tarrytown, and Rye.
Red Hook fires: Two huge grain elevators at Erie Basin in Brooklyn were destroyed by arsonists.”

I concur with my friends SSG Byron Hewett 1SG Dan Capri SSG Willis Baker SPC Lyle Montgomery
I concur with Capt Gregory Prickett's well-reasoned response
I appreciate the humor of my friends LTC Tom Jones CSM Bob Stanek

The better sources for researching history are primary documents letters, newspaper articles [Harper's Weekly, Richmond Daily Dispatch], and official documents of the CSA and USA from the time.
A. There are many factors which together which resulted in the revolution of the American colonies and 70 years later the Civil War.
(1) Federalist anti-federalist supporters debated states right.
(2) the British Slavery Abolition Act, (1833) abolished slavery in most British colonies, freeing more than 800,000 enslaved Africans in the Caribbean and South Africa as well as a small number in Canada. It received Royal Assent on August 28, 1833, and took effect on August 1, 1834. This act cut off the supply of slaves to the USA and resulted in slave auctions to redistribute slaves
(3) political and economic power struggles - Democratic-party dominated states insisted slavery was a state issue. Their influence was so extensive it lasted until 1864.
(4) Military officers wrestled with the decision to support separating form the union of states. Robert E. Lee was offered command of the Federal forces and turned it down as he resigned. His personal letters as well as those of Thomas Stonewall Jackson are great background.

B. Slavery was supported by most northern states as well as southern states. This was the impetus for the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska act which allowed settlers to choose slavery or no-slavery within their states borders [al each subsequent state admitted to the union]. The democrat party supported slavery and was anti-choice on that issue.
Here is a section of the 1856 National Democratic Party platform. You will note that slavery was supported by the national democratic party in 1856 my friend MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
"Resolved, That we reiterate with renewed energy of purpose the well considered declarations of former Conventions upon the sectional issue of Domestic slavery, and concerning the reserved rights of the States.
1. That Congress has no power under the Constitution, to interfere with or control the domestic institutions of the several States, and that such States are the sole and proper judges of everything appertaining to their own affairs, not prohibited by the Constitution; that all efforts of the abolitionists, or others, made to induce Congress to interfere with questions of slavery, or to take incipient steps in relation thereto, are calculated to lead to the most alarming and dangerous consequences; and that all such efforts have an inevitable tendency to diminish the happiness of the people and endanger the stability and permanency of the Union, and ought not to be countenanced by any friend of our political institutions.

2. That the foregoing proposition covers, and was intended to embrace the whole subject of slavery agitation in Congress; and therefore, the Democratic party of the Union, standing on this national platform, will abide by and adhere to a faithful execution of the acts known as the compromise measures, settled by the Congress of 1850; "the act for reclaiming fugitives from service or labor," included; which act being designed to carry out an express provision of the Constitution, cannot, with fidelity thereto, be repealed, or so changed as to destroy or impair its efficiency.

3. That the Democratic party will resist all attempts at renewing, in Congress or out of it, the agitation of the slavery question under whatever shape or color the attempt may be made.

4. That the Democratic party will faithfully abide by and uphold, the principles laid down in the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions of 1798, and in the report of Mr. Madison to the Virginia Legislature in 1799; that it adopts those principles as constituting one of the main foundations of its political creed, and is resolved to carry them out in their obvious meaning and import.

And that we may more distinctly meet the issue on which a sectional party, subsisting exclusively on slavery agitation, now relies to test the fidelity of the people, North and South, to the Constitution and the Union—

1. Resolved, That claiming fellowship with, and desiring the co-operation of all who regard the preservation of the Union under the Constitution as the paramount issue—and repudiating all sectional parties and platforms concerning domestic slavery, which seek to embroil the States and incite to treason and armed resistance to law in the Territories; and whose avowed purposes, if consummated, must end in civil war and disunion, the American Democracy recognize and adopt the principles contained in the organic laws establishing the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska as embodying the only sound and safe solution of the "slavery question" upon which the great national idea of the people of this whole country can repose in its determined conservatism of the Union—NON-INTERFERENCE BY CONGRESS WITH SLAVERY IN STATE AND TERRITORY, OR IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

2. That this was the basis of the compromises of 1850 confirmed by both the Democratic and Whig parties in national Conventions—ratified by the people in the election of 1852, and rightly applied to the organization of Territories in 1854.

3. That by the uniform application of this Democratic principle to the organization of territories, and to the admission of new States, with or without domestic slavery, as they may elect—the equal rights, of all the States will be preserved intact; the original compacts of the Constitution maintained inviolate; and the perpetuity and expansion of this Union insured to its utmost capacity of embracing, in peace and harmony, every future American State that may be constituted or annexed, with a republican form of government.

Resolved, That we recognize the right of the people of all the Territories, including Kansas and Nebraska, acting through the legally and fairly expressed will of a majority of actual residents, and whenever the number of their inhabitants justifies it, to form a Constitution, with or without domestic slavery, and be admitted into the Union upon terms of perfect equality with the other States."

C. Federalism and anti-federalism factions debated vigorously throughout that period from 1760s to 1860's and beyond. The Federalist papers are well worth reading if you have not. the collection known as the anti-federalist papers is more loosely linked.
a. Federalism is a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government. l[aw.cornell.edu/wex/federalism] [Federal and state]
b. Anti-Federalists, in early U.S. history, a loose political coalition of popular politicians, such as Patrick Henry, who unsuccessfully opposed the strong central government envisioned in the U.S. Constitution of 1787 and whose agitations led to the addition of a Bill of Rights. [Britannica]
2. Slavery was an economic system [and still is in parts of the world] which also included indentured servants [early on]. Slavery flourished in Maryland and many other southern states through 1863.
a. 'the Kansas Nebraska act Officially titled "An Act to Organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas," this act repealed the Missouri Compromise, which had outlawed slavery above the 36º30' latitude in the Louisiana territories, and reopened the national struggle over slavery in the western territories. In January 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois introduced a bill that divided the land immediately west of Missouri into two territories, Kansas and Nebraska. He argued in favor of popular sovereignty, or the idea that the settlers of the new territories should decide if slavery would be legal there. Anti-slavery supporters were outraged because, under the terms of the Missouri Compromise of 1820, slavery would have been outlawed in both territories since they were both north of the 36º30' N dividing line between "slave" and "free" states. [Background from milestone-documents/kansas-nebraska-act]
b. the Dred Scott case decision essentially was once a slave always a slave. No freemen or freewomen. Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857, popularly known as the "Dred Scott decision".
c. the Republican party was formed on March 20, 1854 in Ripon, Wisconsin to expand federal authority in order to oppose slavery and polygamy.

FYI SSgt Robert Marx SSG Leo Bell Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. 'Bill' Price COL Lisandro Murphy LTC Greg Henning LTC Tom Jones

Response by MGySgt Bob Willis made Nov 5 at 2021 6:18 PM

MGySgt Bob Willis — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 18:18:26 -0400

I would suggest they be renamed for enlisted Medal of Honor recipients.
Many current bases are named after General Officers and I think enlisted MOH recipients should be recognized.

Response by CW4 Jim Shelburn made Nov 5 at 2021 8:15 PM

CW4 Jim Shelburn — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 20:15:39 -0400

LEAVE THEM ALONE! Who cares? They’re dead, I was stationed at three of those posts and I never once thought about the name. Get over it. Move on and focus on making this a better place for everyone.

Response by PO2 Fidel Santiago made Nov 5 at 2021 9:28 PM

PO2 Fidel Santiago — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 21:28:14 -0400

I say leave the names alone.

Response by SSG Dave Johnston made Nov 6 at 2021 6:57 PM

SSG Dave Johnston — Sat, 06 Nov 2021 18:57:02 -0400

Ok, so stupidity reigns supreme 'We's 'Woke', yes we is" as they bend over backwards, _________ Here's my 2cents worth: every military installation has a nickname, or the major command has a nickname... Let's use them for the "Official" name of the post

Response by CPO Cory Cook made Nov 7 at 2021 2:27 AM

CPO Cory Cook — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 02:27:41 -0500

Agreed, get'r done and over with.

Response by CPL M Miller made Nov 7 at 2021 11:29 AM

CPL M Miller — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 11:29:10 -0500

re naming is immaterial, Just like the SEARS tower in Chicago... will still be called the SEARS tower by the people.

Response by LT Greg O'Keefe made Nov 7 at 2021 1:12 PM

LT Greg O'Keefe — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 13:12:15 -0500

Don't rename them.

Response by SGT Keith Smith made Nov 7 at 2021 4:41 PM

SGT Keith Smith — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 16:41:22 -0500

In my opinion they should be changed to Generals of World War 2. Patton, Eisenhower, Bradly, MacArthur, Chanult, and many more. If one desired one could choose a General from that state to name the bases in those states.
I understand why they named those bases after those generals but I do not believe that it holds today. Make no mistake these people were traitors. They took up arms against the legitimate government and killed fellow Americans. They did not agree with the decision of the people and rebelled. By any measure they were and are traitors and set a bad example.

Response by PO2 Joel Warthen made Nov 7 at 2021 6:36 PM

PO2 Joel Warthen — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 18:36:02 -0500

Enough of the woke nonsense!

Response by PO2 Joel Warthen made Nov 7 at 2021 6:36 PM

PO2 Joel Warthen — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 18:36:38 -0500

Enough of this woke nonsense!

Response by SGT E Mendoza made Nov 7 at 2021 11:39 PM

SGT E Mendoza — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 23:39:44 -0500

If any of you so-called veterans are ok with keeping FORTS named after CONFEDERATE GENERALS then you do not get your service to this country!! Progress is being made here by renaming these bases but you have a problem with it because in your mind change is bad. Learn your history and try not to whitewash it in your head.

Response by SFC William Linnell made Nov 8 at 2021 8:04 AM

SFC William Linnell — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:04:59 -0500

Why is the Army caving to the Cancel Culture? Renaming them isn't going to erase hurt feelings. All this does is make the hate and discontent people emboldened to push for more and larger targets. What's next? The Battlefield of Gettysburg? They have to take out ALL and everything that mentions the CSM Army?

Yes. It's going to happen. And the waste of taxpayers money to change every thing on each post taking down the old names and adding the new names. Brilliant. Just brilliant. Durka durka.

Response by SGT Richard Domenden made Nov 8 at 2021 8:42 AM

SGT Richard Domenden — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:42:33 -0500

Keep the names as they are. Stop giving in to these snowflakes

Response by Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis made Nov 8 at 2021 11:38 AM

Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 11:38:07 -0500

I would like to make one note on all of this. President Lincoln was very clear on his intentions regarding post-war activities. In concluding his second inaugural address, he said "With malice toward none with charity for all with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right let us strive on to finish the work we are in to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan ~ to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations." Lincoln would have been adamant in the fair treatment of all soldiers who formerly were in combat with each other. He wanted one country, not two, with one being "punished" for its past crimes. Lincoln was a unifier, and it was the intent of Booth to destroy this unity. Andrew Johnson did what he could, but Johnson lacked Lincoln's skills.

While the principles for which the Confederate Generals fought were certainly questionable, I believe that it would have been Lincoln's wish that they, too, be honored for the dedication they showed to their duties. Lincoln would have wanted to welcome them back as fellow Americans, with malice towards none of them.

I think we might be forgetting that. Again, this is no justification for the principles they wanted to defend. It is, however, in recognition of the principles that President Abraham Lincoln would have. When people tear down Lincoln's statue, I would like to remember the greatness he represented.

Our great and almighty God forgives us, not because we merit forgiveness (we don't) but, out of God's overwhelming love for us, He allows Himself to be moved to forgiveness, and He invites us all to do the same. President Lincoln followed God's path of forgiveness, and it is a good model for us all.

Response by CPO Jack De Merit made Nov 8 at 2021 4:14 PM

CPO Jack De Merit — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 16:14:20 -0500

I would suggest that they be left alone. These people are part of history. Naming places or things after them does not mean that you are honoring them. It means that you should not forget them and what they did. Most of them made enormous contributions to this country during its birth. That should be why we named things after them.

Response by 1SG Alan Boggs made Nov 8 at 2021 6:11 PM

1SG Alan Boggs — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:11:01 -0500

Camp Snowflake, Woke center of excellence? Now that I think of it, we should let cooperations buy naming rights. Ft. Microsoft, Citi Bank naval base, Amazon Air Base.

Response by SPC Lyle Montgomery made Nov 8 at 2021 6:31 PM

SPC Lyle Montgomery — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:31:44 -0500

I think that this renaming is crap. Why are cow towing to a few? I'm not a southerner, but history is a fact. We should not change history for a few crybabys. Leave History alone and get over it. It is what it is.

Response by SA V B made Nov 8 at 2021 7:05 PM

SA V B — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 19:05:03 -0500

I'd like to know why we ever honored these anti-american liberal ("confederate") flag waving separatists in the first place.

Response by SFC Steve Ouellette made Nov 8 at 2021 8:09 PM

SFC Steve Ouellette — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 20:09:09 -0500

Fort snowflakitis. Funny now even the armed forces are succumbing to the "woke" cancel culture crowd....

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 9 at 2021 8:15 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 08:15:42 -0500

Leave our history and heritage alone. If the names offend you research the history and see if you are offended by true actions or peer pressure. We are supposed to be adults who swore an oath to protect and defend this nation against ALL enemies foreign and DOMESTIC. Don't destroy our past, our heritage because of the whimpers of a few. Learn from their mistakes and achievements. They were, are Americans. Do we really want to rename Ft Bragg to Ft Rainbow or Ft Unicorn so the offended can have warm fuzzy feelings and our enemies can laugh. Think about it.

Response by PO3 Dan Wagoner made Nov 9 at 2021 1:34 PM

PO3 Dan Wagoner — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 13:34:24 -0500

I dont get the reasoning for any and all changes that have been rumored or are actually happening... first it was decided to take down statues of American history over some bs about racism, then the thought of changing the american flag to something that made no sense and now as of recently are now deciding to change names to places that were around since before anyone of us probably were born... this whole race and discrimination crap is getting out of hand... people now adays have gotten so easily butthurt over a stupid comment or stupid idea... This country is going into a crapper fast due to such thinking... a sad day...

Response by CPL LeChonne Wright made Nov 9 at 2021 2:02 PM

CPL LeChonne Wright — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:02:52 -0500

Name them for Black/African Americans who died in pursuit of justice and equality. Tubman, King, etc. Also, I think one should be named after Colin Powell,

Response by Cpl Paul Shanaman made Nov 9 at 2021 4:03 PM

Cpl Paul Shanaman — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 16:03:41 -0500

Leave it alone. It hasn't been a problem for decades. Now all of a sudden it's a problem because of woke mobs and weak military leadership caving to demands?

Leave the military alone. We have one job to fight and win wars.

Response by PO1 Don Uhrig made Nov 9 at 2021 8:44 PM

PO1 Don Uhrig — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 20:44:48 -0500

OMG - I see this going to the far left with bases named after LGBT historical heros. Now, before anyone accuses me of being homophobic, I will proudly out myself as a gay combat veteran who is also a gun totin' log cabin republican - and who has a great sense of humor. History should not be overwritten. It must stand and be studied so that hopefully we can grow toward peace.

Response by SSG Willis Baker made Nov 10 at 2021 1:51 AM

SSG Willis Baker — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 01:51:47 -0500

Doesn't the DOD have more pressing matters to consider then paying attention to the Woke Culture? I'm just saying..

Response by SSG Willis Baker made Nov 10 at 2021 1:58 AM

SSG Willis Baker — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 01:58:39 -0500

Can you imagine what it would cost to change the names? Everything that had, let us say, Ft. Hood written on it, would have to be changed to Ft. Audie Murphy.

Response by Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 10 at 2021 12:02 PM

Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:02:26 -0500

Ft. Alwyn Cash
Ft. Audie Murphy
Ft. Patton
Ft. Sherman
Ft. Eisenhower
Ft. Grant
Ft. Nathaniel Greene

Response by CPT James Burkholder made Nov 10 at 2021 1:04 PM

CPT James Burkholder — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:04:58 -0500

Fort Opra, Fort Pelosi, Fort Ocosta, Fort Obama and Biden, I can go on and on. . . [SARC]

Response by SFC Michael Lindenbusch made Nov 10 at 2021 7:50 PM

SFC Michael Lindenbusch — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:50:15 -0500

The unfortunate truth is that no matter what they end up named there will be detractors. It does seem wrong to name US military installations after people who took up arms against the US. On the other hand, how many of those who have served at any of these really understand anything about the people behind the names? Honestly, I think all of the stateside postings I had only included two where I could explain who the installation was named after (Leonard Wood and Carson) and those were places where some effort went into that kind of education.

Response by Sgt Judy Leonard made Nov 10 at 2021 8:41 PM

Sgt Judy Leonard — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:41:53 -0500

Fort Hillary
Fort Pelosi
Fort Condoleeza
Fort Kamala
Fort Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Fort Warren
Fort Alma Adams
Fort Martha McSally
Fort Nikki Haley
Fort Hattie Wyatt Caraway

Response by MAJ Russ Hanson made Nov 10 at 2021 10:26 PM

MAJ Russ Hanson — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 22:26:46 -0500

History has both good and bad legacies. I think that leaving the posts as they are already named is appropriate. It remembers the good and the bad, as it should. If we only remember the good the then the bad will continue to repeat itself!!!

Response by SPC Daniel Dresen made Nov 11 at 2021 12:51 AM

SPC Daniel Dresen — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 00:51:39 -0500

Name them after any soldier who has fallen during ww2, Vietnam, or heck, even GWOT.

Response by SMSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 11 at 2021 11:57 AM

SMSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:57:52 -0500

The most brutally fair thing to do in my opinion would be to take a bulldozer and knock down the sign and then reopen them as Training Base One, Two, Three etc.,. Just do it, in the middle of the night, without announcement or fan-fare. The next day everyone shows up to work directed to change all the signs and letter heads. Tear down what you can't change in a day and fix it later but get it done.... It's either this or hold out until all these bases are renamed after some LBGTQ-XYZ, BLM or ANTIFA street thug who gave their lives for blah, blah, blah....

Response by PO3 John Fahrer made Nov 11 at 2021 12:02 PM

PO3 John Fahrer — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:02:23 -0500

Lets face they have had these names a very long time. However I don't care. There is a valid point that these names of these forts are enemies and they should have thought of that a long time ago.

However I HATE THE CONFEDERATE FLAG! ban the damn thing.

Response by SPC Charles McFate made Nov 11 at 2021 12:42 PM

SPC Charles McFate — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:42:01 -0500

These are my suggestions...
Fort Bragg - Fort Pickett
Fort Rucker - Fort Lee
Fort Benning- Fort Belvoir
Fort Gordon - Fort A.P. Hill
Fort Hood - Fort Polk
Fort Polk - Fort Hood
Fort A.P. Hill - Fort Gordon
Fort Belvoir- Fort Benning
Fort Lee- Fort Rucker
Fort Pickett - Fort Bragg

The Nation that forgets it's past...

Response by SP5 Geoffrey Vannerson made Nov 11 at 2021 12:54 PM

SP5 Geoffrey Vannerson — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:54:46 -0500

Response by SP5 Geoffrey Vannerson made Nov 11 at 2021 12:57 PM

SP5 Geoffrey Vannerson — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:57:26 -0500

If you didn't serve then you have no voice, if you don't have a DD-214 you have no vote. You can't lie you way out of history, nor can you hide from it by changing a name. Suit up or shut up!!! If you don't like it the boarder has a second side to it, go find it.

Response by CPT Jay Ward made Nov 11 at 2021 1:30 PM

CPT Jay Ward — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:30:23 -0500

Fort Alpha, Fort Bravo, etc.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 11 at 2021 5:54 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 17:54:49 -0500

My suggestion is to leave them alone. People have a lot of history for better or worse with those installations and I’m pretty sure most of them think it’s ridiculous they are being renamed

Response by PFC David Tomlinson made Nov 11 at 2021 7:57 PM

PFC David Tomlinson — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 19:57:14 -0500

The Confederates were traitors. Their names should be stricken from history.

Response by LCpl Jeff Moore made Nov 12 at 2021 8:44 AM

LCpl Jeff Moore — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 08:44:55 -0500

Alvin York, Eisenhower, Audie Murphy Desmond doss, after the local Native American tribe if they approve and bless it, after a MOH awarded that came from that base,

Response by CPL Joe Zaucha made Nov 12 at 2021 1:30 PM

CPL Joe Zaucha — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 13:30:56 -0500

Fort Zaucha is available.

Response by 1stSgt Nelson Kerr made Nov 12 at 2021 3:55 PM

1stSgt Nelson Kerr — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:55:15 -0500

Bragg should be Robert Smalls.
Fort Lee should be named after George Thomas Virgins for fought to save the Union.

Response by Sgt Russ Brayton made Nov 12 at 2021 7:20 PM

Sgt Russ Brayton — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 19:20:19 -0500

Leave them alone. Teach about hoe they were good officers in the US Army. Robert E. Lee led a detachment of Marines in retaking the Harper’s Ferry armory from John Brown. I am sure the rest did other such things for their country and should be remembered for the good things they did.

Response by CPL Nathan Hollingsworth made Nov 12 at 2021 10:57 PM

CPL Nathan Hollingsworth — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 22:57:20 -0500

If we’re going go along with “stupid is as stupid does “ … name them after MOH recipients from the local area … otherwise to My the bases are always going to be as I learned them to be .. and it really annoys Me that my son doesn’t know the skills of spit polishing some boots …

Response by SSgt James Harvey made Nov 13 at 2021 9:08 AM

SSgt James Harvey — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 09:08:04 -0500

One mans traitor is another mans hero. I'd almost be willing to bet that over 90% of the people stationed at these installations had absolutely no idea who they were named after until someone told them unless they were a major military history buff. I'm going to leave the slavery part out of this for the moment because we all know that was wrong and needed to be ended, or at least I hope we do and was historically a very small part of the reason the war started. "States Rights" federal power versus sovereign state power, Different commercial interests in the North and South, Culture Clash - Different lifestyles of the North and South, city life versus farm life, Growth - Rapid entrepreneurial path in the North, slower rate in the south, Social Reformation - Sparked by the Christian revivalist movement referred to as the Second Great Awakening, Political Parties - The emergence of new political parties, such as the Republican Party, and Reform Movements - The emergence of reformist societies such as the Abolitionist Movement calling for the Emancipation of slaves all lead up to the outbreak of the war. Were they traitors by definition yes, absolutely. Were they great military minds worth studying, especially in the case of Lee, there's no doubt about it. And while they were indeed traitors at the time, On December 25, 1868, President Andrew Johnson issued Proclamation 179 which was a final proclamation granting full pardon and amnesty for the offense of treason “to every person who, directly or indirectly, participated in the late insurrection or rebellion.” So I guess the question that should be asked is why rename installations all of the sudden? Johnson with his pardon has taken treason off the table, have we suddenly found new facts that made what they did so bad that Johnson's proclamation should be ignored? Or because some have suddenly have had their feelers hurt because someone told them they should be offended by the installation names?

Response by SSgt James Harvey made Nov 13 at 2021 9:12 AM

SSgt James Harvey — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 09:12:36 -0500

There are plenty of military members who have been awarded the MoH. Throw their names in a hat and start picking.

Response by SSG James Stodola made Nov 13 at 2021 12:23 PM

SSG James Stodola — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 12:23:55 -0500

That is a hard question Some of the names are of some of the most mediocre people they could find, but on the other hand maybe we need to come into at least the 20th century and find some of those examples, Like Patton, Bradley, Eisenhower, Swarztkoff, Mattis. Maybe not the best in some eyes but you asked for suggestions, not necessarily good ones....

Response by SGT Ronald Audas made Nov 13 at 2021 12:37 PM

SGT Ronald Audas — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 12:37:45 -0500

Ft.BS 1,2 3... and so on.

Response by Sgt Jake Middlebrook made Nov 13 at 2021 7:21 PM

Sgt Jake Middlebrook — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 19:21:15 -0500

Take the names on the Valley Forge Muster Roll, write them on slips of paper, place them in a container positioned so they are invisible to those choosing and let 10 Army Brats aged 6 to 10 pick a name each. Then let's get a little pool going on how many seconds will elapse before someone is offended by one of those names.

Response by MSgt Nancy Wilson made Nov 13 at 2021 10:17 PM

MSgt Nancy Wilson — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 22:17:29 -0500

How about naming them after plants/flowers...
Fort Daffodil
Fort Pansy
Fort Succulent
Etc. This way, we could boost psy ops simultaneously...

Response by SFC Kenneth Kreps made Nov 14 at 2021 7:49 AM

SFC Kenneth Kreps — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 07:49:43 -0500

I agree, changing the names will not change the history. Leave things alone. These whiny cry baby wimps seem to forget where their freedom to protest and complain comes from. Soon, when these freedoms are slowly removed, then “Who you gonna call?”

Response by PO3 Vernon Carpenter made Nov 14 at 2021 10:29 AM

PO3 Vernon Carpenter — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 10:29:14 -0500

Leave our history alone. We can learn from both the good and the bad from the battles. Case in point.
Once upon a time one party controlled the Congress (both parties) and the Executive offices decided to put out of a country we were trying to support. They surrendered the country to their enemies leaving behind thousands to be executed. That was in Vietnam leaving behind children of American servicemen. Fortunately none of those rescued were North Vietnan agents.
The same party didn't learn from their mistakes when it came to Afghanistan.

Response by CPT Brad Wilson made Nov 15 at 2021 10:55 AM

CPT Brad Wilson — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:55:29 -0500

I would say Medal of Honor recipients from the states those bases are in

Response by SN Benjamin Sabala made Nov 15 at 2021 3:39 PM

SN Benjamin Sabala — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:39:58 -0500

None what so ever

Response by SN William Golden made Nov 16 at 2021 10:53 AM

SN William Golden — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 10:53:32 -0500

Leave them alone. We honor those that served. We may have been divided but they served for what they believed in. It was not just about slavery.

Response by SN William Golden made Nov 16 at 2021 10:59 AM

SN William Golden — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 10:59:10 -0500

And while you are Renaming the Forts .... try renaming cities and towns with English names ... Rename the ones that carry the same name as those in England. Several Naval installations along the East Coast were property of the King.

Response by Barry Stein made Nov 17 at 2021 4:00 PM

Barry Stein — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:00:23 -0500

They should be named after deceased MOH winners

Response by CW4 Jj Lacasse made Nov 18 at 2021 4:00 PM

CW4 Jj Lacasse — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 16:00:25 -0500

I agree, leave it alone, it has such historical value.

Response by CDR Teresa McFarland made Nov 21 at 2021 10:33 PM

CDR Teresa McFarland — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 22:33:01 -0500

Fort Hood should be renamed for Medal of Honor recipient, Master Sargent Roy Benevidez a Texan who proudly and honorably served in Vietnam with distinction.

Response by CPT Richard Trione made Nov 23 at 2021 1:47 PM

CPT Richard Trione — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 13:47:23 -0500

It just don't matter to me anymore! The haters are always going to hate.

Response by Maj Martin Smith made Nov 23 at 2021 5:57 PM

Maj Martin Smith — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:57:08 -0500

Audie Murphy, a Texan who fought for this country should be honored not Hood!

Response by SGT Evan McIntire made Dec 11 at 2021 5:31 AM

SGT Evan McIntire — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:31:37 -0500

Don't

Response by PO2 John Driskill made Dec 13 at 2021 1:06 PM

PO2 John Driskill — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:06:19 -0500

There was one General who served in both the CSA and Union Armies, General Joe Wheeler. He served in the Civil War on the side of the South and then in the US Army in the Spanish American War in Cuba. After the Spanish American War, he was quite proud of his blue General's uniform and went to his West Point Class reunion. Two former Confederate class mates were seated at a table outside of the meeting place. One looked at Joe Wheeler and said "I want to be at the Gates of Hell when you show up in that blue uniform." Rename one of those Forts after him.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 18 at 2021 4:05 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 16:05:12 -0500

Just being honest Ima black male to me it doesn’t matter with the bases. I mean I’d like to see more do one for Audie Murphy, Colin Powell, Henry Flipper. renaming army installations is a no go for me, but you can rename my sister services installations tho lol.

Response by SGT James Hunsinger made Dec 20 at 2021 6:14 PM

SGT James Hunsinger — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 18:14:03 -0500

Change them from their current name to their current name. Otherwise, leave them alone.

No matter what they change them to I will always refer to them by the names they have carried for literally generations of all ethnic backgrounds of soldiers.

If they really must change then change them to the name of the MoH recipients as has been suggested before.

After we honor those brave souls by renaming a base after them, we should hang our heads in shame for allowing our heritage and history to be erased by an ignorant, super minority of politically correct crusaders that have no clue of the true history of the American Civil War.

They will simply continue to hunt for more things to be offended by and to force change simply because they want it, not because it accomplishes anything beyond trying to bury our history.

Response by CPO Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 21 at 2021 12:58 PM

CPO Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:58:58 -0500

None, Some of them were not bad people, they were people defending their homes against a government that was taxing them to death. (Freeing the Slaves was not the reason for the Civil war though it was a good outcome) Technically Lincoln broke the law by declaring war with out congress's approval and violated law by ignoring sovereign state rights. All this is a moot point. This rename and erase history is BS.

Response by CSM Bob Stanek made Dec 26 at 2021 10:49 PM

CSM Bob Stanek — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 22:49:13 -0500

Easy Solution...

OLD NAME New Name
- Fort Bragg Fort Cragg
- Fort Rucker Fort Tucker
- Fort Benning Fort Henning
- Fort Gordon Fort Mordon
- Fort Hood Fort Food
- Fort Polk Fort Wolk
- Fort A.P. Hill Fort B E Jill
- Fort Belvoir Fort Telvoir
- Fort Lee Fort Hee
- Fort Pickett Fort Lickett

Saves expensives too!

Response by CW3 Chuck Huddleston made Dec 30 at 2021 9:22 AM

CW3 Chuck Huddleston — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 09:22:35 -0500

Don’t do it!!! There is nothing wrong with the names! Quit letting ignorant, racist whining dictate removing the historical names!!!

Response by 1LT Michael Contos made Dec 30 at 2021 9:30 AM

1LT Michael Contos — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 09:30:52 -0500

Please see my blog post about changing the names:

https://contoveros.com/2020/06/19/confederate-generals-names-should-change/

Change Confederate generals’ names now

As a veteran of several military bases, I would vote to change the names of all the facilities named for generals who fought for the Confederate army during our nation’s Civil War. I offer such act…

Response by SPC Jennifer Clever made Jan 2 at 2022 1:18 PM

SPC Jennifer Clever — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 13:18:13 -0500

Umm leave them as they are. It is all American History. The good, bad and ugly.

Response by SP5 William Jones made Jan 3 at 2022 8:02 PM

SP5 William Jones — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 20:02:37 -0500

Follow the example of General Sherman, burn them to the ground!

Response by MSgt Joseph Townsend made Jan 9 at 2022 11:40 PM

MSgt Joseph Townsend — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 23:40:35 -0500

This whole thing is nothing but BS. The was an honor bestowed on the general's for there service long before the BLM started demanding changes. If names changes are to be , the name them after Medal of Honor recipients.

Response by SPC Jasen E. made Jan 15 at 2022 1:51 AM

SPC Jasen E. — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 01:51:26 -0500

Imagine if we deleted every person from history who had skeletons in their closet. History books would be blank.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 19 at 2022 10:58 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 10:58:48 -0500

How about medal of Honor people.

Response by SSG Carlos Madden made Jan 19 at 2022 11:04 AM

SSG Carlos Madden — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 11:04:39 -0500

Medal of Honor recipients seems to be the popular choice.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 19 at 2022 1:51 PM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 13:51:35 -0500

It has been directed but it hasn't been funded yet. So no idea when anything will change.
I agree with what GEN Brooks said at an AUSA mentorship session.
Name them after the location they are at. Public perception of people changes all the time and anyone can fall victim of judgement over time.

Response by Lt Col Charlie Brown made Jan 19 at 2022 6:49 PM

Lt Col Charlie Brown — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:49:15 -0500

Medal of Honor awardees

Response by SGT Juan Robledo made Jan 31 at 2022 9:32 AM

SGT Juan Robledo — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:32:18 -0500

It's a mistake to change the names of Military Bases just to Satisfy a few Sore Heads, it should NEVER HAPPEN, but what I know, it's a travesty to rename the Military Bases, but if it should happen, it should be put up for a VOTE of those MOH soldiers, Eddie Murphy, for an example Eddie was probably the youngest MOH to have earned the MOH and it would be a HONOR for his name be included and there countless of others who should be named and considered Past and Present

Response by 1SG Dave Kling made Feb 11 at 2022 11:58 AM

1SG Dave Kling — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:58:09 -0500

Name them all after metal all the honor recipients. For example Fort Bragg would be Fort Benavidez.

Response by TSgt David Whitmore made Feb 26 at 2022 7:41 PM

TSgt David Whitmore — Sat, 26 Feb 2022 19:41:13 -0500

A total waste of money.
But then, it's not like the money will be misspent. Right?

Response by SPC Bob Ridley made Mar 4 at 2022 9:51 AM

SPC Bob Ridley — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:51:08 -0500

How about Fort CarpetBagger?

Response by LTC Ray Buenteo made Mar 4 at 2022 12:00 PM

LTC Ray Buenteo — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 12:00:21 -0500

Sam Houston owned slaves will they change the name of fort Sam Houston? George Washington owned slaves. Will the nations capital be renamed as well as the state? Louisiana was a hub for slavery shipping into the americas. Will we rename the state? Will George Washington university be renamed? Will the the democrat party be renamed because as you well know they supported segregation and slavery. It can go on forever.

Response by SPC David S. made Mar 4 at 2022 2:49 PM

SPC David S. — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 14:49:04 -0500

I have no horse in this race but I'd love to see one renamed to Fort Russian Ship Go F' Yourself.
Its got a nice ring to it.

Response by PO2 Mark Slay made Mar 4 at 2022 3:08 PM

PO2 Mark Slay — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:08:25 -0500

LEAVE HISTORY ALONE !!!

Response by LT Alex Corsi made Mar 4 at 2022 8:00 PM

LT Alex Corsi — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 20:00:10 -0500

Honestly, if it's going tnis route then place names, objects, etc., not people. Another source is Greco-Roman deities or the county where the base is located.

Response by SGT Richard Domenden made Mar 5 at 2022 5:13 PM

SGT Richard Domenden — Sat, 05 Mar 2022 17:13:01 -0500

Keep the Names. If you give to these stupid demands from these oxygen thieves, what's next? We outnumber these thieves. Thier"butt hurtin is irrelevant.

Response by SFC Robert Walton made Mar 6 at 2022 12:05 PM

SFC Robert Walton — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 12:05:11 -0500

So You are asking a question that has NO sensible or correct answer with out spewing hate. GOOOOOOOOD Job. Congress can't even pass a budget much less come up with fair and just names for Military Posts. Maybe we should call them Fort and the name of the state they are in. Lets name the white house the Presidents office. Then Congress. Want to office. Then Senate. I don't think so office.

Response by SSG Byron Hewett made Mar 6 at 2022 8:14 PM

SSG Byron Hewett — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 20:14:08 -0500

leave it the way it stands you can't change the past just by getting rid of or changing a name, history is history what's done is done best thing to do is learn from it, if you change it does change what happened? nope because it still happened, the names are fine why is such a big deal that the names have to be changed are you trying to punish the dead by removing theirs names off of history? sorry that's not how it works, just leave names and places alone its not hurting a thing except those who need a cause to be angry at such things because they can't find anything else to be angry about. the only thing I gotta say is stop and quit needing a reason to wanna be angry and hating on everything you don't agree with, knowing, learning, and understanding the past is how we make things better for the future not changing everything and discarding the past, what are we all going to learn from if we toss out the past and history, I'll tell you we repeat the past in new and worse ways than before. think about it.

Response by PO3 Vernon Carpenter made Mar 7 at 2022 11:08 AM

PO3 Vernon Carpenter — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 11:08:50 -0500

All of the above look good to me

Response by SMSgt Anil Heendeniya made Mar 9 at 2022 3:41 PM

SMSgt Anil Heendeniya — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 15:41:14 -0500

Rename them after MOH winners from later conflicts (those who are from the respective states):
https://mohmuseum.org/recipient-database/

Recipient Database - The National Medal of Honor Museum

READ MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT STORIES OF HEROISM, BRAVERY, AND VALOR IN ACTION. Browse our interactive database to view recipients of the prestigious...

Response by COL Rich McKinney made Mar 15 at 2022 7:55 AM

COL Rich McKinney — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:55:15 -0400

If they do decide to change names, Congress must FULLY fund it. The present funding is JUST for a commission to study it. It will be an outrageous cost that BaseOps funding can never meet. Think about it - every post regulation, form, flyer, web site, topo map, etc. One California city changed the name of it's City Hall building -- one building -- and cost almost a million dollars. It will completely kill operating budget if Congress makes them do it without funding.

Response by SFC Darwin Maring made Apr 16 at 2022 11:51 AM

SFC Darwin Maring — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 11:51:32 -0400

I suggested Fort Gordon be renamed Fort Sherman.
My real suggestion is: Put all Army Metal Of Honor recipients names in a hat and pull them out one by one to rename ALL Army Forts. Dont leave the decision to politicians.

Response by SSgt Mathew Cummings made Apr 16 at 2022 12:08 PM

SSgt Mathew Cummings — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 12:08:52 -0400

"Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it" -Santayana. Leave it. This concept of wiping history from the earth because someone has hurt feelings is the same as blaming forks for obesity.

Response by SSG Douglas Gerard made Apr 19 at 2022 3:54 PM

SSG Douglas Gerard — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:54:01 -0400

At the rate the WOKE leftists are destroying the history of the US it really doesn't matter what names they erase. We won't have a nation, we won't have a history and we WILL be reliving the past because we will have forgotten our history if we ever learned it the first place.

Response by SMSgt Bob W. made May 2 at 2022 1:01 AM

SMSgt Bob W. — Mon, 02 May 2022 01:01:05 -0400

Why worry about it; the panel is picking names now.

Response by SMSgt Bob W. made May 2 at 2022 1:05 AM

SMSgt Bob W. — Mon, 02 May 2022 01:05:09 -0400

They want to represent the makeup of America. So...check your military history. If they pick anyone from 1950 to present, the panel wasted tax money.

Response by A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney made May 2 at 2022 8:05 PM

A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney — Mon, 02 May 2022 20:05:54 -0400

Southern Civil War Military Veterans Deserve The Same Respect As The Northern Vets;
We BOTH Believed In Our Causes & Fought To Defend Them.
What's The Frigg'en Difference?
Respect Goes In Both Directions

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 3 at 2022 1:42 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 May 2022 01:42:49 -0400

Like the two Statues each state elects to place with-in the Capitol, So it is in the naming of the Base. The Name of the bases were at the behest of the state leaders from which the bases reside. Each state could hold a committee give three names for voter consideration, and let the people decide.
Or better yet;
LEAVE THEM THE WAY THEY ARE!
If their name offend you- move to a Northern state and leave these decisions to the adults who live and work and can read a history book with-in their own states. Besides, this issue whats next? Rename every Street names, there is a jackson, Lee and a Bragg in almost every base. Hey- while we are at it- there are Chapels on the end of every company street, we better tear em down and discharge all the military Chaplains- Seperation of Church and State Ya'll... Please, don't we have better things to worry about- like our failed imigration system or $7 dollar gas?

Response by SSG Robert Vernon made May 3 at 2022 3:43 PM

SSG Robert Vernon — Tue, 03 May 2022 15:43:20 -0400

I would like to see the names of some of the Past units / Post that were involved in conflicts ex. Like the screaming eagles, or for like Ft. Polk name it after one of the famous Battleships, its going to be hard to come up with a way to make everyone satisfied but this is something that needs to be done.

Response by SPC David Willis made May 3 at 2022 9:10 PM

SPC David Willis — Tue, 03 May 2022 21:10:08 -0400

To take a less serious approach name them after famous action hero characters. Fort Rambo, Fort Bourne, Fort Bauer.

Response by SFC Darwin Maring made May 9 at 2022 1:47 PM

SFC Darwin Maring — Mon, 09 May 2022 13:47:13 -0400

Fort Gordon to Fort Sherman

Response by SPC Jay Peltier made May 15 at 2022 8:39 PM

SPC Jay Peltier — Sun, 15 May 2022 20:39:51 -0400

I have always been a student of History, I revere it, and believe as the old saying goes, "paraphrased", those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.

All that said, I agree 100% these forts SHOULD be renamed. The history we NEED to remember in this moment is, the names of those leaders "honored" were in fact TRAITORS to our country (later pardoned). They took up arms against their country to defend (among other things) the institution of slavery. At the time that may have been acceptable, but NOT today. They were given this honor by ex confederates that did a damn good job trying to REWRITE history. In no other country on Earth is the "defeated" traitors honered by the country they rebelled against.

I see some of the same "mistakes today". Apparently some are not willing to learn from the past.

Response by 1SG James Kelly made May 19 at 2022 8:19 PM

1SG James Kelly — Thu, 19 May 2022 20:19:53 -0400

Don't.

Response by MGySgt Rick Tyrrell made May 19 at 2022 8:32 PM

MGySgt Rick Tyrrell — Thu, 19 May 2022 20:32:13 -0400

Leave them be. We have destroyed our history already by tearing down statues, kneeling for the National Anthem, rushing capital buildings. I feel no one will stop the momentum that has already begun. I for one believe as I always have and history should teach the future and many people from all cultures created our great country. All should be remembered.

Response by SSG Carl Gamel made May 31 at 2022 3:45 PM

SSG Carl Gamel — Tue, 31 May 2022 15:45:04 -0400

To rename Camp A P Hill, after Mary Walker us especially horrid. Mary Walker was a contract surgeon in the Civil War, she did nothing heroic, to deserve the Medal of Honor. When she was GIVEN ( that is given, not earned), the Medal did not have the honor it has now, it was given for anything, a entire Regiment was given to every single soldier, just for extending their enlistment by three months. Walker was given hers, because she had constantly badgered the War Department for some kind of recognition for her services, they gave it to her, to shut her up. Her Medal, along with thousands of others ( including that one Regiment) was revoked, around 1890, when it was decided that the Medal would be given only as reward for Valor. She was rewarded the Medal by President Clinton for Political Correctness, only because a women had never recieved it for a REAL REASON before. She was not and still not a real awarded of that prestigious Medal.

Response by SPC Lyle Montgomery made Jun 16 at 2022 8:56 AM

SPC Lyle Montgomery — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:56:09 -0400

Leave the names of these military instalations alone. Why do some want to change history to benefit their view? History is real, it did happen. Just because it hurts some idiots feelings dosen't mean we should change and forget history to please the few. What is happening to this great country? We need to get it back on the track and preserve history, and not destroy it.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 16 at 2022 9:26 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:26:57 -0400

It's already been decided, your opinion will not count at all, all they need is to agree on the budget needed to implement such changes...Fort Gordon will be Fort Eisenhower...

Response by SA Joe Demski made Jun 20 at 2022 12:27 AM

SA Joe Demski — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:27:34 -0400

Leve the posts alone

Response by CPT John Scott made Jun 21 at 2022 5:51 PM

CPT John Scott — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 17:51:30 -0400

Leave our statues, bases and history alone. The people behind this nonsense and the bums tearing down statues, more than likely, never served. Who needs any of them?

Response by PO3 David Keck made Jun 22 at 2022 9:54 AM

PO3 David Keck — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:54:33 -0400

Maybe we could name them after the brave young men that ran off to Canada during Vietnam.

Response by Sgt Mike Croke made Jun 22 at 2022 7:37 PM

Sgt Mike Croke — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:37:20 -0400

Why stop there? Let's rename New Mexico and New Jersey. Jersey is a place in the British Empire they enslaved and colonized more then half of the world. How come nobody is changing that name. And of course we have to change Washington State and Washington D.C.
Are we really trying to live in a world in which we deny history. The reason these bases were named after these men is to reconcile and rebuild a nation through respect of others beliefs. Right or wrong, they fought for what they thought was right at the time. Slavery was one issue. It was the intrusion of the federal government on the states rights that was the cornerstone of the Civil War.

Response by SGT Dave Hamilton made Jun 24 at 2022 10:28 PM

SGT Dave Hamilton — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 22:28:29 -0400

Don't do it, it's tradition now. Those if us that served will never acknowledge anything but Ft Bragg get over it losers. Your a bunch of soft Nancy's with no intestinal fortitude. Bunch of poags

Response by MSG Justin S. made Jun 25 at 2022 6:57 PM

MSG Justin S. — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 18:57:23 -0400

Discharge all woke people from DOD.

Response by TSgt David McLellan made Jun 26 at 2022 8:01 AM

TSgt David McLellan — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 08:01:23 -0400

Leave the names the same. No change. Our military needs to focus on war training…not “government sanctioned social change”.

Response by CPL Raul Perez Jr made Jun 26 at 2022 11:42 AM

CPL Raul Perez Jr — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 11:42:07 -0400

Leave them be. So any hero’s have trained and have left their mark their.

Response by Sgt Randall Dunkley made Jun 26 at 2022 12:13 PM

Sgt Randall Dunkley — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 12:13:52 -0400

IMO if we use the names of closed forts from the 19th century we would have Custer, Reno, C.F.Smith, Kearney, Apache, Lowell , Funston, etc. If we used the names of MOH recipients (there are no winners of the MOH) we have an all inclusive choice of personnel. I would go with that.

Response by SGT Tami Ramos made Jun 26 at 2022 1:11 PM

SGT Tami Ramos — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 13:11:12 -0400

ABSOLUTELY AGREE! NOTHING NEEDS CHANGED. SAVE THE MONEY. MOVE ON. STOP WHINING ABOUT RIDICULOUSNESS.

Response by SFC Kenneth Hunnell made Jun 26 at 2022 1:48 PM

SFC Kenneth Hunnell — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 13:48:31 -0400

How many of the people that are looking for the name changes actually served this country. I'm sure not to many people that served thought about the name of the base or post. Someone needs something to complain about

Response by MSG Jeremy Jiron made Jun 26 at 2022 11:50 PM

MSG Jeremy Jiron — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 23:50:05 -0400

My suggestion: fire the generals and vote out the privileged congress who made this move. Changing names doesn’t change history. We all embrace the good the bad and the ugly. My
Family
Is Native American and Hispanic. My 2 great great uncles: one joined the union one joined the confederate army. They were brown people. Not white people. So my vote: don’t change a thing!!!

Response by SGT George Gilpin made Jun 27 at 2022 10:32 AM

SGT George Gilpin — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 10:32:13 -0400

Leave as is waste of time and money

Response by SPC Julio R. made Jun 27 at 2022 12:12 PM

SPC Julio R. — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 12:12:38 -0400

GET RID OF THEM, THEY ARE TRAITORS.
Just like all those racist reich wing yal'qaeda insurrectionists on Jan 6th. There are alot of Active duty and Veterans that hide their bigoted hate behind their rank and uniform.
Take your klanfederate klanservative jim crow bullsht somewhere else.
Always the backwards mother sisters and father brothers that cry "buh buh muh freedumb, muh hairytage".
Only folks good with keeping these racist genocidal maniacs is thee same trash that caters to the nazi gop party, like those pieces of trash in the racist hateful bigoted red states or Supreme supremist court.

Response by SCPO Rick Hunter made Jun 27 at 2022 12:32 PM

SCPO Rick Hunter — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 12:32:22 -0400

Leave them the f**k ALONE. They've had those names more than 100 years and the crybabies, whining about the name don't matter as much as a zit on a goat's ass

Response by SGT Juan Robledo made Jun 27 at 2022 1:27 PM

SGT Juan Robledo — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 13:27:42 -0400

Ft Hood to Audie Murphy

Response by SGT Nelson Stahl made Jun 27 at 2022 2:23 PM

SGT Nelson Stahl — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:23:12 -0400

I suggest you name all bases their zip code ! That way the only people who can be offended is the mathematicians.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 27 at 2022 6:34 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 18:34:33 -0400

Rename Fort Bragg to Fort "in honor of the Worst General of the Confederacy".

Response by PFC John Roscoe made Jun 28 at 2022 11:23 AM

PFC John Roscoe — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:23:26 -0400

This post has been up a long while- and who is it that want's to keep the names of Confederate Traitors whom defended the institution of slavery based on racial superiority? Look at the comments below- how many service people of color? What region of the country do the majority of them come from. They all talk about protecting history- but these are the same folks terrified about Critical Race Theory, and are making laws and punishing people for even mentioning a history of 4 hundred years of discrimination, genocide against Native Americans, Jim Crow and Slavery, Concentration Camps for Japanese Americans, Race Riots against Chinatowns, discrimination against Jews and other minorities in housing, financing, education and employment. They don't care about history. What they care about is cultural dominance

Response by CWO4 Miles Weaver made Jun 28 at 2022 1:21 PM

CWO4 Miles Weaver — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:21:35 -0400

This revisionist history crap is wearing thin. People who are offended by the smallest things, including base names are showing just how weak and sensitive Americans have become. It's a sad day when pretty much anything is a reason to be offended and have your feelings hurt. Grow up, people.

Response by SP5 Clifford Harris made Jun 28 at 2022 1:48 PM

SP5 Clifford Harris — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:48:51 -0400

Ft. Biden
Ft. Harris
LMAO!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 28 at 2022 4:57 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:57:09 -0400

I would suggest and recommend to reconsider the entire Bad Idea and Leave the original Post Names as they currently are. I AM Sick to Death of the Liberal Agenda crowd tearing down all of our historical monuments because of WHO they were and WHAT they did, just because that's what Liberals do best. Too bad that it hurt your feelings, or "Triggered" you to have uneasy feelings and bad dreams. These Names and Monuments REPRESENT OUR History AND OUR Heritage! WE, The Real People and Citizens of the U.S.A. want those things left alone, UNCHANGED!! Let the Liberal crowd deal with it. Not only those wacko's, but the 'alphabet' crowd too with their unethical demands and ramming their way of life down OUR Throats, with the sex changes and the drag Queen shows, and teaching & showing children dirty-rotten things that their virgin eyes should Not be viewing. I'm Tired and Sickened that WE have to change OUR ways around them and for them! That Rainbow Flag doesn't belong and should NEVER be flown on the same flagpole with OUR American Flag!! If you call this HateSpeech, I really don't give a damn, Too Bad! I Served My Country - Faithfully, and am Sick of being pushed around by the crowd that is Ruining and Damaging Our Country!!

Response by Sgt Mike Croke made Jun 28 at 2022 6:21 PM

Sgt Mike Croke — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:21:15 -0400

Why not persons awarded the MOH?

Response by SN Walt Boyer made Jun 28 at 2022 6:33 PM

SN Walt Boyer — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:33:11 -0400

My suggestion would be to change the administration and get away from the appeasement of wokeness. Changing the name of those installations WILL NOT improve our military.

Response by Sgt Ivan Boatwright made Jun 28 at 2022 7:18 PM

Sgt Ivan Boatwright — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:18:56 -0400

History is the past done and over. I understand the grievance it causes. I was in Nam for my 21, 22, and 23rd birthdays. I believed in what I did. Unfortunately, I was wrong, and there is not a damn thing I can do about it. There is no way to change it, nor can I forget it. I must move on.

Response by SPC Laura Mitchell made Jun 29 at 2022 8:26 AM

SPC Laura Mitchell — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:26:25 -0400

I'll give it a try. If this is a duplicate, I apologize. the cat thinks she can type.
In no particular order:

Fort (Clara) Barton-Founder of the American Red Cross

Fort (Mary Ann) Bickerdyke-US Sanitary Commission and made Union generals pay attention

Fort (Juliet Gordon) Lowe-Founder of the Girl Scouts, born in Savannah

Fort (Mary Edwards) Walker-Union Army Surgeon

Fort (Harriet) Tubman-Union spy, underground railroad conductor

Fort (Sharon Ann) Lane-1LT, Army Nurse Corps, KIA Chu Lai, 1969

Fort (Dan) Bullock-Okay, he was a Marine but he was the youngest KIA (15 years old) in Vietnam, and African American

Fort (Oveta Culp) Hobby-First Director of the Women's Auxillary Army Corps (1942)

Fort (Frances) Stanger-LT, Army Nurse Corps, KIA. 1944. One of 4 ANC officers to come ashore on D-Day and ONLY ANC officer to die in the European Theater

Fort (Frances Olive) Chesley-2LT, Army Nurse Corps-KIA (Kamikaze attack) while assigned to the USS Comfort. Okinawa, April, 1944

Fort (Ashley) White-1LT, Medical Service Corps. KIA, Kandahar Province, 2011.

Fort (Anna Mae) Hays-Army Nurse Corps, first woman to be promoted to Brigadier General. Died in 2018

You guys spotting a trend?

Response by CAPT Steve Remmenga made Jun 29 at 2022 10:40 AM

CAPT Steve Remmenga — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:40:48 -0400

Leave them be

Response by MSgt James Flowers made Jun 29 at 2022 10:53 AM

MSgt James Flowers — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:53:16 -0400

Leave history alone and do away with the radicals who want to change history to their likes.

Response by SPC Mike Stevens made Jun 29 at 2022 1:27 PM

SPC Mike Stevens — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 13:27:00 -0400

Leave the names alone! If it's not broke, don't fix it! It is political correctness and it sux!

Response by SFC Jim Freshour made Jun 29 at 2022 6:28 PM

SFC Jim Freshour — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 18:28:11 -0400

Since we're going full woketard the obvious names would St. George Floyd, St. Michael Brown etc.. and let's not forget appeasement of the Rainbow Mafia either.

Response by SFC James High made Jun 30 at 2022 12:38 PM

SFC James High — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:38:56 -0400

Name Them After Famous Army Battles that we won. Such as: Gettysburg, Ardennes; or maybe for some of our more modern generals: such as GEN Powell and GEN Schwarzkopf.

Response by SPC Roger D. Pemberton Jr. made Jun 30 at 2022 4:39 PM

SPC Roger D. Pemberton Jr. — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:39:35 -0400

It's part of history, leave them the hell alone and stop being such a sensitive candya*s baby. I'd bet some of these bases have been named long before you had the chance to end up as a brown stain on the mattress.

Response by TSgt Alex Barkey made Jun 30 at 2022 7:29 PM

TSgt Alex Barkey — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 19:29:51 -0400

I like the suggestion of naming all of them to Medal of Honor recipients. But personally I have no skin in this as a retired Air Force.

Response by MAJ Bill Cooper made Jul 1 at 2022 12:35 AM

MAJ Bill Cooper — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:35:39 -0400

Ft Bennng > Benning School for Boys or just School for Boys

Response by CN Mykle Bradley made Jul 1 at 2022 8:50 AM

CN Mykle Bradley — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 08:50:42 -0400

Why change the name

Response by SSG Russell D. made Jul 1 at 2022 4:17 PM

SSG Russell D. — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:17:55 -0400

Leave them as they are, the are American Soldiers. Just as left wing politically correct idiots tear down & desecrate memorials dedicated to American Soldiers who fought in War WWII, Vietnam, Civil War. Bottom line, they were American Soldiers. They deserve the respect, to never forget them as they fought for their State the same as in the American Revolution.

Response by SSG Russell D. made Jul 1 at 2022 4:30 PM

SSG Russell D. — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:30:59 -0400

You don't rename bases because of political correctness. They are American Soldiers, they have American War Memorials, this is our history. The Constitution was based off of states rights, they served their states. The Confederacy was born off the same principle as the USA, they did exactly what the 13 colonies did to Great Britain 100 years later, they succeeded. When everyone went crazy two years ago with political correctness, people were trying to tear down statues of Lincoln, Generals from the Union, statues of Lewis & Clark, desecrating the WWII Memorial & Memorials from WWI & the Civil War. This is all nonsense. Political Correctness is a cancer that weakens & destroy from within. Should we also change the delete & omit the names of Washington, Jefferson, Adams etc.... take them off our currency, delete their names from our cities, rivers, counties all for political correctness? If you think we should change the names of the Army Bases, you are part of the problem that we need to get rid of, do not omit, delete, cover up our history based on political correctness & what you think is favorable at the moment. How man Confederate Soldiers do you think owned slaves? Almost none, only wealthy land owners did, the Confederate Soldier were mostly poor farmers fighting for their state.

Response by MSG Ronnie Snider made Jul 1 at 2022 5:09 PM

MSG Ronnie Snider — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 17:09:11 -0400

Leave them alone do notchange them. I served at 5 of those bases. Woke is ot military history. We are the military veterans not the stiffs in DC. These are soldier's we are all one or not at all.

Response by MSgt Ronnie Locke made Jul 2 at 2022 11:47 AM

MSgt Ronnie Locke — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 11:47:48 -0400

Name them for the city they are located near. Forget individuals for you never know when they might fall out of favor or someone or group might find them offensive.

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 2 at 2022 11:41 PM

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 23:41:20 -0400

just call the US ARMY BASE!! nice and generic

Response by SMSgt Bob W. made Jul 3 at 2022 1:22 AM

SMSgt Bob W. — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 01:22:15 -0400

Name each location after a Supreme Court Justice and the last location after the 44th President.

Response by A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney made Jul 3 at 2022 3:05 AM

A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 03:05:56 -0400

What The Hell, The gods KNOW, We Must Be Politically Correct,
So Let's Just Number Them....
Fort 1... Bitch
Fort 2...Bitch
Fort 3...Bitch
Fort 4...Bitch

"Sound Off 1, 2, 3 , 4, SOUND OFF!, 1 2 3 4 .
"This Political Correct SHI* Is Exactly That ""SHI*"
And That's On A GOOD Day.

AZHOLES !!

Response by Sgt Ronald Burcham made Jul 3 at 2022 3:20 AM

Sgt Ronald Burcham — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 03:20:24 -0400

Why don't we rename them all after Negro Americans in support of Antifa and the BLM. After all if it hadn't been for the pressure from BLM, Antifa, and associated organizations such as the NAACP there wouldn't have been the rioting and destruction in our cities that encouraged the Democrats and Company to succumb to the savagery of the rioters and "peaceful" (YEAH, SURE) "protestors" in the streets.

The uncivilized savages who are tearing down Confederate statutes are the real criminals and traitors. And if the Democrats were civilized and devoted to America they would have arrested the PIGS and thrown them in JAIL for sedition, rioting, and destruction of property, but the Democrats hate America as much as BLM and Antifa.

Response by CW2 William Melton made Jul 4 at 2022 1:09 PM

CW2 William Melton — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:09:12 -0400

the question should be why do we want to change names of these bases? why do we want to change history? guess the answer is we want to repeat history so lets forget what we have learned and do it again. rather a stupid idea but for the sake of WOW, NOW , WOKE, BLM and lets not for get the WLM also and all the others we need to destroy these men, names and symbols. as we re-name all the Bases need to rename them after our great Black leaders in this country. i am not racist but really getting pissed at please me because i am minority and your god knows how many greats in the grand daddy field were slave owners. we have to be rectified and justified with destroying history. as we rename all the Bases, lets destroy all the history books also and of course we are doing a good job destroying monuments. Washington and Lincoln and Jefferson monuments must go also. if we are going down this path then we must not stop at nothing to completely destroy history in America. our children can start a new history lesson every day. no old history to see so lets do new history . does any one who reads this really see what i am trying to say or am i way out in left field. just a thought for the 4th but then again why do we celebrate the 4th or any other holiday. HISTORY?? .

Response by TSgt Robert Holmes made Jul 7 at 2022 4:09 PM

TSgt Robert Holmes — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:09:45 -0400

When I see these installations, there is no connection to any part of the Confederates; But what they have become by themselves. Fort Bragg - Special Forces, Fort Rucker - Amry Aviation, Fort Benning - Airborne, Fort Hood - The Cav, etc. Take Woke out the Armed Forces. This starts at the Top.

Response by MSgt Mike P. made Jul 12 at 2022 2:15 AM

MSgt Mike P. — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 02:15:16 -0400

Stop!!! Good grief, what else are they going to waste time & money on?!?

Response by Cpl George Matousek made Jul 15 at 2022 6:22 PM

Cpl George Matousek — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 18:22:58 -0400

Leave them alone fine as they are.

Response by Sgt Greg Nowark made Jul 18 at 2022 6:41 AM

Sgt Greg Nowark — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 06:41:06 -0400

"The Base Formerly Known As Fort Bragg"
"The Base Formerly Known As - Fort Rucker"
-"The Base Formerly Known As Fort Benning"
-"The Base Formerly Known As Fort Gordon"
- "The Base Formerly Known As Fort Hood"
- "The Base Formerly Known As Fort Polk"
- "The Base Formerly Known As Fort A.P. Hill"
- "The Base Formerly Known As Fort Belvoir"
- "The Base Formerly Known As Fort Lee"
- "The Base Formerly Known As Fort Pickett"

Response by Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis made Jul 19 at 2022 12:17 AM

Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:17:30 -0400

I have made a similar recommendation for statues. I present it, here, for installations.

Every installation named after a Confederate General should be hyphenated to include the Union General (or other person, see A. P. Hill) who defeated him. Thus, the list would be as follows:
Fort Bragg-Slocum
Fort Rucker-Howard
Fort Benning-Custer
Fort Gordon-Wilson
Fort Hood-Thomas
Fort Polk-Howard
Fort A.P. Hill-Mauck
Fort Belvoir: Belvoir was not a Confederate General, it was a plantation name
Fort Lee-Grant
Fort Pickett-Meade

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 19 at 2022 6:10 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 18:10:07 -0400

NO! PC is for wimps.

Response by PO1 Sam Deel made Jul 20 at 2022 11:15 AM

PO1 Sam Deel — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 11:15:34 -0400

Leave them be. Those are US Veterans, by Law. If people are "offended", they need to learn the real History of the conflict, beginning with the French and Indian War. Unresolved issues tend to fester up over time. Slavery played a minor role till Lincoln made it the sole issue to cover up the True reasons why Brother fought Brother. Should the US Army also stop learning the Military tactics employed by these Generals, like that of Lt. General Nathan Bedford Forrest?

Response by SSgt Jeanne Wallace made Jul 20 at 2022 11:18 PM

SSgt Jeanne Wallace — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 23:18:19 -0400

the "powers that be" will not listen to us..so this is pointless. .they are hell bent on erasing OUR history...so that they can benefit when it cycles around again..

Response by SSgt Jeanne Wallace made Jul 20 at 2022 11:26 PM

SSgt Jeanne Wallace — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 23:26:19 -0400

leave them alone...congress made all confederate soldiers and sailors
US veterans along time ago,,they were far closer to that war than we are ...if they can get passed it, who the hell are we to judge?!

Response by CW3 Kevin Storm made Jul 21 at 2022 2:10 PM

CW3 Kevin Storm — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:10:58 -0400

Should of been done years ago.

Response by Maj R Descar made Jul 21 at 2022 3:40 PM

Maj R Descar — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:40:28 -0400

this is bs. the confederacy is part of American history & is just as important as honest Abe who had slaves himself. this woke military is not one i am proud of! it is an embarrassment to those who lived, breathed and died for this nation!!!

if you really want to rename them, why don't start with Stalingrad, which is what this country is becoming!!!

Response by PO2 Joan MacNeill made Jul 21 at 2022 7:49 PM

PO2 Joan MacNeill — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 19:49:09 -0400

The key word is "honoring". If they deserved it in the first place, they still do. It's honorable to respect an enemy, especially if that enemy acted honorably, consistent with the demands of warfare. Wouldn't you expect respect from an enemy if you were defeated, if you acted honorably, unless the enemy was a despicable person who could not respect anyone (even himself)?. I enjoyed the Spanish novel "El Abencerraje", in which the famous Spanish hero El Cid, and the Moorish enemy commander were excruciatingly polite and gracious whenever they met. Don't we now honor some of the vanquished Indian leaders we fought with so bitterly? Didn't we open our arms to Werner von Braun after World War II, even though he conscientiously worked to invent rockets for the Nazis? I am especially saddened by any sentiment toward dishonoring Robert E. Lee, who was loved and revered by those on both sides in the Civil War. He was well known as a respectable, respecting gentleman, as well as being an inspired warrior! As soon as he finally recognized that the Confederate side would fail, he surrendered to avoid further bloodshed, on BOTH sides.

Of course, if the namesakes were later found to have tarnished their names, that's different. And I don't mean about slavery or some racial bias; that was commonplace and an attitude of the times, as long as it was not extreme or cruel. Even the beloved Jimmy Carter admitted to being an unconscious racist in his younger days, until he realized it.

Response by SGT Nickolas Ortiz made Jul 29 at 2022 10:23 PM

SGT Nickolas Ortiz — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 22:23:10 -0400

It’s a waste of racist me and money. I’m done not care. If we’re more focused on training our Warriors to fight instead of this clearly BS identity political move, maybe we’ll actually win the next war that Pedo Joe gets us in. Imagine, BECAUSE OF PEDO JOE, we LOST the war in Afghanistan! ANYONE that wishes to “rename” these places hates America, hates Americans, and needs to shut up.

Response by LTC George Morgan made Jul 31 at 2022 4:46 PM

LTC George Morgan — Sun, 31 Jul 2022 16:46:07 -0400

Suggest the Posts be named for personnel at strategic level. Such as Powell, Ike, Patton. Buildings and next tactical level. Missed in most of the social complaint is WHY the bases were named the way they were. Did not deal with the social issues. Dealt with the individual had contributed (no matter what their side) at that level. Medal of Honor Winners had buildings, sections of bases named after them most often. There is the Strategic, Over all Tactical, and the lower level (Field) Tactical. Most contributions at that level should be a factor in the decision. Bases were often used as a moral boost in earlier Wars to put the idea into soldiers heads they were being that fighting spirit. Had little to with social ideas. Had to do with giving them the fighting spirit. Have always felt you could plan for honing troops for what you want them to do. NOT what you wish would have happened in the past. Bad Strategy otherwise. In fact when done otherwise, usually turns out to be a mistake.

Response by SGT Ted Reed made Aug 18 at 2022 6:26 AM

SGT Ted Reed — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 06:26:43 -0400

stop caving in to the my feelings are hurt crowd.

Response by 1SG James Kelly made Aug 21 at 2022 11:09 AM

1SG James Kelly — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 11:09:18 -0400

Don't.

Response by 1SG James Kelly made Aug 21 at 2022 11:12 AM

1SG James Kelly — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 11:12:02 -0400

Fire the stupid people who came up with this idea.

Response by SPC Mike Schredl made Aug 29 at 2022 1:50 AM

SPC Mike Schredl — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 01:50:05 -0400

With apologies to Orwell, but since we are rewriting history by removing unperson's names, i think Fort Ogilvie would be doubleplusgood.

Response by SGT Walt Pozgay made Sep 16 at 2022 9:22 AM

SGT Walt Pozgay — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 09:22:14 -0400

We should not have bases named after traitors. How about we find some significant leaders from modern history to honor? Fort Powell, for example....

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 3 at 2022 5:12 AM

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 05:12:27 -0400

Leave them alone.

Response by PVT Ted Rodosovich made Oct 7 at 2022 8:22 PM

PVT Ted Rodosovich — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 20:22:14 -0400

Leave religimum figures out a it.

Response by PVT Ted Rodosovich made Oct 7 at 2022 8:39 PM

PVT Ted Rodosovich — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 20:39:04 -0400

Re the "It costs money; taxpayer money; etc etc etc
What lame LAME thinking...

Response by SGT Ray Puffenbarger made Oct 7 at 2022 10:36 PM

SGT Ray Puffenbarger — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 22:36:32 -0400

Don’t bow to the Pansy-ass woke agenda.

Response by SGT Ray Puffenbarger made Oct 7 at 2022 10:41 PM

SGT Ray Puffenbarger — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 22:41:44 -0400

My argument is not to keep a Confederate namesake for these parts, but rather that the blood, sweat and tears that fellow servicemen and women have baptized these places with over the years has given them life and legend well beyond the people for whom they were named. We are doing a disservice to those service members who served at those places by erasing the history of their names.

Response by PVT Ted Rodosovich made Oct 14 at 2022 2:27 AM

PVT Ted Rodosovich — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 02:27:29 -0400

IMO, shud be directly USA military. But must break "military" up into each component. Maybe put defined components into a totem pole list, top to bottom. Then decide from which (again) component a name is drawn. May need to adopt a weighting system. Am I being vague enuf..? $ : ^ )

Response by SSgt Russell Stevens made Oct 15 at 2022 7:29 PM

SSgt Russell Stevens — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 19:29:31 -0400

Leave them alone. They were named for American soldiers who participated in war according to their patriotism. Don't lecture me about supporting slavery, that wasn't part of the question.

Response by MSG Nick C. made Oct 15 at 2022 7:58 PM

MSG Nick C. — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 19:58:23 -0400

Leave them the hell alone!

Response by Sgt Al Chacon made Oct 19 at 2022 10:49 PM

Sgt Al Chacon — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 22:49:33 -0400

I think they should name them after Medal of Honor recipients.

Response by 1LT Bill Dickert made Oct 23 at 2022 12:46 PM

1LT Bill Dickert — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 12:46:56 -0400

Renaming these Posts just to humor the “woke” crowd is just wrong. Those honored by having the Posts named after them, were American Soldiers, whether they they fought for The Confederate States or the Union. Erasing American History is an incredible Wrong.

Response by SSG Gregg Mouritzen made Oct 31 at 2022 1:39 AM

SSG Gregg Mouritzen — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 01:39:44 -0400

I suggest we rename all those bases:
- Fort Bragg
- Fort Rucker
- Fort Benning
- Fort Gordon
- Fort Hood
- Fort Polk
- Fort A.P. Hill
- Fort Belvoir
- Fort Lee
- Fort Pickett

Response by SSG William Zopff III made Nov 1 at 2022 2:05 PM

SSG William Zopff III — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:05:28 -0400

I don’t think we should wipe away the history lessons learned, by changing the names of these bases. Americans died defeating the Confederacy, and most of these men chose a side during a pivotal moment in history, the side of their home state. The defeat of the Confederacy also defeated the ugly institution of slavery; hiding these names are wiping away the historical reminders that ensure we don’t regress back to a time of division and the enslavement of a population. Otherwise, the State where their located should decide!

Response by PO1 Edward Speary made Nov 9 at 2022 5:24 PM

PO1 Edward Speary — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:24:49 -0500

It is history,leave it alone.

Response by SGT John Overby made Nov 17 at 2022 7:00 PM

SGT John Overby — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 19:00:47 -0500

- Fort Bragg to Ft. Jackson
- Fort Rucker to Ft. A.P. Hill
- Fort Benning - Ft. Bragg
- Fort Gordon - Ft. Polk
- Fort Hood Ft. Belvoir
- Fort Polk - Ft. Lee
- Fort A.P. Hill - Ft. Pickett
- Fort Belvoir - Ft. Rucker
- Fort Lee Ft. Benning
- Fort Pickett to Ft. Gordon

Response by SGT Dc Townes made Nov 19 at 2022 1:43 AM

SGT Dc Townes — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 01:43:40 -0500

I love the move.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 21 at 2022 12:30 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:30:35 -0500

None. Leave the names alone. You can't erase history and expect to learn from it.

Response by SP5 Michael Barczykowski made Nov 29 at 2022 7:55 AM

SP5 Michael Barczykowski — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:55:15 -0500

Leave them the F**k alone. Bragg will always be Bragg in my heart. Don't care what the woke feel or say. AATW.

Response by Maj John Bell made Nov 30 at 2022 8:20 AM

Maj John Bell — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:20:10 -0500

Save money on signage. Get a bucket of paint
- Fort Bragg = Fort Br
- Fort Rucker = Fort R
- Fort Benning = Fort Be
- Fort Gordon = Fort G
- Fort Hood = Fort H
- Fort Polk = Fort Po
- Fort A.P. Hill = Fort A
- Fort Belvoir = Fort Bel
- Fort Lee = Fort L
- Fort Pickett = Fort Pi

Response by CPL Raul Perez Jr made Nov 30 at 2022 12:43 PM

CPL Raul Perez Jr — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 12:43:16 -0500

None. You should not erase the men/ women that came thru those gates.

Response by SSgt Lynndriette Rome made Dec 2 at 2022 3:27 PM

SSgt Lynndriette Rome — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 15:27:38 -0500

Name them after the cities that they reside near

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2022 3:33 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 15:33:35 -0500

Erasing history does not undo history. While history does have a checkered past (to put it mildly), it is learning from that history that helps society to progress.

Response by SFC Howard Holmes made Dec 2 at 2022 4:06 PM

SFC Howard Holmes — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 16:06:44 -0500

Fort Snowflake, Fort Woke, Fort Tranny, Fort Hurt Feelings, Fort Rainbow, Fort Xanadu, Fort Ruby Slippers, Fort PC Forever, Fort Peace and Love, Fort Hunter Biden.

Response by SSG James N. made Dec 3 at 2022 8:43 AM

SSG James N. — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 08:43:14 -0500

Take the WOKE out of the military, and since these are simply US Veteran's by law, LEAVE IT TH F ALONE
Only woke college grads and indoctrinated children cry about this stuff

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 3 at 2022 10:38 AM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 10:38:50 -0500

I haven’t even a single care in the matter.

Response by SGT Joseph Dutton made Dec 4 at 2022 1:00 AM

SGT Joseph Dutton — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 01:00:46 -0500

Renaming a Base, Fort or Post cost millions of dollars to each when renaming a base, fort or a post. Just like Obama did combining Bases, Forts or Post under one name in a region of operation. For example Fort Sam Houston and Lackland Air Force Base became Joint Base San Antonio which caused the USPS a headache to reissue new zip codes for each. I say if it ain't broken, don't fix it. They all have a part in our history wither good, bad or ugly. It seems we are in an era to erase our past and eventually forgotten. Oh! it will also cause a bordon on the states and cities to change signage as well which will probably cost 10's of thousands of tax payer dollars.

Response by TSgt D Newman made Dec 4 at 2022 9:47 AM

TSgt D Newman — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 09:47:34 -0500

Fort Tupac
Fort C Bee
Fort Eminem (remember the diversity)
Fort Levin (Make Our Trannies Happy Again)
Fort Dogg
Fort LilWayne
Fort Too Short

Response by PO1 William Van Syckle made Dec 4 at 2022 12:26 PM

PO1 William Van Syckle — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 12:26:12 -0500

Fort Bragg
Fort Rucker
Fort Benning
Fort Gordon
Fort Hood
Fort Polk
Fort A.P.Hill
Fort Belvoir
Fort Lee
Fort Pickett
That’s my suggestion for name changes. I’m not going to change it…..

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 4 at 2022 10:40 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 22:40:30 -0500

I will Not call them anything but what they are and have always been called! Piss Off Woke Jackwagons!

Response by A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney made Dec 5 at 2022 6:08 AM

A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 06:08:59 -0500

Ever Wonder
"When Will Our Government Ever
STOP Doing DUMB SH*T"?

Response by SGT Stephen Tuckier made Dec 5 at 2022 10:27 AM

SGT Stephen Tuckier — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:27:50 -0500

I think we should search long and hard for someone worthy of having a base named after them that has the exact same last name as the post already has. That way, it would still be Fort Bragg, but named after a different Bragg for example!

Response by SFC Howard Holmes made Dec 10 at 2022 11:53 PM

SFC Howard Holmes — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 23:53:11 -0500

Fort Liberace
Fort Pinky Lee
Fort Margaret Sanger
Fort Kind and Gentle
Fort Politically Correct
Fort Where's my Skirt
Fort Conscientious Objector
Fort Hop Scotch
Fort Hunter Biden
Fort I Want Mommy

Response by SGT George Edward Brown made Dec 12 at 2022 9:54 AM

SGT George Edward Brown — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 09:54:55 -0500

IF FOR NO OTHER REASON, THINK OF THE COSTS, IN THESE DAYS OF EVER TIGHTING BUDGETS, OF CHANGING SIGNS, STREET SIGNS, UPDATEING MAPS DOWN TO EVERY LETTERHEAD THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE SCRAPPED AND NEW ONES PRODUCED AND THE LIST GOES ON. AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER FEEL GOOD NAME CHANGES BEING PUSHED BY THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION !

Response by CPO Kurt Baschab made Dec 14 at 2022 8:59 PM

CPO Kurt Baschab — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 20:59:27 -0500

My suggestion, is to get back to Training are Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen , Marines on how to defend this nation from both Foreign and Domestic Threats to are Constitution and Sovereignty, to stop this WOKE Bullshit.

Response by PFC Edward Krinsky made Dec 16 at 2022 3:00 PM

PFC Edward Krinsky — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 15:00:31 -0500

How about renaming all of them Fort Biden?

Response by SPC David Buttrey made Dec 17 at 2022 10:18 AM

SPC David Buttrey — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 10:18:30 -0500

Leave them alone because it won’t really matter at all. Veterans who served at these installations will still call them Bennington, Bragg, etc.

Response by SGT David Bower made Dec 19 at 2022 8:54 PM

SGT David Bower — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 20:54:20 -0500

Fort Bragg- Fort All American
Fort Rucker - Fort Shelby

Response by PO1 Robert Ryan made Dec 21 at 2022 11:10 PM

PO1 Robert Ryan — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 23:10:59 -0500

I can't understand any of this political correct stuff. Took Basic at Fort Jackson, March 1967 AIT at Fort Polk. June 1967. Like it or not the Civil War is part of our country's history.

Response by CWO3 Robert Fong made Dec 22 at 2022 11:44 AM

CWO3 Robert Fong — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 11:44:27 -0500

SGT, to begin with ALL Confederate soldiers and officers are now considered US veterans by an Act of Congress on two separate occasions. Therefore, it would seem appropriate that an individual who had shown outstanding leadership and military proficiency or heroism should be nominated. Leadership and heroism on the field of battle should be recognized because it sets an example for others to follow. Regardless of whether one sides with the North or South an outstanding soldier is an outstanding soldier. To me Fort Benning will always be Benning.

Response by Amn Dale Preisach made Dec 23 at 2022 6:07 PM

Amn Dale Preisach — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 18:07:56 -0500

Name some after the Code Talkers, First Woman General, Truman for Desegregation of the Military, first Person of Color to make the Joint Chiefs of Staff. , First Medal of Honor Recipient ,...

Response by SSG Michael Schneider made Jan 15 at 2023 4:19 PM

SSG Michael Schneider — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 16:19:36 -0500

Personally I wouldn't submit to the Leftist Woke idiots that are attempting to destroy our history! As a former Paratrooper; Ranger and, Special Forces troop Ft. Benning and Ft. Bragg will NEVER be referred to by any other name!
John F. Kennedy and family were criminals yet, I will always call the JFKSWC&S JFK!

Response by SSG Robert Stokes made Jan 15 at 2023 6:31 PM

SSG Robert Stokes — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 18:31:12 -0500

How about the woke loser's now leading the military should all resign because they have no courage to stand for honor.

Response by SPC Tim Mitcham made Jan 15 at 2023 9:02 PM

SPC Tim Mitcham — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 21:02:34 -0500

Those bases were given those names at a time when the raw feelings of those names were more fresh. If they could "stomach" the names back then, certainly we should be able to live with them now. The whole idea seems hypocritical. A certain faction of our citizenry wants to change names they feel are offensive, but totally ignore the one name that represents the "glue" that held all of that hate together - Democrat, as in the Democratic Party. The naysayers will claim the Democratic Party is NOT the same because of change. True! But the soldiers, whose names are regarded as offensive, have actually died! I tend to think "dying" trumps "change" every time!

Response by SSG Charlie Barnwell made Jan 16 at 2023 5:47 PM

SSG Charlie Barnwell — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:47:19 -0500

Thinking about the other bases but Fort Polk should be renamed ...... Fort Polk, for James Knox Polk, the 11th President of the United States who served from 1845 - 1849. He died in 1849, three months after leaving office, thus having no connection to the Confederacy.

Response by SPC Glen Hill made Jan 17 at 2023 6:31 AM

SPC Glen Hill — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 06:31:18 -0500

While it will always be Ft. Bragg to me, if they decide they must change the name, then name it after an Airborne or Special Forces Hero. Ft. Bragg IS the home of Airborne, and Special Forces after all. I was personally with the 82nd Airborne Division.

Response by SPC Glen Hill made Jan 17 at 2023 6:33 AM

SPC Glen Hill — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 06:33:10 -0500

Maybe do the same at Ft. Benning, as it is the home of Jump School.

Response by CDR Gerald Nordland made Jan 17 at 2023 8:36 AM

CDR Gerald Nordland — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 08:36:35 -0500

Get rid of those 'Woke' officers who think this is a good idea - save Million$

Response by Maj Tom E made Jan 17 at 2023 11:57 AM

Maj Tom E — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:57:59 -0500

These names represent heroes for those who live in the states they exist. I am a transplanted Yankee in N. Carolina and an Air Force Vet, yet I can almost tell you where most of these Forts are located just by their name. Yes, leave it alone, but if you have to change the names, name them after modern day war heroes from the states these Forts exist.

Response by CW2 Ernest Krutzsch made Jan 17 at 2023 12:22 PM

CW2 Ernest Krutzsch — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 12:22:41 -0500

To save some money, there are 2 Forts that could remain the same. Fort Polk could remain Fort Look if they started it is being named after James K Polk, 11th President and Edward S. Bragg a Union General who was Braxton Bragg's (Confederate General) cousin

Response by CAPT Frank Nice made Jan 17 at 2023 5:22 PM

CAPT Frank Nice — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 17:22:01 -0500

Sorry; it does matter deeply what is happening to our nation's history and heritage. Keep the current names.

Response by SFC Fernando Campos made Jan 17 at 2023 9:02 PM

SFC Fernando Campos — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 21:02:56 -0500

I can only hope we get a decent President that revokes this crap of renaming history once he gets into office. I served at Benning, Bragg, Lee, and I will never call them anything else. Only communists want to erase a country's history.

Response by SPC David Elzinga made Jan 18 at 2023 5:18 AM

SPC David Elzinga — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 05:18:53 -0500

None, wouldn’t change any of them

Response by SPC Frank Niederkorn made Jan 18 at 2023 8:39 AM

SPC Frank Niederkorn — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 08:39:15 -0500

As usual the answer is to compromise:

- Fort the North Can't Bragg Anymore
- Fort Darius Rucker
- Fort Benning the Knee
- Fort Gordon Lightfoot
- Fort this is our Hood now
- Fort Polk-a-dot Camo
- Fort Against Pt on the Hill
- Fort Whatever, because Belvoir was a place not person and no one really knows how to pronounce it anyway.
- Fort hard-Lee any PT
- Fort if you got a wedgie, Pickett

Response by Sgt Ed Bowers made Jan 18 at 2023 8:39 AM

Sgt Ed Bowers — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 08:39:33 -0500

The bases were named for a reason, these people did something that the namer's believed provided a valuable service to the country. None of the bases should have their names changed to satisfy the idiotic culture of the progressive left.

Response by SP5 Ed McCoy made Jan 18 at 2023 3:22 PM

SP5 Ed McCoy — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 15:22:52 -0500

Camp Bragg
Camp Rucker
Camp Benning
Camp Gordon
Camp Hood
CampPolk
Camp A.P. Hill
Camp Belvoir
Camp General E Lee
Camp Pickett

Response by LTC Reginald Brown made Jan 18 at 2023 5:35 PM

LTC Reginald Brown — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 17:35:09 -0500

Current living Medal of Honor awardees born on that post or that city or that state. This ensures ownership by current warriors and several hundred years of honor for that family of the United States Army.

Response by SPC Gary D. made Jan 18 at 2023 11:33 PM

SPC Gary D. — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 23:33:41 -0500

DON'T!!!

Response by SFC Larry Jones made Jan 19 at 2023 12:39 AM

SFC Larry Jones — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:39:02 -0500

I am going to back in to this, and I know I will probably take some flak for it, but that's ok. I don't agree with the overall concept. That being said, in my readings, I have learned that Braxton Bragg was generally thought of as incompetent. That makes me wonder who thought he was worthy of having an installation named after him.

Response by Capt Graciela Tiscareño-Sato made Jan 19 at 2023 4:03 AM

Capt Graciela Tiscareño-Sato — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 04:03:24 -0500

It's 2023. We need MANY, MANY more women to serve in uniform.

We need women veterans to be HONORED in society as often as men.

Soooooo.... let's name more bases after WOMEN! The iconic Navy pilot Rosemary Mariner immediately comes to mind!

Response by MAJ John Eckholm made Jan 19 at 2023 10:00 AM

MAJ John Eckholm — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 10:00:37 -0500

Not to name them after any individual since the next woke generation might be offended and we have to go through this again wasting taxpayers money.

Response by CPL Taja Brower made Jan 19 at 2023 11:51 AM

CPL Taja Brower — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:51:27 -0500

Why do people feel that our history needs to be wiped out? This is ridiculous. Leave the names of these military installation alone. I am from the Killeen-Fort Hood area and it will always be FORT HOOD regardless.

Response by SPC Harry Hintsala made Jan 19 at 2023 1:28 PM

SPC Harry Hintsala — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:28:38 -0500

Rename all of them!

Response by PO3 Phillip Ollis made Jan 20 at 2023 8:53 PM

PO3 Phillip Ollis — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 20:53:09 -0500

I was born at Fort Benning, GA, nearly 74 years ago. I wish they wouldn't rename it. How am I to answer when asked where I was born?

Response by SP5 James Filhart made Jan 21 at 2023 5:39 AM

SP5 James Filhart — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 05:39:57 -0500

Leave it alone. Who is causing all this crap anyways.

Response by SPC Tim Mitcham made Jan 21 at 2023 10:27 AM

SPC Tim Mitcham — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 10:27:51 -0500

My suggestion is to trash can the whole idea! The move is completely political and certainly hypocritical. The "offensive" Confederate names HAVE to be changed because they are supposedly racist, while doing NOTHING about the name of the racist organization that was the glue holding all of the racism together - Democratic Party. There are some that will say the Democratic Party has changed and does not represent what it did in the past. The same thing can be said for Ft. Bragg, Ft. Benning, etc...

Response by SMSgt Charles Tritt made Jan 21 at 2023 4:35 PM

SMSgt Charles Tritt — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 16:35:00 -0500

It’s disgrace…Confederate veterans should not be dishonored by the Woke agenda. What is next? Washington and Jefferson were slave owners. Should we rename or destroy their monuments? We should honor our past…not erase it!

Response by MAJ Montgomery Granger made Jan 22 at 2023 8:16 AM

MAJ Montgomery Granger — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 08:16:01 -0500

I think leaving them tells a story about American history that we cannot afford to lose. All my ancestors who fought in the war were Union, not Rebel. Even so, the words of General Grant to his troops after accepting the surrender of General Lee at the end of the Civil War should inform all of us: "Refrain from celebrations in the field," Grant told his men. And, "The Rebels are our countrymen again." The Rebels are our countrymen again. Profound. This thought is completely lost on those who would hide, ignore, change history, and for what? Who is really harmed by the names? Those who don't understand or appreciate American history and how it should inform how and why we do what we do today.

Response by PO2 Scott M. made Jan 22 at 2023 1:19 PM

PO2 Scott M. — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 13:19:38 -0500

I have a suggestion... Leave it alone and stop trying to obliterate history lest we forget!

Response by SPC John Tsutsui made Jan 22 at 2023 1:23 PM

SPC John Tsutsui — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 13:23:08 -0500

Fort Flower Fort Pansy Fort Karen Fort Spineless Fort I’ll Learn Nothing From History Fort We’ll You Get The Idea.

Response by TSgt Baran Anthony Andrew K. made Jan 22 at 2023 6:14 PM

TSgt Baran Anthony Andrew K. — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 18:14:44 -0500

I am troubled by all of this. The fact I always remember about our common history as Americans is that the highest casualty count, and rate happened when we were fighting each other during the Civil War. Ft. Lee, Ft. Pickett and Ft. Hood should not be renamed. Of course they are going to be, but gallantry and personal sacrifice should not be forgotten. Hood lost his arm, and his division was left in tatters; Pickett lost nearly an entire corps, and never recovered from the sight of it; and Lee sacrificed everything for his idea of what the Republic really stood for.

Response by SGT Richard Hanson SSP/CGS made Jan 22 at 2023 7:42 PM

SGT Richard Hanson SSP/CGS — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 19:42:13 -0500

If this is the most pressing issue in the United States right now then I must have missed something. We are teetering on the brink of WW III and everybody has their ass in a knot over the names of Army Posts. Lets solve the real problems facing this nation and then we can knit pick over the names of our Army Posts.

Response by LTC Terry Markle made Jan 22 at 2023 10:54 PM

LTC Terry Markle — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 22:54:14 -0500

They can rename them all they want but I will continue to call them by their current correct names. These bases honor leadership abilities not political ideologies.

Response by SFC Michael Clevenger made Jan 22 at 2023 11:44 PM

SFC Michael Clevenger — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 23:44:03 -0500

Take a page from our history, WW2 heroes, https://allthatsinteresting.com/war-heroes. WW1 Heroes, https://www.history.com/news/6-american-heroes-of-wwi.

22 War Heroes And The Superhuman Stories That Put Them In The History Books

From pilots to spies to nurses, these war heroes epitomized the meaning of bravery and selflessness.

Response by MAJ William Walker made Jan 23 at 2023 6:44 AM

MAJ William Walker — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 06:44:46 -0500

Name them after Medal of Honor awardees and not after people who attacked the United States. I understand nostalgia, but we have had thousands of Soldiers that are worthy of that honor that bore true faith and allehiance to our country.

Response by 1SG Paul Ayotte made Jan 23 at 2023 10:51 AM

1SG Paul Ayotte — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 10:51:41 -0500

The "PC" way to attempt to erase history. My learned knowledge of this. I still don't agree with it.

Response by GySgt Kenneth Pepper made Jan 23 at 2023 11:00 AM

GySgt Kenneth Pepper — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 11:00:57 -0500

Instead of renaming them, just have them identify as something more acceptable to modern culture. Fort Benning becomes "A Place of Acceptance", Fort Polk becomes "A Camp of Equity for the Underserved", etc.,
Just add neon, glow in the dark stickers to all the signs. That way we could save all the money and use it for sexual identity misalignment therapy for the school kids.
Or, just ignore the idiots demanding that they be changed.
Yes, that means you Mr. Milley.

Response by Sgt Bob Corridan made Jan 23 at 2023 3:22 PM

Sgt Bob Corridan — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 15:22:11 -0500

Very simple...leave well enough alone...the historic environment then versus now has no relevance in the prior naming the bases. They were named based on a recommendation and selection process that honored those gentlemen for their prior service rendered at that time of an action or actions honorably carried out by them...end of conversation. If prior slave ownership was or is an issue it is a moot point today and if someone wants to make an issue of slavery then address the issue of native born slavery on native born slavery or African tribe slavery on African tribe slavery or middle eastern slavery on middle eastern slavery...the point is "slavery" as abhorrent as it is was not invented in the United States...it has been around in one form or another since King Tut...next time a group of Antifa or BLM folks try to tear down a statue or attempt to force a name change to a facility I suggest windage of 2 clicks up and 3 to the right.

Response by Lt Col Bill Fletcher made Jan 23 at 2023 4:40 PM

Lt Col Bill Fletcher — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 16:40:19 -0500

Forty McFort as this isn’t a serious resolution of any existing problem.

Response by SP5 David Dragon made Jan 23 at 2023 8:13 PM

SP5 David Dragon — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 20:13:19 -0500

No one's even attempting to change or erase history, just to stop celebrating the Traitors that the posts are named after.

Response by MAJ Thomas Weeks made Jan 23 at 2023 11:04 PM

MAJ Thomas Weeks — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 23:04:57 -0500

Leave them alone.

Response by SFC Edna Madison made Jan 24 at 2023 3:25 AM

SFC Edna Madison — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 03:25:27 -0500

History cannot be undone and if they were terrible leaders the American people need to know that and understand that there have been terrible things that have happened under bad leadership as well as good things under good leadership. We can't deny the bad because we don't want the stigma it carries with it. Everything that happens is for our learning, enrichment, and improvement.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 24 at 2023 8:43 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 08:43:18 -0500

Personally in my opinion it’s long time for a change. I believe the treasonous behavior of those that were involved in trying to over turn our government should have never been glorified. We should have never named anything after that institution of hate. Normally when you lose a conflict. Everything about you, or it is remembered but not magnified. Because, of that time and the people that were involved “DOC” Daughters of the Confederacy We’re they remembered. The confederacy lost the war but they won the outcome. These Military installations should never had been named after confederate Generals so I am welcoming that it’s time for a change to do away with this hateful remembrance of ignorance.

Response by SSgt Steve Thrower made Jan 24 at 2023 1:12 PM

SSgt Steve Thrower — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:12:35 -0500

If you erase history it will repeat itself in TWO(2) GENERATIONS.

Response by PO2 Jack LaBarge made Jan 24 at 2023 9:01 PM

PO2 Jack LaBarge — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 21:01:35 -0500

Keep all of the NAMES! Going WOKE will never change anything! But, remembering MIGHT!

Response by SPC Lisa Worley-Kincaid made Jan 26 at 2023 5:22 PM

SPC Lisa Worley-Kincaid — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:22:56 -0500

Why not name after Indian Chief's since the land was actually all theirs.

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 27 at 2023 10:52 AM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 10:52:35 -0500

Many military installations in Southern states were named after Confederate veterans to get Southerners to fight in World War 1. It just goes to show you, if you want gratitude, get a dog.

Response by SP5 Sheldon Behensky made Jan 27 at 2023 9:19 PM

SP5 Sheldon Behensky — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 21:19:25 -0500

Our country (or any other country for that matter) isn’t perfect. Mistakes were made from the beginning and are still being made. There is a choice, remove parts of our history or learn from past experiences. Take the chance of making the same mistakes again or preventing them from happening again. If we keep this up (renaming, removing statues, etc.) we won’t have a history. We’ll be no better than the Taliban or ISIS destroying ancient monuments or scared sites because they don’t fit our current philosophy. Do you want to completely erase our history? Or do you want to keep getting better?

Response by PO1 Stanley King made Jan 28 at 2023 11:09 AM

PO1 Stanley King — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 11:09:57 -0500

I suggest naming them after MOH awardees.

Response by CW4 Jay Ossiander made Jan 28 at 2023 4:50 PM

CW4 Jay Ossiander — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 16:50:24 -0500

These forts should have never been named after Confederate generals many of whom were incompetent or proponents of slavery and hardly someone for service members to look up to. Imagine Germany naming kasernes after Nazi generals. There are plenty of true American heroes to name forts after starting with the most decorated, Alvin York, Audie Murphy, Daniel Daly, Edward Rickenbacker, Lewis "Chesty" Puller, and James Williams. We could also name the forts after Medal of Honor winners.

Response by A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney made Jan 29 at 2023 6:54 AM

A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 06:54:32 -0500

100% ~ ALL In The Name Of Political Correctness...
What A Pile Of SH*T This Turned Out To Be,
"Only In America"
Fa-King Stupidity

Response by CPT Keith Hood made Feb 6 at 2023 5:57 PM

CPT Keith Hood — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:57:15 -0500

No one is trying to erase history. We are trying to redress a wrong - the wrong of naming military bases for criminals. Rename all of them. No matter how much glory paint you try to splash on the men whose names are on that list of forts, the inescapable fact remains that they were traitors. They violated their oaths of service and waged war against the government they had sworn to serve. That is the very Constitutional definition of treason. They do not deserve to have military installations named for them and the sooner those forts are renamed, the better. Hell, Fort Hood is named after my ancestor, and I say he was a traitor and the installation should be renamed NOW.

Response by SPC Gary Symons made Feb 12 at 2023 11:18 PM

SPC Gary Symons — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 23:18:40 -0500

I went to Vietnam with many from Fort Bragg and some were KIA, you can call it Fort Sally or what ever you want,,
they came from Fort Bragg 82nd Airborne and it will always be Fort Bragg to me.

I tell McConnell about this when I go to the other side. We will both have a good laugh.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 16 at 2023 8:13 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 08:13:25 -0500

This one is near and dear to my heart. I was a major opponent of changing names but recently listened to a podcast and have been swayed. One crime is listed in Constitution that's Treason. By definition they committed treason against the United States of America. The CSA attacked the US and in the end lost the war. So a simple question would it be ok for Japan to place monuments at Pearl Harbor? No and u may say that's a different country your right but four years so we're the Confederate States. I understand tradition I know in the end Ft Bragg will always be Bragg but they attacked the US and lost we shouldn't really honor that. Now I'm ok with street names staying the same halls and buildings not be changed. Another issue with this topic if it's completely about slavery and its impact on the war a lot more things have to change example me.orials is DC have to come down college names need changed names of States ect. Where do we draw the line? Change base names and move on that's my suggestion.

Response by SFC Terry Bryant made Feb 16 at 2023 10:57 AM

SFC Terry Bryant — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:57:05 -0500

Good or bad this country's history is just that. History! You can't move forward by continuing looking back. We have the greatest nation in the history of the world. We are not now defined by the mistakes of our nations mistakes. However we are building a better future for ALL of Americans. The only obstacle right now to that goal is people believing we must become different than we are. We only need to be better tomorrow than we were yesterday. That can only happen if we all come together as one nation. Because what you are suggesting do is divisional and destructive. Leave our past where it is. In the past.

Response by Sgt Daniel Latch made Feb 16 at 2023 12:10 PM

Sgt Daniel Latch — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 12:10:33 -0500

History need not be changed by the change of a name. Honor is another issue. There is no sense in honoring traitors. Change the names to honor heroism and leadership and sacrifice for our great nation not against it. Better yet, name them for the county or city that hosts them.

Response by SSG Keith Brewer Sr made Feb 16 at 2023 6:58 PM

SSG Keith Brewer Sr — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 18:58:39 -0500

None! Keep our Heraldry intact! This woke crap is destroying our espre de corps!

Response by PO3 James Czerniak made Feb 16 at 2023 7:24 PM

PO3 James Czerniak — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:24:31 -0500

Quit with the social experiment bullshyt and get back to the reason the military is there for.

Response by SSG Bob Robertson made Feb 17 at 2023 4:39 AM

SSG Bob Robertson — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 04:39:58 -0500

I wrote a letter to my congressman telling him to stop this. He wrote me back saying it's going to happen. I wrote him back saying he lost my vote in the next election. Told him no matter what that me voting for his opponent is going to happen.

Response by 1SG Timothy Trewin made Feb 17 at 2023 9:58 AM

1SG Timothy Trewin — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 09:58:10 -0500

I would name them after MOH winners. Those are people worthy of such an honor.

Response by GySgt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 17 at 2023 10:06 AM

GySgt Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 10:06:52 -0500

You cant change History by giving it a shiny new name. It is what it is. We just need to learn from it and go on.

Response by PO1 Ray Werner made Feb 17 at 2023 12:09 PM

PO1 Ray Werner — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 12:09:31 -0500

All these woke SOB's need to leave the history of this country along and start acting like Americans, and not like our current communist president and family. Hire real people to the government and get rid of these woke government employes which are making our country the laughingstock throughout the world.

Response by SPC Paul Gooch made Feb 17 at 2023 5:44 PM

SPC Paul Gooch — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 17:44:39 -0500

I have to agree with Vic and Jake. Why, some might ask. I am apolitical, true believing, GOD fearing man. For very secret reasons

Response by MSgt Elie Karam made Feb 18 at 2023 9:03 AM

MSgt Elie Karam — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 09:03:59 -0500

Nothing wrong with using the city’s name that the camps are located in, or the follow on civilian leaders who put the country first over ideology.

Response by CW4 Tim Claus made Feb 18 at 2023 6:01 PM

CW4 Tim Claus — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 18:01:36 -0500

Leave them alone. Thousands of soldiers have deployed with pride and honor from those bases. That is the heritage behind those names, not officers from the Civil War. Stop trying to rewrite history.

Response by CPL T.A. Nelson made Feb 19 at 2023 9:28 AM

CPL T.A. Nelson — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 09:28:52 -0500

It's not about erasing history. Each base had a person who actually had an American Hero that should be honored, we should name the bases for them. Bases should not be named for people who were around before the formation of the United States. Children have to learn about the base when they are in school and soldiers should understand the base has heroes that set the standard for service...

Response by 1SG Clifford Barnes made Feb 19 at 2023 11:06 AM

1SG Clifford Barnes — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 11:06:51 -0500

Leave them all alone. It’s history don’t destroy it

Response by PO2 Thomas Herlacher made Feb 19 at 2023 12:33 PM

PO2 Thomas Herlacher — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 12:33:01 -0500

Leave the names alone. Everyone already knows the forts by these names. No sense confusing everyone with new and different names.

Response by SGT Paul Harman made Feb 19 at 2023 1:49 PM

SGT Paul Harman — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 13:49:59 -0500

Its too bad our armed forces have gone woke. The base names have been around for over a hundred years. Part of our history even though it isn’t a part to celebrate. Leave them as they are.

Response by CN Dennis Stender made Feb 19 at 2023 11:13 PM

CN Dennis Stender — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 23:13:31 -0500

There will be controversy over any name so perhaps MOH recipients that way true American Heroes are honored from the entire country ?

Response by SSgt Jon Hall made Feb 20 at 2023 11:49 AM

SSgt Jon Hall — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:49:33 -0500

NO CHANGE! The installations were named after AMERICAN military leaders that demonstrated leadership, devotion to their troops, battlefield strategy and braveness in the face of an overwhelming foe. In an attempt to unite the country, President Lincoln reportedly declared ALL to be Americans. They should continue to be honored and their histories studied, especially by new officers, for those examples of devotion to duty. All great officers' study past military leaders. Most demonstrated that same devotion to the union after the war. This is exampled by the study of contributions to the US by officers from both sides. General Lee and his officer Corp were respected by President Lincoln as well as his officers for the same reasons. If the objecting folks aren't taught to appreciate the leadership attributes of the military leaders on both sides and the real history of the US the military is not training them as to why they are there. New military members, especially officers, just can't grasp the concept and come in with a very limited, not to mention skewed, appreciation of military history they gained from public schools or from questionable sources.

Response by PO3 David Davis made Feb 20 at 2023 1:21 PM

PO3 David Davis — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 13:21:01 -0500

Some of them were Union solders and West point Graduates.
This is part of our Military's History.
Sad time we live in.
Sad Generation doin this.

Response by Sgt Nicolas Schockett made Feb 21 at 2023 11:19 AM

Sgt Nicolas Schockett — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:19:33 -0500

Fort Snowflake

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2023 4:29 PM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:29:55 -0500

Ft. Woke, GA
Ft. Woke, LA
Ft. Woke, AL
JFC..Stop naming them after people. That's causing itchy taints everywhere. How about naming them for a battle name or title. Ft Nomandy, etc.

Response by CPL Anthony Chase made Feb 21 at 2023 4:54 PM

CPL Anthony Chase — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:54:45 -0500

Just another Democrat inspired boondoggle, can you imagine the upgrades to equipment our troops could have had for the many, many millions wasted to change historic goodwill to the south? Over a hundred fifty years worth tossed in the name of wokeness. History cannot be changed regardless of this incompetent and blatantly un-American order. What’s next? will they ban the American flag? It would certainly
Fit with the pentagons rush to destroy our fighting forces in the name of stupidity.

Response by SPC Tim Phillips made Feb 21 at 2023 10:06 PM

SPC Tim Phillips — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 22:06:53 -0500

It going to cost millions of unnecessary dollars to change all those names. People just need to get over it.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 22 at 2023 8:38 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 08:38:11 -0500

Leave them as they are

Response by SSG Emilio Hernandez made Feb 22 at 2023 9:08 AM

SSG Emilio Hernandez — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 09:08:35 -0500

Why not rename them from metal of honor recep recipients

Response by SSG Emilio Hernandez made Feb 22 at 2023 9:12 AM

SSG Emilio Hernandez — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 09:12:22 -0500

Renaming them from Medal of Honor recipients

Response by SFC Jeff Reed made Feb 22 at 2023 12:52 PM

SFC Jeff Reed — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 12:52:21 -0500

After they are done eliminating history I'm we should eliminate any help/handup programs and when they complain say, "what the heck, you haven't got any problems!"

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 22 at 2023 2:01 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:01:50 -0500

Name them after their largest tenant unit or organization. Leave naming them after people out of it. Less chance of controversy.

Response by SGT Wayne Grindstaff made Feb 22 at 2023 2:44 PM

SGT Wayne Grindstaff — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:44:21 -0500

Just the Woke Govt. slapping the ancestors of Confederate soldiers. My 2nd great grandfather fought for the Union in the CW and just like me I'm sure he would give credit to those that he fought if they were worthy.

Response by PO1 Joseph Glennon made Feb 22 at 2023 9:19 PM

PO1 Joseph Glennon — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 21:19:56 -0500

Congress determined in the 1950s that the Confederate veterans were, in fact, American veterans. These bases and monuments *are* named for American veterans.

My suggestions? Cancel the cancel culture.

The vast majority, overwhelming majority, fought against the Union because of the Union's tactics. Scorched Earth was their strategy. They raped, pillaged, plundered and burns, leaving swaths of destruction behind them. Slavery was not the reason that the majority of the Southerners fought - including their generals.

Had the Union left the fighting and destruction on the battlefields, they would have had a far easier win. The bases whose names are going to be changed are all in the South - where those generals were fighting for the very lives and livelihoods of the people who lived there (or were killed there by the Union).

History is not black and white. If learning history offends you, then perhaps you won't make the same mistakes people made in the past, nor order your charges to do so.

Response by PO2 Rich Adams made Feb 22 at 2023 9:37 PM

PO2 Rich Adams — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 21:37:23 -0500

I don’t think they should be renamed. Instead they could be turned into a learning moment. Gen. Braxton Bragg served with honor in the US Army but chose to fight with the military attempting (and failing) to protect a heinous system of slavery.

Response by CPL Brian Parker made Feb 23 at 2023 2:24 AM

CPL Brian Parker — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 02:24:23 -0500

Either leave them as they are or rename them after Medal of Honor winners. There is no other acceptable solution.

Response by CW3 Kevin Storm made Feb 23 at 2023 2:16 PM

CW3 Kevin Storm — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:16:42 -0500

As someone who has an ancestor on a memorial in my Parents' hometown for those who didn't come back from the Civil War, I am all for seeing those bases names changed. Over 1523 Medals of Honor were given in the Civil War. Any reason we can't pick some of those recipients to have a base named after? Also there are some Founding Fathers who I can think of who could meet the criteria.

Response by Sgt Stephen Chiles made Feb 23 at 2023 5:20 PM

Sgt Stephen Chiles — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:20:25 -0500

Despite what some of the young people want to think, history is history and it cannot be erased. While I do not support Confederate values I am descendent of Irish slaves), let me remind everyone the Confederates ARE American; then and now. We had enough sense back when these great military bases were named to recognize that fact.

I am personally getting sick of the "cancel culture". It reminds me of the two year old sticking their fingers in their ears because they do not want to hear the truth.

Response by LCDR Tom Wootton made Feb 23 at 2023 5:23 PM

LCDR Tom Wootton — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:23:02 -0500

Ft. Brackish
Ft. (Replace the "R" with an "F")
Ft. Funning
Ft. Gordo
Ft. Hoody
Ft. Polkadot (Of the Teeny Weenie and Yellow bikini designations)
Ft. Up Hill
Ft. Belview (for the nuts)
Ft. Windward (Hey, this isn't a Navy question!)
Ft. Pickey (for snobbish soldiers)

Response by SSG Eric Blue made Feb 26 at 2023 4:18 PM

SSG Eric Blue — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 16:18:49 -0500

I have no suggestions. Guaran-damn-teed that even if the bases get renamed, there are veterans and family alive NOW that won't let these names go away.

Response by PO1 Robert Ryan made Mar 21 at 2023 1:13 PM

PO1 Robert Ryan — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 13:13:33 -0400

I have an idea lets name them after Greek Gods and Goddesses.. Fort Zeus, Fort Ares, Fort Hercules, Fort Apollo, Fort Atlas, Fort Hades (Good m one for Fort P9lk). Naval Base Poseidon. Fort Aphrodite, Fort Herra , Fort Medusa (Everyone gets turned to stone), Fort Cronos (The Big Daddy of them all).

Response by CW4 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 29 at 2023 1:12 PM

CW4 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:12:06 -0400

You can’t or shouldn’t try to rewrite History. No matter which side the person in question was on, they were all Americans. These bases were named to Honor their name and their part in the history of the United States. “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat It”. You can erase history and expect the world to be better for it. As the quote says You have to learn from it! All the bases mentioned will always be the same to me no matter what some politicians or special interest groups want them to be.

Response by CPT Larry Hudson made Mar 31 at 2023 1:44 PM

CPT Larry Hudson — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:44:23 -0400

Don't mess with what is not broken. Problem with government, always justifying reason for higher budget means doing what does not need to be done.

Response by CW3 Michael Hess made Apr 1 at 2023 8:49 PM

CW3 Michael Hess — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 20:49:42 -0400

How ignorant! DOD is not staffed with a bunch of knot-heads who have no sense of history. In you idiots did not know(look this up) ALL confederate soldiers were decreed, by Congress, to be AMERICAN veterans. So, why are you renaming these posts?????

Response by MAJ Dennis Foote made Apr 23 at 2023 6:24 PM

MAJ Dennis Foote — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 18:24:00 -0400

It's not about remembering history or historical figures. It was about placating racists. It makes as much sense as renaming Pearl Harbor to Tojo Naval Base.

Response by CWO3 Robert Fong made Apr 24 at 2023 2:08 PM

CWO3 Robert Fong — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 14:08:53 -0400

The WOKE leadership can do as they please but as far as I am concerned these bases will always be referred to by me and my family as they have always been named. Confederate soldiers and sailors have been declared US Veterans by an Act of Congress and therefore, the names should not be changed. Another way for the WOKE leadership to divide the nation. SAD, but reversable when a new leadership takes office in 2024 and the wokesters in DoD are gone.

Response by Cpl George Matousek made Apr 28 at 2023 1:00 PM

Cpl George Matousek — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:00:27 -0400

L:eave named as they are. Semper Fi

Response by SGT Debra McDonough Travis made Apr 29 at 2023 11:00 AM

SGT Debra McDonough Travis — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 11:00:27 -0400

The States because United States after the Civil War. If we erase the past, how will our future generations learn and grow. Leave the statues alone, the Forts alone, The Cities alone. Because when you start changing one item. You have to change others and no one will learn from the mistakes that were made.

Response by LCDR Ed Etzkorn made Apr 29 at 2023 12:11 PM

LCDR Ed Etzkorn — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 12:11:57 -0400

Happening but shouldn't

Response by SFC Ernest Thurston made Apr 29 at 2023 8:18 PM

SFC Ernest Thurston — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 20:18:29 -0400

No matter what you name them, some group is going to get offended. Why not just call them US Army base #1 and Air Force Base #1 or Joint Base Alpha. Or just give them a Zip Code designator. That's the only way you can really keep it neutral. Because nowadays the move is to name things after Civil Rights leaders or Presidents. Who is that going to piss off?

Response by CPL Vicki Bender made May 12 at 2023 3:48 PM

CPL Vicki Bender — Fri, 12 May 2023 15:48:59 -0400

Strange the same generation in the name of being woke spend all this money to go overseas to see the Roman coliseum. Yet they want to tear down our history because it offends them.

Response by LTC David Howard made May 20 at 2023 8:26 AM

LTC David Howard — Sat, 20 May 2023 08:26:48 -0400

This entire exercise seems right out of George Orwell's "1984", written in 1949, warning us about the dangers of authoritarianism. The rewriting of history to suit current political fashion is likely emblematic of our decline as a nation. Of course it doesn't matter whether I agree with this policy or not, or what names I would suggest. I will not be surprised if every name selected is one which will honor Black, Hispanic, Native American of female notables of the past, maybe with a gay or lesbian figure thrown into the mix. Or possibly we will end up with Fort Karl Marx, Fort Vladimir Lenin, or Fort Barack Hussein Obama.

Response by CW3 James Ives made May 25 at 2023 12:28 AM

CW3 James Ives — Thu, 25 May 2023 00:28:13 -0400

Leave it alone as many of us Americans had Ancestors who served on both sides. Mother's side where Yankees and my father's side Southern. One lost a Leg who fought for the North and the other lost an arm From the Confederate side. LEAVE IT ALONE!!!!!

Response by Sgt Gary Wilson made Jun 1 at 2023 9:42 PM

Sgt Gary Wilson — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 21:42:09 -0400

What can you say. What will a name change do? Why do some people ( mostly non-military ) think that this matter needs all this attention? We talk about waste and the country having such a large deficit and we take on this issue. It's time the government starts to be productive on solving real problems!

Response by Amn James Clark made Jun 5 at 2023 7:27 PM

Amn James Clark — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 19:27:50 -0400

I would like to see them renamed after African American Union soldiers.

Response by SPC Alexander Rivier made Jun 5 at 2023 10:10 PM

SPC Alexander Rivier — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 22:10:46 -0400

I agree, we should not change history. We need to understand and learn from our past. And hope that are future generations correct our future. We should not give in too groups of people that want to change history.

Response by SSgt Jon Hall made Jun 6 at 2023 7:42 AM

SSgt Jon Hall — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 07:42:40 -0400

Doesnt matter if its been directed or not citizens still have a right to their opinion. The Confederates were Americans (also by goovernment edict) and the bases were named in honor of their leadership, dedication and knowledge of battlefield tactics. Modern militery commanders could only dream of having their troops respect them enough to follow them into battle against a far superior force and certain death.

Response by SSgt Jon Hall made Jun 6 at 2023 11:44 AM

SSgt Jon Hall — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:44:29 -0400

It's amazing and sad how easily the new generation tends to roll over and readily excepts changes thinking objections wouldn't be heard and mandates changed. News flash - they can

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 6 at 2023 4:03 PM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:03:11 -0400

- Fort Bragg --> Fort Bragg
- Fort Rucker --> Fort Rucker
- Fort Benning --> Fort Benning
- Fort Gordon --> Fort Gordon
- Fort Hood --> Fort Hood
- Fort Polk --> Fort Polk
- Fort A.P. Hill --> Fort A.P. Hill
- Fort Belvoir --> Fort Belvoir
- Fort Lee --> Fort Lee
- Fort Pickett --> Fort Pickett

In other words, leave this crap to Stalin. We don't erase the memory of the past.

Response by PO3 William Larson made Jun 8 at 2023 8:55 AM

PO3 William Larson — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 08:55:30 -0400

None. They'll be renaming the states, maybe the country next.

Response by SSgt Dennis Watkins made Jun 8 at 2023 9:22 AM

SSgt Dennis Watkins — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 09:22:43 -0400

Leave the base names alone we are not the Soviet Union and shouldn't change Bases and Building names just because they fell out of political favor. Do we want to leave a legacy like Stalin and purge anyone and everyone we don't agree with that came before US. Aim High they're riding Clydesdales.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 8 at 2023 9:29 AM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 09:29:05 -0400

It might be really late to the conversation but what the DoD has done is fine with me. I'm from a former Confederate state (Texas) and fine with the renaming of these posts. I do believe that they could have found someone significant enough to rename Fort Bragg after. "Fort Liberty" is just... well it leaves a lot on the table, especially when you look at the other names (i.e. "Fort Moore" "Fort Novosel" and "Fort Eisenhower") that found badasses to honor.
Those on here that are saying "You can't erase/rewrite history." Actually, you can. It is called "historical revisionism" and it is something that happens constantly as history is better understood. It is just finally correcting the problem the American South has with Confederate history.

Response by CPL Kenneth Pealock made Jun 8 at 2023 12:51 PM

CPL Kenneth Pealock — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:51:59 -0400

Aside from the false premise that the War for Southern Independence was about slavery, and aside from the fact that the United States was itself a "confederacy" of independent states from 1776 to 1789, and considering the slow destruction of the military with wokeism, I have a few suggestions for new Fort names: Fort Pride, Fort Elton, Fort Gay, Fort Lesbian, Fort Queer, Fort Bi, Fort Trans, Fort Anal, Fort Bendover, Fort Sodomy, Fort Rainbow, Fort STD. These should meet the approval of those in charge of changing the names.

Response by CPL Kenneth Pealock made Jun 8 at 2023 1:17 PM

CPL Kenneth Pealock — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 13:17:48 -0400

Since the War for Southern Independence WASN'T about slavery, and since the United States of America was a "confederacy" of sovereign states between 1776 to 1789, and since "wokeism" is now in vogue, I submit the following names: Fort Rainbow, Fort Pride, Fort Elton, Fort Hudson, Fort Karine Jean-Pierre, Fort Lesbian, Fort Gay, Fort Bi, Fort Trans, Fort Queer, Fort Bendover, Fort Anal, Fort STD. These names might satisfy the pegging, queening, scissoring, figging, felching, fisting and pearl necklace loving politicos in charge of these changes.

Response by SFC Katrina Robinson made Jun 8 at 2023 4:43 PM

SFC Katrina Robinson — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:43:35 -0400

I have always wondered if the Union won the war why were DOD I statallations names after the loosing opponent? If the confederate Soldier's had won, we would still have slavery. Free labor. The south was making $$$$$$$$$ from slavery. Slaves were free labor just imagine how much money was saved $$$$$$$$ by having slavery. Free labor wow. Follow the $$$$$$ and you will get the answer.

Response by 1SG Jason Almond made Jun 8 at 2023 7:16 PM

1SG Jason Almond — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:16:56 -0400

It’s quite fascinating how many patriots support keeping the names of people who led open and violent art rebellion against the constitution of the United States

Whitewashing history? No one saying not to teach it in schools. But to honor active duty military service installations with the last names of the people who caused over 1 million US casualties, I think you need to check where your priorities are.

And no, I’m not a Democrat. No, I’m not from the north. Yes I am White, yes, I’m male and no I didn’t vote for Joe Biden.

How about we honor heroes who fought for the United States of America? Just a thought.

Response by 1LT James Garrett made Jun 8 at 2023 8:00 PM

1LT James Garrett — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 20:00:35 -0400

As former military who spent time at several of those above mentioned bases I just asking who are we trying to placate by renaming them. They are a part of our history as a nation and try to erase their name from such sites will never change that, nor should we ever forget the civil war and the sacrifice that Americans made on both sides.

Response by 1LT James Garrett made Jun 8 at 2023 8:04 PM

1LT James Garrett — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 20:04:57 -0400

As a former military I spent time at several of the sites listed above. Who are we trying to placate and remove history from our past? Brave Americans on both sides sacrificed during the Civil War, which will remain forever a part of our becoming the great nation that we are today.

Response by SFC James (JD) Flemal made Jun 9 at 2023 12:54 AM

SFC James (JD) Flemal — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:54:41 -0400

Leave them alone. They will always be the original names for me

Response by SPC Kenneth Roberts made Jun 9 at 2023 8:30 AM

SPC Kenneth Roberts — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 08:30:40 -0400

They should just rename them the nicknames the service members gave to each. But it's just sad to see even the DOD buckle under the pressure from those wishing to erase the parts history we don't agree with. These names should instead be talking points to educate people and learn from past mistakes.

Response by SSG Brian Pyle made Jun 9 at 2023 12:48 PM

SSG Brian Pyle — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 12:48:30 -0400

I agree with Cpl Burk, leave it alone. Just because they were born south of the mason Dixon line! We follow our commander and chief without question and they followed their leader. If we do that, then get rid of union and confederate. Lets just pretend it never happened. Like he said, we can't erase history and if we just close our eyes we will never learn from it.

Response by CW3 Dan Mackey made Jun 9 at 2023 2:21 PM

CW3 Dan Mackey — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:21:11 -0400

Name them all after Medal of Honor winners

Response by SGT Ralph Chichester made Jun 10 at 2023 8:54 AM

SGT Ralph Chichester — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 08:54:03 -0400

I say leave well enough alone I;m sick of Political Correct BS

Response by PO2 Robin Hall made Jun 10 at 2023 3:02 PM

PO2 Robin Hall — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 15:02:19 -0400

Name some of them after Vienam War Heros.

Response by PO2 Robin Hall made Jun 10 at 2023 3:04 PM

PO2 Robin Hall — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 15:04:25 -0400

Name some of them after Vietnam War Heros. Include the enlisted men and women.

Response by PO2 Robin Hall made Jun 10 at 2023 3:08 PM

PO2 Robin Hall — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 15:08:18 -0400

Name them after all the wars since. War Heros, include the enlisted Men and Women.

Response by PO2 Robin Hall made Jun 10 at 2023 3:11 PM

PO2 Robin Hall — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 15:11:28 -0400

Name them after heros of wars since that gave the ultimate sacrafice, include the enlisted.

Response by SGT Nickolas Ortiz made Jun 11 at 2023 2:18 AM

SGT Nickolas Ortiz — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 02:18:39 -0400

I won’t waste my time. When President Trump takes office in 2025, he’ll put a stop to all this insanity

Response by SFC Howard Holmes made Jun 11 at 2023 3:54 AM

SFC Howard Holmes — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 03:54:26 -0400

Fort Snowflake
Fort Erase History
Fort Paddy Cakes
Fort Rainbow
Fort Everlasting Gobstopper
Fort Emasculation
Fort Fee Fee
Fort Fluff N' Stuff
Fort Hunter Biden
Fort Apology

Response by CSM Thomas Ray made Jun 11 at 2023 10:05 AM

CSM Thomas Ray — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 10:05:46 -0400

Probably 99% never even knew they were Confederate Generals. The money that it will take to rename could have been spent on better conditions on those base for the troops. Maybe make a list of exactly who was offended by the name, and it would probably not be those in the military

Response by PO2 Randy Cook made Jun 11 at 2023 12:19 PM

PO2 Randy Cook — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 12:19:54 -0400

I say BS, they earned honor by fighting for their country after succession. They deserve the deserve the right that was granted to bring about a united country. It’s not a good idea to rewrite History, it will always bite you in the ass!

Response by LTC Ernest Edge made Jun 11 at 2023 3:56 PM

LTC Ernest Edge — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 15:56:33 -0400

Those bases were named after Confederate generals to appease the South. It was an act of conciliation. However, ALL of those generals were traitors. I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution - not to support a rebellion. Those bases should absolutely NOT be named after traitors who violated their oath. To rename them is to correct a wrong.

Response by LT Jon Jewett made Jun 12 at 2023 10:21 AM

LT Jon Jewett — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 10:21:50 -0400

"With malice toward none; with charity for all; ..... to bind up the nation's wounds;" (A Lincoln, 2nd inaugeral)
Past time to let it go. However, if we are going to flog dead horses, remember "confederates" were ultimately Democrats who took up arms to destroy our Republic. (A statement of fact; not a political statement. It DOES NOT speak to their motives, only what they did.) I believe that constitutes treason.

Response by SGT Jonathan H. made Jun 12 at 2023 11:05 AM

SGT Jonathan H. — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 11:05:01 -0400

If we're sticking with names, then maybe the names of officers who were actually good tacticians and not poor decision-makers like almost all on this list, with Lee as an exception. Politics aside, we should use this change as an opportunity to put names with values IAW Army values & exceptional leadership, not handing out installation names to the confederates as a consolation prize.

Response by SSG Roger Ayscue made Jun 12 at 2023 4:51 PM

SSG Roger Ayscue — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:51:04 -0400

I despise that the names of these Forts have been changed. Not because of the change of the names, but because of the motivation of those that pushed for the change. The left, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren (A truly stellar individual to be sure) pushed for this move that would NEVER have been considered otherwise, in the aftermath of the George Floyd murder. It was done to pander to the Social Justice Warriors at the cost of REAL Warriors.
The Millions upon millions of dollars that have and will be spent to rename Fort Bragg, demanded by people that do not even know, and had never heard of who Braxton Bragg was, simply because they want to force upon the rest of us their vision of the world. Those funds should be used to repair and upgrade living quarters inhabited by our troops and their families. BUT NO.... It is more important to spend installation funds to rename a base than to make that base livable for the troops. Call it what you want, justify it how you may, but it was from it's inception a flawed, politically motivated, and wasteful attempt by the left to use yet more public funds to buy votes.

Response by Sgt Susan Cimon made Jun 12 at 2023 6:19 PM

Sgt Susan Cimon — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 18:19:30 -0400

Ulysses S. Grant

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Jun 12 at 2023 7:51 PM

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 19:51:25 -0400

Wait, did Bragg and Benning get renamed? I don’t read about this stuff as closely as I used to. Which bases actually got renamed?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 13 at 2023 11:05 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 23:05:46 -0400

It DOES matter if we agree or not, despite it being directed. Keep in mind that a future name change back to what they are now could also be directed by a future administration.

My question is this: why are we (apparently the American public) so concerned about the naming of military installations all of a sudden? What is the purpose of this directed renaming? What will it actually accomplish? Because simply renaming (for example) Fort Lee, to something else, and ONLY doing that (and not changing anything else regarding it's history, other than referring to it as "formerly known as Ft. Lee") would accomplish.....what exactly? How would it improve anyone's life materially? Where does this "renaming" of things end? Are we to rename every street in the country that has a name that can be traced back to something "dark" in American history? What happened, happened. Nothing that happened 200 years ago directly affects any of us now. The names of things has no material affect on anyone. I'm not saying that maybe it doesn't "offend" some people, but so what? Are people so thin-skinned that they cannot tolerate being "offended"? (Spoiler alert: if you are, stay away from me, as I will likely offend you at some point by something I say or do, perhaps even intentionally, and I also won't give two !@#%$).

I served for 30 years. Those bases had those names that entire time. They will continue to have those names, in my mind, for the rest of my life. Not because I think those names are necessarily "appropriate", but rather, because that's what I know them as. I see no justifiable reason to spend (my) taxpayer dollars to rename them. Personally I don't really care what they are named; I see no reason to be upset, or offended, or whatever, regardless of what they are named, or whether I agree or disagree with the names given. I don't live in the past. I try to understand the past so it's lessons can guide me in the future.

Now, for some enlightenment on this "naming of military bases" debacle, go read this report and educate yourself on the history of it: https://history.army.mil/faq/naming-of-us-army-posts.htm#Section02

Oh, too much reading for you and you want the TL:DR version? Well then, for a good summary from Task & Purpose, read here: https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-confederate-post-study/

naming-of-us-army-posts.htm%23Section02

Response by LTC Robert Howard made Jun 14 at 2023 4:21 AM

LTC Robert Howard — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 04:21:23 -0400

Rename all the Forts, ships, and installations with Confederation related names. Name them for winners like Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan. We need to reject white supremacy once and for all.

Response by MAJ Steve Daugherty made Jun 14 at 2023 8:07 AM

MAJ Steve Daugherty — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 08:07:44 -0400

Welcome to the Idiocracy! Most of those gentlemen were also heroes of the Mexican War. Back then your citizenship was primarily focused locally and your identity so when a “foreign power “ ie the federal government was trying to oppress the folks in your community the patriotic thing was to protect your homeland. It turned out better for history and our nation that we remained united and that brought about a change in how we perceived ourselves as Americans and not just Ohioans or Virginians. , etc,

Response by SPC John Swann made Jun 14 at 2023 3:23 PM

SPC John Swann — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 15:23:25 -0400

As for me I am thinking our nation has nothing but a bunch of idiots running things. Leave the fort’s names as they are because changing them is not going to change history and will serve no purpose.

Response by CPT Endre Barath made Jun 15 at 2023 12:20 AM

CPT Endre Barath — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:20:45 -0400

I have lived in Communist Hungary and the game was erase history Stalin was erasing Lenin, Khruschev was erasing Stalin... rewriting history with statues and history books.... we should be ashamed of ourselves for following the communist game book... my father came to this country to escape all that... I became an Airborne Ranger Infantry CPT to protect our democracy.... shame on the politicians and shame on the media and shame on the teachers... so the short answer is leave things alone...

Response by Sgt Luis Bonilla made Jun 15 at 2023 9:46 AM

Sgt Luis Bonilla — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 09:46:53 -0400

Change is change we will always call those bases by there latter name it doesn’t matter

Response by CSM Todd Smith made Jun 15 at 2023 4:01 PM

CSM Todd Smith — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 16:01:22 -0400

I think it's plain stupid to rename the installations. They're just trying to erase history. I am not a racist or anything like that so don't go down that road. I have an ancestor who fought on the Union side. I'm a born and bred Connecticut Yankee.

Response by A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney made Jun 16 at 2023 1:29 AM

A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 01:29:38 -0400

HERE'S The BEST IDEA Ever..... "
And It's EASY To Remember.
"DON'T"

Response by 1SG Bernhard Mattulat made Jun 17 at 2023 4:21 PM

1SG Bernhard Mattulat — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 16:21:22 -0400

As for "Ft Rucker", I can't think of a better "re-naming" than "Fort Novosel"! He was a gallant,
fearless, "modern era" aviator who brought great credit to Army Aviation. So tell me again, what did "Rucker" bring to the table? I agree with another contributor, rename all the posts in contention with the names of MOH recipients, aligned with branch where ever possible. How about Audy Murphy for Bragg?

Response by GySgt Jack Wallace made Jun 18 at 2023 8:27 AM

GySgt Jack Wallace — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 08:27:08 -0400

They got mostly what they wanted. Now, just leave well enough alone!

Response by Amn Dale Preisach made Jun 18 at 2023 11:41 AM

Amn Dale Preisach — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 11:41:30 -0400

Just have the Forts and such named after Native Sons to the state the Fort is in that have served with unquestionable distinction.
As well as Served after the Civil War. With these two conditions, and proper vetting, the State can take Pride in the Fort being renamed after either a Native born or a person that had lived in the state from their youth.
The Vetting is to ensure the Vet kept on the up-and-up as it were. Many times through no fault of their own these honorable persons fall on hard times/ gain a criminal record(s) or such. Sad to say, in today's world , all one needs to do to be thought a criminal/ hater is have said a word or name in the Past that is now something to fully vilify a person .

Response by SPC Lyle Montgomery made Jun 18 at 2023 1:11 PM

SPC Lyle Montgomery — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 13:11:17 -0400

Leave the names of these military instalations alone. Keep the names as they are. Don't mess with real history. Why change the name to please a few crybabys abd boogerlipers when the masses want the names to stay. I'm sick of people ignoring history and wanting to change it because it hurts their fragile feelings. None of us were around durring the civil war. Let sleeping dogs lie.

Response by SPC Manfred Lloyd Fredendall made Jun 18 at 2023 10:30 PM

SPC Manfred Lloyd Fredendall — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 22:30:21 -0400

I don't have a problem with it. We were and are American military. There were a lot of damn good men on both sides who fought bravely.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 19 at 2023 12:02 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:02:07 -0400

They need to leave them alone.

Response by MSgt Carl Newton made Jun 22 at 2023 10:32 AM

MSgt Carl Newton — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 10:32:37 -0400

Use recent medal of honor recipients.

Response by MAJ Lyle Monson Sr made Jun 24 at 2023 12:33 AM

MAJ Lyle Monson Sr — Sat, 24 Jun 2023 00:33:16 -0400

So I guess the Civil War didnt happen. We rationalize this is because of slavery. We (americans or colonists etc.) did not bring the slaves to America. The African Chiefs Actually sold their people to Potuguise, Dutch, etc. who in turn brought them to America. My question is why are we renaming militaty bases. What has this crazy world come to?

Response by SrA Alvin Cook made Jul 3 at 2023 2:01 PM

SrA Alvin Cook — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 14:01:23 -0400

Here's a fact check. Undeniable. Congress NEVER designated Confederate veterans as US veterans.

Response by SrA Alvin Cook made Jul 3 at 2023 2:01 PM

SrA Alvin Cook — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 14:01:41 -0400

Response by SrA Alvin Cook made Jul 3 at 2023 2:16 PM

SrA Alvin Cook — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 14:16:05 -0400

Fact check: Congress did not designate Confederate veterans as U.S. veterans
Sarah Lynch
USA TODAY

A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is removed from Lee Circle Friday, May 19, 2017, in New Orleans. Lee's was the last of four monuments to Confederate-era figures to be removed under a 2015 City Council vote on a proposal by Mayor Mitch Landrieu.
The claim: In 1958, Congress passed a law giving Confederate veterans the same legal status as U.S. veterans. Thus, damaging Confederate monuments defiles U.S. veterans.
In the wake of George Floyd’s death, protestors toppled a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Richmond, Virginia. Cities from Jacksonville, Florida, to Louisville, Kentucky, removed statues of Confederate soldiers. This is not the first push to remove these monuments –– after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, turned deadly in 2017, a number of Confederate monuments came down.

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Floyd’s killing at the hands of police reinvigorated the movement to remove certain statues and monuments, and inspired debate, resulting in an executive order from President Donald Trump on Friday aimed at protecting such monuments from violence and vandalism.

A Facebook post from Donnie Johnson on June 11 claims that with U.S. Public Law 85-425, Section 410, in 1958, Congress gave Confederate veterans the same legal status as U.S. veterans. “Those desecrating

U.S. Public Law 85-425, Section 410, actually provided pensions to Confederate widows
The law that the Facebook post cites –– U.S. Public Law 85-425, Section 410 –– amended Section 432 of the Veterans’ Benefit Act of 1957 (Public Law 85-56), which grants pensions to

This amendment to the Veterans’ Benefit Act does indeed expand the definition of “veteran” to include “a person who served in the military or naval forces of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.” However, the act also clearly specifies that this inclusion applies “for the purpose of this section, and section 433,” which Jessica Owley, professor of law at the University of Miami, interpreted as a limited extension.

“This language indicates that this definition of veteran only applies for this specific reason. Congress specifically chose to state that this definition was for the purposes of the pensions,” Owley said.

While Confederate veterans receive some benefits, they are still not recognized as U.S. veterans
This Facebook post specifically mentions Confederate graves and monuments, likely in reference to a decision from Congress that provided for “headstones or markers at the expense of the United States for the unmarked graves” of Confederate soldiers in the Civil War. While this act did grant Confederate veterans some benefits also allotted to U.S. war veterans, it does not confer on Confederate veterans equal status as U.S. veterans.

When President Andrew Johnson granted pardon and amnesty to all Confederate soldiers in 1868, this restored to them “all rights, privileges, and immunities under the Constitution and the laws which have been made in pursuance thereof;” however, this did not grant them veteran status.

A large group of protesters gather around the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue near downtown in Richmond, Virginia on Tuesday, June 2, 2020.
The definition of “veteran,” as specified by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, does not include Confederate armed forces. Les' A. Melnyk, chief of public affairs and outreach for the National Cemetery Administration, part of the Department of Veterans Affairs, provided further clarification:

“While federal law authorizes some benefits for former Confederates, such as the marking of unmarked graves of Confederate service members outside VA national cemeteries, this does not confer U.S. Veteran status for other VA benefits to those affected,” Melnyk

False
The claim that Confederate veterans maintain the same legal status as U.S. veterans is FALSE. Confederate veterans' widows and children received pensions after congressional action, but that action in itself did not declare those soldiers to be full U.S. veterans. The very definition of a U.S. veteran never expanded to include Confederate soldiers –– even when they were granted amnesty by President Andrew Johnson.

fact-checked sources:
Donnie Johnson, Facebook post
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Response by LTC Anthony Monroe made Jul 7 at 2023 9:32 AM

LTC Anthony Monroe — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 09:32:15 -0400

I think it sucks

Response by SGT David Fuzie made Jul 10 at 2023 3:32 PM

SGT David Fuzie — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:32:16 -0400

I stand by my suggestion that we leave history alone, which includes renaming bases in the name of “political correctness."

Response by CW2 Donald Loughrey made Jul 10 at 2023 4:26 PM

CW2 Donald Loughrey — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 16:26:04 -0400

Well....I honestly don't have any. Just because its happening doesn't mean its right. Acceptance doesn't mean approval. That's all.

Response by SPC Julio R. made Jul 11 at 2023 6:31 PM

SPC Julio R. — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:31:23 -0400

And here come all the racist insurrectionists and jan. 6 fan boys. Active and Veterans in uniform or used to wear the uniform chiming in about their trash heros being picked on.

Those bases need those trash names gone. Only klanservative Reich Wing magabots and replacement theory ding backs are hurt.
Only hateful blue falcons fight and protest about garbage officers and generals from the traitorous states in the civil war. Alot of yall still think that way too hence the amger towards them renaming thoe posts. Leave those pieces of garbage in theo history books oh wait thats right yall want them banned. Or at least real history because yall love that revisionist history.

Served with alot of racist trash that hid their hate behind the uniform, disgrace and cowardly abuse of power too. That privilege I tell ya....

Response by SrA Larry Joslin made Jul 12 at 2023 3:50 AM

SrA Larry Joslin — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 03:50:09 -0400

How about we continue to Honor these men and leave the names of these Bases alone. People need to quit this PC bullshit. Times were different then.

Response by SGT Cy Sturgis made Jul 12 at 2023 4:14 PM

SGT Cy Sturgis — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:14:11 -0400

In 1929 the United States government recognized soldiers of the Confederacy as American veterans. The current woke trend toward re-writing, erasing or distaining any part of American history that wouldn't be popular in the Berkley faculty lounge is disgraceful. They should leave well enough alone.

Response by SFC Tameka B. made Jul 12 at 2023 6:16 PM

SFC Tameka B. — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 18:16:48 -0400

What is the purpose of this grand gesture with no real change? Who even asked for this? This is time and money wasted. Changing the names will not change what is ingrained in the fabric of this nation.

Response by PO2 Stephen Brownell made Jul 12 at 2023 10:50 PM

PO2 Stephen Brownell — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 22:50:11 -0400

Who are you trying to please with renaming the the Military Base

Response by PFC Tim Arnett made Jul 12 at 2023 11:17 PM

PFC Tim Arnett — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 23:17:07 -0400

NAME THEM FOR AMERICAN MILITARY HEROES RELATIVE TO OUR TIME, FROM VIETNAM FORWARD. WOULD BE NICE THAT CONTEMPORARY PERSONS HAVE THEIR NAMES MEMORIALIZED. HOW ABOUT CHRIS KYLE?

Response by MSgt David Brainard made Jul 13 at 2023 12:34 PM

MSgt David Brainard — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 12:34:57 -0400

Hello, Although its plausible, with all due respect I feel in todays struggles with PTSD and the abuse of disability funding, considering the actual cost of renaming anything already established is astounding which makes the idea of such irresponsible. Have a look at the cost of changing the label/branding of the the United States Air Force to the United States Space Force. Nothing but ridicules. Truly legislation should be developed to restructure allocation funding to resin and channel it toward the real brass tacks bottomline heath and healthy focused rehabilitation for our struggling disabled and homeless veterans and to stop the irresponsible programs now in place such as medicating the issues in place of healing programs.

Response by SPC Paul Guerrero made Jul 13 at 2023 1:36 PM

SPC Paul Guerrero — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:36:18 -0400

The democrats want re-write history but when it comes to their ass backward policies they want to shove it down the throats of every American.
I suggest they start by cleaning up their history of the racism that they have pushed from slavery to killing the Indians to steal their land.

Response by SPC Salvatore R LaRosa made Jul 13 at 2023 3:52 PM

SPC Salvatore R LaRosa — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:52:54 -0400

None ! They were Americans too!

Response by MAJ John Eckholm made Jul 13 at 2023 7:02 PM

MAJ John Eckholm — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:02:40 -0400

Change all the names to be like the Navy. Fort Watertown instead of Ft Drum, Ft Fayetteville instead of Ft Liberty. This will prevent anyone in the future from being offended because they do not like something in the namesake of a base.

Response by PO3 Hugh Horton made Jul 13 at 2023 11:24 PM

PO3 Hugh Horton — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 23:24:36 -0400

Quite wasting time and money renaming based!!

Response by MSgt Janice Trojan made Jul 14 at 2023 12:53 AM

MSgt Janice Trojan — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:53:51 -0400

So.....I am for the Northern army. I do not agree with slavery. That said, history is history good or bad. Good leaders are good leaders rewriting history allows us to repeat the same mistakes. No do not rename bases, just enlighten folks the facts. I think the Clintons were bad. But I do not intend to erase them.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 14 at 2023 12:31 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 12:31:17 -0400

This is total bull. We need to rember true history. Not destroy it.

Response by SA Stephanie Scott made Jul 14 at 2023 12:55 PM

SA Stephanie Scott — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 12:55:21 -0400

If we earse our past history we are doomed to forget it. Our past reminds of what we did wrong and what we got right. In order to go forward we must remember and not repeat what we got wrong. This nation is not perfect but it's my nation. I will defend it until my last day. I do not run and hide from my past, I look back and see where I needed to change to better myself. This country should do the same. Don't run, don't try to change, and never forget the past for you are doomed to repeat it.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 14 at 2023 10:22 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 22:22:48 -0400

Seceding from the Union was a traitorous thing to do. Seceding from the Union was an act of treason. For me, celebrating an act of traitorous treason is not in keeping with the United States Constitution. . . .

Response by MAJ Montgomery Granger made Jul 15 at 2023 10:20 AM

MAJ Montgomery Granger — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 10:20:34 -0400

The attack on American military bases named for Americans is bizarre to me. It is born of ignorance and a complete misunderstanding of history, especially about our Civil War. When Lee surrendered to Grant, ending the war, Grant told his troops to, "Refrain from celebrations in the field," and that "The Rebels are our countrymen again." The Rebels are our countrymen again. Profound. The surrender immediately began the process of healing a wound ON THE SAME BODY, the United States of America. One can change the name of a place, even change their own name, but it doesn't change the thing or person for which the name was changed. It is a foolish, WOKE, superficial activity. And I have no known relatives who fought on the Confederate side of the war. All known ancestors who were in the Civil War fought with the Union. Americans who can't see that after the war was over, we were once again ONE people, ONE nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all, are blinded by special interests and WOKE ideology that has no basis in reality. Names on military bases are INSTRUCTIVE, INFORMATIVE, TEACHABLE MOMENTS. However, with that said, our democracy demands majority rule, protection of rights for the minority, and for the individual to be heard. For that reason, if the majority of those affected by local names of installations vote and decide to change the name of a base, I am all for it. God bless them and their choices and exercise of their freedom, liberty and pursuit of happiness. What I cannot approve of is a small group of WOKE politicians, pundits, bureaucrats and misguided decision-makers deciding for a local populace or entire military, what's in our best interest.

Response by MSgt Danny Derden made Jul 15 at 2023 11:33 AM

MSgt Danny Derden — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 11:33:26 -0400

In some cases (Bragg, Pickett, Hood, along with some on the Northern side) the generals hardly met the criteria for being a good military commander much less a great one...so using those to name a military installation made no sense from the very beginning. Why did anyone feel the need to honor a man who got so many of his men killed in losing battle after battle and even turned a winning fight into a loss on multiple occasions??? That is utter nonsense. The ONLY thing that makes sense is that this was done intentionally to promote either a sense of unity or sheer Southern Pride...which unfortunately does smell a bit like racist sentiment in many if not most circles (argue if you want but it is true). As for UNITY half a century after the Civil War seems a long time to wait to try and establish unity through such a measure, so that leaves me with SOUTHERN PRIDE...I am a proud TEXAN so I absolutely "get it"...but unless you are from the South you probably don't...and today many Southerners don't. I've known men who flew the Confederate Battle Flag proudly and I am absolutely certain they didn't have a racist bone in their bodies...but many others didn't know them and didn't see it that way and probably never will...that is wrong...but I think also pushing your symbol and in this case names that are synonymous with a cause that, let's be honest, fought to maintain a way of life for all practical purposes founded on slavery of other human beings is questionable at best. Many of the ideals of the Antebellum South were highly commendable...but the glaring truth is that choosing to profit off other people's abject misery negates that in a terrible way. The fact that the South was completely mismatched economically, militarily, and especially industrially and yet they carried the war in early stages and even brought it to a tipping point...well militarily speaking they were awe inspiring...a fight against great odds...what speaks more to the American Spirit? But this was American vs American and only some Americans see that fight as "inspiring" due to the odds... others just see outlaw rebels who deserved to be put down hard...and hard it was. Sherman was a brute and a racist himself...why name a tank after such a man? But he did achieve great things militarily...many of the generals we've names installations for did not and again that begs the question why? If we can change a wrong then CHANGE IT. However I do not see all Confederate Generals in the same light...militarily speaking some were absolutely superior commanders and as such certainly do deserve remembrance by our military...but the cause they fought for cannot simply be overlooked either.

Response by SGT Walter Drumm made Jul 15 at 2023 1:20 PM

SGT Walter Drumm — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 13:20:55 -0400

Ft. Liberty? Are you serious? I know bases are typically named after officers, especially general-rank officers. However Ft. Bragg has a rich and extensive history of exceptional soldiers and NCOs, many who are/were MoH recipients who IMHO are no less deserving of said honor. How about Ft. Benevidez, or Ft. Howard?

Response by TSgt C Estes made Jul 16 at 2023 9:49 AM

TSgt C Estes — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 09:49:31 -0400

History is history, let it go!

Response by SPC Martin Meyer made Jul 16 at 2023 3:01 PM

SPC Martin Meyer — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 15:01:31 -0400

Benning has already been designate as far as I know. Going to be Fort Moore from what I have heard after General Hal Moore.
They can name the forts anything they want but to us veterans we will always remember them as they were. Fort Benning will always be Fort Benning to me too much history there to be anything else. Same with all the others I will remember them as they were when I served.

Response by SPC Anna Larson made Jul 16 at 2023 6:00 PM

SPC Anna Larson — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 18:00:27 -0400

Leave them be.

Response by LTC Tom Hartley made Jul 17 at 2023 7:55 AM

LTC Tom Hartley — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 07:55:16 -0400

Hopefully this idiocy will be undone after next election!

Response by SP5 Don Becker made Jul 17 at 2023 11:12 AM

SP5 Don Becker — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 11:12:23 -0400

Hand off! History is what it is!

Response by CPL Larry Frias Jr made Jul 17 at 2023 11:47 AM

CPL Larry Frias Jr — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 11:47:21 -0400

What’s wrong with Confederate Officers…didn’t they attend West Point no different than Union Officers….plus I think they were more tenacious in the trenches!!!!!!!

Response by SSgt Ron Breier made Jul 17 at 2023 1:54 PM

SSgt Ron Breier — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:54:48 -0400

Stop with the insanity!
This is getting completely ridiculous!!!!

Response by SPC Daniel Killam made Jul 19 at 2023 5:31 AM

SPC Daniel Killam — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 05:31:19 -0400

Ft. Sedition
Ft. Failure
Ft. Slavery

Response by SGT Erick Holmes made Jul 20 at 2023 11:21 AM

SGT Erick Holmes — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 11:21:21 -0400

I personally don't understand what the big deal is and why do you want to change the names of some of these bases. I get what is going on in the world but however the names of these bases were created and occupied for hundreds of years before me you and another person went on those bases. I get what the names represent on one side but you also have to understand and take into consideration that those Generals were also apart of history. Good, right or ugly that is still history. I feel as though by changing the name you are taking away history and leaving out the other side of history in which you need both sides to in order to understand the meaning. There has to be a way to take both sides and combine them together and at least 1% of the people would be happy. What happened in the past is the past. Myself or you ca not change that. what we can go is change for the future and come together, work together, laugh and cry together and show that whatever the name is on a bases we are still family at the end of the day

Response by SFC Janice Haskins made Aug 15 at 2023 8:36 AM

SFC Janice Haskins — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 08:36:57 -0400

They still have to use the “real” name because using the replacement name, people don’t know where they are talking about. I have read a couple of articles and had no clue what post they were taking about until I saw (Benning).

Response by CWO3 Robert Fong made Aug 29 at 2023 12:55 PM

CWO3 Robert Fong — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:55:02 -0400

The left wing woke government can name the bases and forts whatever they want, and we can refer to them whatever we want. I believe as soon as this left-wing government is replaced in 2024 it will reinstate their original names. Now for the uninformed yahoos, the Congress declared all Confederate soldiers and sailors as US Veterans. So, what's the issue? These Confederate were not selected based on politics or race, but on military performance and to allow the South to honor its heroes (part of President Lincoln's reconciliation and reconstruction policy). New installations can be named for current folks who deserve the honor based on their military performance.

Response by SP5 Paul Tucker made Sep 1 at 2023 6:27 PM

SP5 Paul Tucker — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 18:27:52 -0400

It’s a great thing

Response by PVT Ted Rodosovich made Sep 13 at 2023 1:20 PM

PVT Ted Rodosovich — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 13:20:30 -0400

IMO, names should bubble up from the demographics of the country that represent military people.

Response by SGT Jimmy Moon made Sep 22 at 2023 6:30 AM

SGT Jimmy Moon — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 06:30:22 -0400

I think the snowflakes should be sent to Iran for a year or ten and find out what freedom really means. Those bases offended no one. Suck it up buttercup.

Response by LT William Pellegrini made Sep 25 at 2023 1:01 PM

LT William Pellegrini — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:01:19 -0400

Those who fought on the Confederate side in the Civil War were traitors, and should be treated accordingly. They made the choice to commit treason, they deserve all the rights such a decision requires. Having a United States military base being named after you, a traitor, is not one of them.

Response by CPO Kurt Baschab made Sep 27 at 2023 12:16 PM

CPO Kurt Baschab — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:16:34 -0400

MY Honest Opinion, no one gave a Rats Ass about the Military base name, or the Democratic party Civil War Hero Statues, though out the south, until someone in the Democratic party, & the Democratic party Propaganda machine, (the American News Media) decide these Southern Democratic war heroes names was a Threat to the Democratic party pollical power & wealth. somehow. why are these names a threat to the Democratic party? lets see here what I believe, K-12 Gov Run Schools no longer teach American history, & it no longer required in many colleges & Universities, some of the Democratic pollical elites feared someone might stop and read the names on these Statues, then take the time to use there smart phones, to look up there history and find out they were all Registered Democratic pollical elites, then the citizen might take it one step further and found out not one single registered Republican party member every own a slave, and that the Republican party was started as the Anti Slavery party, and it was the Democratic party upon Abraham Lincoln election, that attempted to Assassinate a newly elected President, before he was able to take office , when that failed the Democratic party Seceded from the UNION, IN ORDER TO FIGHT A CIVAL WAR in the name of states rights, TO KEEP SLAVERY ! the number of American citizens that do not know there own American history, or the History and Evil acts that the Democratic party is Astounding. the evil acts that the Dem party has committed though out the American history to keep power, wealth, and slavery, is just pure evil, when the Dem party lost the Civil war, they started the KKK TO IMPOSE VERBAL AND PHYSICAL Violence AGANIST ANY AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO OPENLY DISAGREED WITH THE DEM PARTY POLTICAL POLICYS & AGENDA OR DEM CANADATES , it was the Dem party that passed the 1st Gun Control Laws to prevent newly freed slaves from defending themselves from the Dem Party KKK Members, Imposed Segregation throughout the South, packed the courts to ensure Segregation was found constitutional with the judges justifying it by saying equal but separate was just fine, in the early 1900 it was Dem President Woodrow Wilson, who restarted the KKK, Imposed Segregation though out the Federal Gov, opposed civil rights, imposed Jim crow laws though out the south, opposed the woman's right to vote, the list is long, etc etc, etc, the Dem party is the Oldest Bigoted, sexist, Racist pollical party in American History, this is why the Dem Leadership are demanding these name changes, no one cared about any of this, Until the Dem Party Propaganda machine ie:( American News Media) told there supporters to care to get angry, tear them down. !

Response by Sgt Randy Shupert made Sep 28 at 2023 2:25 AM

Sgt Randy Shupert — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 02:25:08 -0400

If you do not know your history your are damned to repeat it.

Response by PO2 Marlon Blount made Oct 2 at 2023 4:20 PM

PO2 Marlon Blount — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:20:38 -0400

I find it interesting that military members especially keep making the ignorant claim that it's an attempt to erase history. They were named for enemies and traitors. It's not "erasing history" nobody's trying to say those losers didn't exist they just don't deserve installations to be named in their honor so quit crying.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 9 at 2023 10:41 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 10:41:52 -0400

Heaven forbid we make somebody uncomfortable. Oh wait we were trying to make the south feel better after the war with the naming. History repeats itself over and over and rewriting it won't change anything. I have an idea, let's call the numbers except start with 100 so nobody gets upset about who is 1.

Response by LCpl Sandy Moran made Oct 12 at 2023 10:32 AM

LCpl Sandy Moran — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 10:32:17 -0400

well how about naming bases/forts after states or cities. exp fort albany, fort north carolina, there's enough states and cities too go around and no conflcts. But I agree leave well enough alone.

Response by SFC Michael Barnett made Oct 14 at 2023 5:37 PM

SFC Michael Barnett — Sat, 14 Oct 2023 17:37:52 -0400

My suggestion is do nothing! F the woke people in this country!

Response by Sgt Robert Elliott made Nov 3 at 2023 9:45 AM

Sgt Robert Elliott — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 09:45:27 -0400

Soldiers are going to be saying, "I'm stationed at Fort Liberty formerly fort Bragg". I'm stationed at fort Novosel formerly Fort Rucker". I'm on X formerly Twitter!!! You may call it by its new name but you will always refer to its former name. It's going to take at least a generation or two for that to change! After the changes, all those involved can sit around and talk about "Remember that time when we voted for Joe?" Just more foolish liberal thinking!

Response by SGM Ronald Cheatom made Nov 4 at 2023 3:49 PM

SGM Ronald Cheatom — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 15:49:18 -0400

For me, I have no idea the reasons for naming these post the way they did. Nor did I give thought to why they all were in the south. The prestige for those post came from the training being conducted, and the units stationed there. Leave it alone.

Response by SGM Major Stroupe made Nov 26 at 2023 1:08 PM

SGM Major Stroupe — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 13:08:00 -0500

I suggest that those people in charge read history and leave the names alone. We are sending the wrong message to our future generations by changing them and eliminating things that remind us that our nation's history is rich and sometimes not what we would have liked reading about. But it is our nation's history and we should not destroy it.

Response by A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney made Nov 26 at 2023 7:00 PM

A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 19:00:30 -0500

Here's MY Suggestion:
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And I DAM*ED Well Meant Every Word Of It

Response by Cpl Kevin Davis made Dec 17 at 2023 11:34 AM

Cpl Kevin Davis — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 11:34:25 -0500

The bases I was stationed at had historical information pamphlets so loosing the history, good or bad, shouldn’t be a concern. As to renaming bases why aren’t all bases renamed after 100 years? New bases are rarely built and heroes are born every war. Added to that I t would give those REMFs something to make them feel important that isn’t writing new bs regulations or debating tattoo policy lol.

Response by Cpl George Matousek made Jan 13 at 2024 3:04 PM

Cpl George Matousek — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 15:04:55 -0500

Leave the names alone, they were and are Americans and fought for what they believed in. Semper Fi

Response by SP5 Thomas Boden made Jan 17 at 2024 1:46 PM

SP5 Thomas Boden — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 13:46:02 -0500

You can't change History leave well enough alone. We don't have to bend over Backwards changing names it's not going to change anything.

Response by SGM Robert Winstead made Jan 17 at 2024 8:46 PM

SGM Robert Winstead — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 20:46:37 -0500

Stop rewriting history! Stop naming things after people. Someone will come along and claim that person is a racist or something else. All the money wasted in renaming things could be put to better use in helping veterans.

Response by Sgt Frank Staples made Jan 22 at 2024 7:48 PM

Sgt Frank Staples — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 19:48:40 -0500

Since it is simply a case of liberal politics I suggest leaving the names as they were...Ft. Bragg is known throughout the country and very few people around here ( Southern Pines, N.C. ) call it anything but Bragg, the home of the 82nd Airborne.

Response by SP5 Shauna Berntsen made Jan 24 at 2024 2:25 PM

SP5 Shauna Berntsen — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:25:47 -0500

You can not change the past you can only learn from it.

Response by PO2 Christopher Foss made Jan 26 at 2024 10:12 AM

PO2 Christopher Foss — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 10:12:55 -0500

(Disclaimer - I am from Minnesota)
38 U.S. Code § 1501
Section 3 applies to the Civil War, and declares Confederate military as U.S. Veterans.
The sort of need to find guilt for the past is ridiculous.

Response by CPO Melvin Miller made Feb 24 at 2024 3:45 PM

CPO Melvin Miller — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 15:45:26 -0500

In twenty years or so there be those who will want to change the new names also. History is what it is. Leave it alone. We have been too eager to try to erase it. Its not going anywhere. Each generation has its prejudices. Bases, ships, streets etc have been renamed. Statues torn down or removed. Sports teams renamed. Will we be removing George Washington, and Thomas Jeffersons name and face because they owned slaves.

Response by SGT Glenn E Moody made Feb 25 at 2024 7:52 AM

SGT Glenn E Moody — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 07:52:06 -0500

its our history leave it alone. FT BENNING will always be Benning to me. but now they call it FT Moore. I was there 22. SEPTEMBER. 2023. for my neice's turn blue ceremony from Basic to AIT. it was still SANDHILL ROUSH BERRECK'S ware I became 11-B INFANTRYMAN on 17. JUNE. 1982. when it was FT Benning ARMY INFANTRY SCHOOL. C-6-1 pisted that the liberals are changing everything. my great grand-pa came here from Nole Nova Scotis. early 1900's operated A Boatyard at the ft of River st. Quincy MA. my grand pa & farther brother & my self worked in shipbuilding. we worked our asses off all of our lifes. dad was NAVY FA KOREA. I was & still serving as A VETERAN 26th (YANKEE) INFANTRY DIVISION. SGT AT ARMS MA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD BOSTON CHAPTER. my 1st born nephew USMC IRAQ. just A little of history of why this LEFTY LIBERAL CRAP OF CHANGING EVERYTHING ABOUT OUR HISTORY REALLY PISSES ME OFF SO MUCH. don't even get me going about the gender crap. their is ONLY TWO GENDERS (MALE & FEMALE) (BOY & GIRL) (MAN & WOMAN) PERIOD. STOP teaching that CRAP TO THE CHILDREN IS JUST SO WRONG. IT IS NOT OK TO BE GAY & TEACHING IT TO SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IS WRONG PERIOD IF YOU WANT TO GRO UP AND BE GAY its your choice KEEP IT TO YOUR SELF"S PERIOD BRAINWASHING OUR CHILDREN IN SCHOOL DOSEN'T GIVE THEM THE CHOICE AND OR CHANCE TO BE NORMAL PERIOD. (GOD MADE ADAM & EVE NOT ADAM & STEVE) PERIOD

Response by SP6 Greg Jetter made Mar 6 at 2024 7:22 PM

SP6 Greg Jetter — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 19:22:10 -0500

How about we re name them to woke names
Fort Bragg = Fort pro noun
Fort Rucker = Fort Bottoms Surgery
Fort Benning = Fort inclusive
Fort Gordon = Fort Feelings Matter
Fort Hood = Fort Gay Pride
Fort Polk = Fort Non binary
Fort A.P.Hill = Fort harmones rage
Fort Belvoir = Fort Safe Spaces
Fort Lee = Fort Clinton oh no wait , wasn't Clinton a confederat slave holder , so no go there....
Fort Picket = Fort we give up don't hurt us please.

Name them any thing you want , at this point in time most veterans are sick and tired of the woke bullshit , and command wonders why folks will not re -up and no one will join up .
have fun trying to fight and win a war with the crap you are promoting .

Response by MAJ Kenneth McGovern made Apr 25 at 2024 7:17 PM

MAJ Kenneth McGovern — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:17:35 -0400

Commie move.

Response by TSgt Gregg Stephenson made Apr 30 at 2024 10:25 PM

TSgt Gregg Stephenson — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 22:25:18 -0400

Name them after flowers and fairy tale princesses. This is the direction our military is headed anyway.

Response by SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made May 16 at 2024 10:32 AM

SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 16 May 2024 10:32:00 -0400

Leave it alone, they’ve been named For so many years and they want to change it due to people sensitivity, well I say if you’re that sensitive, then you shouldn’t be in the service and or since you haven’t served, then you have no say.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 7 at 2024 5:10 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 17:10:46 -0400

This attitude that it's happening so "drive on" is unwise in an all volunteer force. In the short term, of course, this is a fact in a top down organization like the military. But keep forcing crap that many SMs dislike, especially meaningless virtue signaling garbage like this, and you will soon be giving orders to NOBODY. This politicization and wokeness has already done great damage to our national security. Many of the best have left, and I have serious doubts about the fighting ability of those who remain/recently joined. One of Trump's highest priority must be to undue the purge of patriots that began with obama, and has continued with biden.

Response by SPC William Richardson made Jun 8 at 2024 2:42 PM

SPC William Richardson — Sat, 08 Jun 2024 14:42:07 -0400

leave them alone quit trying to change history wait here's some name 's fort Braxton Bragg fort Edmond Rucker fort Henry Benning and so on

Response by SFC Fernando Campos made Jun 10 at 2024 12:46 AM

SFC Fernando Campos — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 00:46:30 -0400

Leave it alone. None of us served at these installations because of their names. These men were all military men in our armed forces of the time long before the civil war. Until everyone understands what the civil war was about, it had nothing to do with slavery, it was all about unfair taxation and States' rights. All Paratroopers, Rangers, LRRPs, LRS, LRPs, Special Forces, even Delta will always remember FT Benning and FT Bragg as Ft Benning and Ft Bragg.

Response by 1SG Jason Almond made Jun 10 at 2024 9:41 AM

1SG Jason Almond — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 09:41:47 -0400

Simply update the list. Vietnam veterans and onto a more contemporary time…… and maybe also name military bases for people that were on our side.

To a point, I understand the ‘erase history’ argument- but you’re equating the naming of a post with erasing history. I have yet to meet someone who isn’t southern, white, and almost always male, who says this. And yes- I’m all of those things as well.
The Germans did everything we could to erase the Nazis in their day-to-day life. No one has forgotten. The Japanese did the same with their imperial past.

The legacy of slavery is even worse because it’s so easy even now see the traces.

And no, I’m not a reparations person. Reparations should have been paid 160 years ago. From what I understand, some allowances were given to some former slaves.

Back to turn around and do it now would be rewarding people who were never slaves on the backs of people who never owned slaves-people who grew up in a completely different time.

These things aren’t directly tied together, unless you consider the fact that they’re both unearned. No one now deserves to be paid for slavery.

No one now deserves to be honored for it.

Change the names.

Response by SFC Richard Baerlocher made Jun 12 at 2024 1:55 AM

SFC Richard Baerlocher — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 01:55:19 -0400

There has been many Medal of Honor winners that posts coul;d be namedfor as well as Renowned General Officers that posts could be named after. General Eisenhower, General Omar Badley, General Patton, General Luck, General Schwarzkopf just to name a few.

Response by SP5 Roger Hurst made Jun 12 at 2024 11:54 AM

SP5 Roger Hurst — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:54:50 -0400

Don't re name them

Response by SPC David Elzinga made Jun 12 at 2024 1:05 PM

SPC David Elzinga — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:05:42 -0400

Only reason it was done is a political group is trying to destroy and rewrite the our history, due to hurt feelings

Response by LCDR Dave Spurlock made Jun 13 at 2024 3:02 AM

LCDR Dave Spurlock — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 03:02:03 -0400

The DoD has turned into a Woke wasteland. Whether those folks wore grey or blue uniforms is not relevant. They were military officers trained in their professional tactics. It’s like these stupid holidays “Junteenth” this holiday is woke crap.

Take the politics and social engineering out of the DoD and simply focus on the job of protecting the ideals of our Republic and killing the bad guys. Wake up America! Fire Lloyd Austin! Recall that idiot Miley to Active Duty and investigate him and Austin for Dereliction of Duty and other UCMJ offenses.

I pray that this DoD will never have to worry about near-peer battles. The Russians and ChiComms will laugh at the DoD’s frilly issue panties.

Response by SGT Doug Blanchard made Jun 13 at 2024 3:24 PM

SGT Doug Blanchard — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 15:24:20 -0400

They need to leave well enough alone. It will not stop with just these Army posts being renamed. This is plain outright political B.S.
Just like where they have taken down statues up north of Christopher Columbus, have renamed a number of middle and high schools where I live, trying to get the name of Jacksonville, FL changed. On the grounds it was named after a Confederate President. FYI, it was named after Andrew Jackson wha was a U.S. president.
But like the saying goes, " those that fail to study history are bound to repeat it". Tearing down monuments and statues of Confederate generals, renaming Army Posts, the Navy renaming a ship named after someone that was French, along with all the power idiocy that the left comes up with. Well.............

Response by MAJ William Steenborg made Jun 13 at 2024 6:41 PM

MAJ William Steenborg — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:41:31 -0400

My suggestion is to leave the military alone. Our history is our history, warts & all! The U.S. Armed Forces are among the last that our citizens have unwavering respect & support. Do NOT do anything to politicize or anything else that weakens this important bastion of our nation!

Response by LCpl Kenny Kellar made Jun 13 at 2024 6:54 PM

LCpl Kenny Kellar — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:54:31 -0400

Great military leaders are just that. These bases are named after commanders of some esteem, no matter which army

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 13 at 2024 9:31 PM

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 21:31:00 -0400

My recommendation is, like replacing cubicles and office chairs every 2 years and buying entire squadrons $400 YETI Coolers (every 2 years), stop spending money on things that most don’t even recognize and do very little for the dust and dirt buried in the ground. When I’m dead and gone, I won’t know or remember what was named after me or who I may have benefitted. We have soldiers living in slums and privatized housing in many installations looks like the wastings away in Southeast and East Central Arkansas. I couldn’t even tell you who Nellis, Hurlburt, Eglin, MacDill, Sill, or Travis were. The people of my heritage were marched from Georgia and South Carolina into an arm pit. Native American population reduced by 99% in a 100 year period. I make the choice to deal with it and remember what the govt is capable, and move on toward a better existence (I do question that these days). Changing the sign on the gate doesn’t improve my promotability, make me more mission ready, or improve my living conditions. It’s another example of the govt doing something in theatrics that effectively does nothing. Like the Official policies and the “What we’re really doing” policies (stop movement, anyone?) Erasing it all leaves no warning for the future. Perhaps there’s something to that.

Response by PFC Tim Arnett made Jun 14 at 2024 12:23 AM

PFC Tim Arnett — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:23:13 -0400

MY ANSWER IS SIMPLLE, WITHOUT PREJUDICE. MY FAMILY GOING BACK TO THE 3RD AND 4TH GENERATION SERVED FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2 LT JOSEPH HENLEY BARKER, AND HIS SON, CPL JOHN ANDERSON BARKER (4TH WEST VIRGINIA CALVARY). MY SON JACOB AND MYSELF ALSO SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES MILIARY, THE ARMY AND THE MARINES. WE WOKE UP AND STOOD FACING THE DIVISION HEADQUARTES FLAG AT MORNING AND EVENING FORMATION. AS SUCH WE CARRY ON THE TRADITION OF AMERICANS WHO DID TAKE THE OATH TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THESE UNITED STATES AND OBEY THE ORDERS OF OUR COMMANDER IN CHIEF (THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA). THAT'S WHAT I KNOW, AND THAT'S WHAT MY GRANDFATHER'S ALSO KNEW. NEARLY 700,000 PERISHED ON BOTH SIDES OVER 4 YEARS. THERE ARE STILL SOME IDIOTS (EVEN IN CONGRESS) WHO TALK ABOUT AGAIN SECEDING FROM THE UNION AGAIN. WELL?

Response by CPT Jeff Reichardt made Jun 14 at 2024 11:40 AM

CPT Jeff Reichardt — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 11:40:00 -0400

Leave history alone and learn from it. Or you will end up repeating it.

Response by MSgt XFltmedk Usaf made Jun 14 at 2024 3:39 PM

MSgt XFltmedk Usaf — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:39:39 -0400

Installations should be named after an individual that has shown exemplary leadership in that particular branch (enlisted/officers) AND is from that particular local where that installation is at (promotes local support in recognizing someone from their city/town state.
As the Confederacy waged a war against a current government and lost, their 'heroes' should NOT be recognized. It would be like renaming the U.S. Capital after a Jan 6th protesters that caused the greatest harm and or death of a capital police officer. IMHO.

Response by MSgt XFltmedk Usaf made Jun 14 at 2024 3:39 PM

MSgt XFltmedk Usaf — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:39:55 -0400

Response by CPL Theodore Moore made Jun 15 at 2024 2:26 PM

CPL Theodore Moore — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 14:26:42 -0400

Is there a Fort York? a Fort Audi Murphy? Maybe we can name them after some enlisted heroes. But, to glorify rebels who fought to maintain a system that enslaved our fellow Americans (I'm white.) is an affront to our fellow citizens.

Response by LCpl Steve Zupan made Jun 15 at 2024 7:57 PM

LCpl Steve Zupan — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 19:57:55 -0400

No, Fort George Floyd...

Response by SFC Joseph Behmke made Jun 17 at 2024 6:54 AM

SFC Joseph Behmke — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 06:54:35 -0400

Have service members vote on if they want to change the names. Set up a website or on here. Only those with honorable discharges, active or retired service can vote on this. Advise Pres. Trump to reverse this BS when he takes office!

Response by CPO Melvin Miller made Jun 17 at 2024 8:46 AM

CPO Melvin Miller — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 08:46:41 -0400

I agree with uou sir. Leave them alone. This was our history for good or bad. These bases were named afterheroes of the Confederacy who were heroes to those that live duirng that time. We have gotten too political correct. I agree some of these people have had their reputation tarnished. Where do we stop. Some of the places have been named after some former presidents and politicians. Deorge Washington and Thomas jefferson owned slaves. Do we take their names off of everything. I believe the names should be returned to those bases and at the entrances have a historical sign explaining who and why this base was named after this person. Battle etc. Thirty or more years down the road we will be offended by some of the names out there today. Hell even a few of the Indian tribes want their names put back on sports teams etc. It was honoring them not degrading them. Yes I do understand fully why some of these names are offensive. Its our history. We have an aircraft carrier named after a presidnet who slept with other women besides his wife. Where do we stop. The only solution to not offend anyone is just number them base 1. base 2. ships just by their hull number. We are not honoring those we had determined to be heroes to the people at that time. We have a President and a past President nomatter what side you areonI would notwant a base or ship named after either one. Name bases after MOH recipients. We will never get this right. Our congress cannot be bipartisan as it is how do we expect an ordinary citizen group to do the same.

Response by CPO Melvin Miller made Jun 17 at 2024 8:48 AM

CPO Melvin Miller — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 08:48:42 -0400

Simple solution Name tehm for the city they are near.

Response by SGT David Priode made Jun 18 at 2024 12:01 PM

SGT David Priode — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:01:12 -0400

When I was in I didn't care who the base was named after, I had too many other things to think about, with that said the money used for renaming could be used for better things to improve the quality of life for soldiers on those bases. Being a old timer Ft. Bragg will always be Ft. Bragg, same with Ft. Benning and Ft. Hood to me. I think the bases should not be renamed but if they have to be renamed I like SSG Roger Ayscue post on the names they should be changed too.

Response by SFC Lyle Green made Jun 18 at 2024 4:14 PM

SFC Lyle Green — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:14:22 -0400

Compound Rainbow, Installation FLYOD, Fort RUMPP, Ft. Inclusive, Ft. mRNA, Ft. Adadicktome, Ft. Stalin,

Response by SGT Juan Robledo made Jun 18 at 2024 4:44 PM

SGT Juan Robledo — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:44:52 -0400

Ft Hood to Ft Audie Murphy

Response by PFC Clifford Kelley made Jun 18 at 2024 5:27 PM

PFC Clifford Kelley — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 17:27:22 -0400

Name them all whining coward base. Since no one in charge has the nuts to stand against it.

Response by SPC Kenneth Berry made Jun 19 at 2024 10:27 AM

SPC Kenneth Berry — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:27:22 -0400

I say leave them alone. Changing a name does not change the history. The south has it's right to their history. Why not change the names of the north. Wokeness is a cancer that needs to be removed. Being white is now a bad thing, says you the left. Go ahead and remove history, it always repeats itself.

Response by SP5 Larry Boggs made Jun 20 at 2024 8:48 AM

SP5 Larry Boggs — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 08:48:03 -0400

It’s not erasing history—it’s correcting a mistake. It says individuals that took an oath of allegiance to the United States and then took up arms against it should not be honored by naming an important facility after them. I am a member of the VFW and VVA and something I like that both organizations do: they start every meeting with the pledge of allegiance It reminds me of what is is the essence of what our country is and should be the standard by which we judge ourselves and our actions. It says we are one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for ALL. It is not justice for all to have black soldiers serve on bases named after people who fought to deny them liberty. I say this as a southern who’s ancestors to a man fought for the losing side and I am not a wild eyed lefty. I am just a believer in the fundamental principle on which our country was founded “ all men are created equal” and our civil war was fought to save that ideal as Lincoln said so eloquently in his Gettysburg Address.

Response by SP5 Carl Hollander made Jun 21 at 2024 10:58 PM

SP5 Carl Hollander — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 22:58:53 -0400

A great way to spend the taxpayers money -destroying tradition is just one of the great ways to demoralize soldiers . Next we need lower physical and intelligence standards and the 43rd interior design battalion to defend us from the thousands of spies , terrorist and criminals which are now all over the country.

Response by Col Dan Ketter made Aug 28 at 2024 10:07 PM

Col Dan Ketter — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 22:07:34 -0400

To stop it. It unnecessary

Response by SP5 Don Gula made Oct 22 at 2024 9:22 AM

SP5 Don Gula — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:22:58 -0400

Such a huge waste of money for a bunch of BS. When the Woke starts asking for money, they already chose where to put it.

Response by CWO3 Robert Fong made Oct 31 at 2024 10:40 AM

CWO3 Robert Fong — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:40:58 -0400

Wait and see what the outcome is on Nov 5th.

Response by SMSgt Charles Olson made Nov 10 at 2024 6:57 AM

SMSgt Charles Olson — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 06:57:47 -0500

I had someone tell me Confederate officers were committing treason when they fought. I always try to remember that, at the time, they were fighting for what they believed was right and honorable. Not all were fighting for (or against) slavery; state rights were also in question. I don't like the changes based on that premise (i.e., officers were treasonous), but I do understand if people of color are upset.

Response by PO2 David Hamilton made Nov 21 at 2024 11:23 AM

PO2 David Hamilton — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:23:38 -0500

With incoming President Trump change back all the Fort's to there original names. The military is no place for woke politics!!!

Response by Kenn Evans II made Nov 21 at 2024 12:55 PM

Kenn Evans II — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:55:27 -0500

Leave then alone. Embrace U.S. History and quit trying to sanitize it to be politically correct. Nothing about preparing for war during times of peace and protecting our country is politically correct.

Response by LTC John Wilson made Nov 21 at 2024 2:20 PM

LTC John Wilson — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:20:08 -0500

I know this comment is late to the game, but I offer it just the same...

First, I find it suspect that the Democrat Party is now eager to whitewash a history that they were so proud to commemorate (most of these forts were named during the Wilson and FDR administrations) as part of their "Noble Lost Cause" historical revision narrative some five generations ago.

Second, I am not in favor of changing names of facilities that have been so christened for the past 100 or 80 odd years. Doing so erases the proud heritage and past memories these sites have earned independent of their sullied namesakes.

Third, if we ignore abhorrent politics of those namesakes, their battlefield exploits remain worthy of emulation. I recall the halls of Bundeswehr tankers with murals commemorating the exploits of their World War II tank aces -- including Waffen SS. They did so to emulate their battlefield performance, not their political leanings.

General Lee, for example, was one of only six cadets in his class to complete the United States Military Academy at West Point without accruing a single demerit. His service to the United States before and after the Civil War proved honorable. Should we also erase any study of his tactical and operational performance to prepare our present and future leaders along with his name just because he fought to defend slavery?

Fourth, if we must erase these names and replace them with the names of others, then I would prefer we chose names of general officers from the Union side and after... preferably names we can actually pronounce and which best suit the prime mission of those forts based on the like contributions of their new namesakes. For example, the best new moniker for Fort Hood would be Fort Patton. Benning easily swaps to Bradley; Gordon to Myer; Bragg to Gavin or Ridgeway; Lee to McNair or Somervell; and Belvoir to Gross.

And at this point we must stop "cancelling" historic figures because of a fallacious strain of "Presentism" -- judging people and things from the past based on our present day moral standards. Perhaps we should all do well to adopt Lee's vision of forbearance as the hallmark of a Gentleman (and a Lady) before we continue this constant "cancelling" of the imperfect people who helped -- in one fashion or another -- establish the greatest nation on the planet:

“ The forbearing use of power does not only form a touchstone, but the manner in which an individual enjoys certain advantages over others is a test of a true gentleman.

The power which the strong have over the weak, the employer over the employed, the educated over the unlettered, the experienced over the confiding, even the clever over the silly--the forbearing or inoffensive use of all this power or authority, or a total abstinence from it when the case admits it, will show the men in a plain light.

The gentleman does not needlessly and unnecessarily remind an offender of a wrong he may have committed against him. He cannot only forgive, he can forget; and he strives for that nobleness of self and mildness of character which impart sufficient strength to let the past be but the past. A true man of honor feels humbled when he cannot help humbling others.”
― Robert E. Lee

Response by SGM Bobby Langford Sr made Nov 21 at 2024 5:38 PM

SGM Bobby Langford Sr — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:38:38 -0500

The name of the installation has been there for decades, it was Ludacris to change, "Put Them Back".
Bobby Langford, Sr., Ret. Sergeant Major.

Response by CPO Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 22 at 2024 12:19 PM

CPO Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:19:36 -0500

Name them after the Native American Indian tribes that were dominant in the area where the base is located.

Response by SPC Robert Bowen made Nov 22 at 2024 1:42 PM

SPC Robert Bowen — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 13:42:55 -0500

I agree. Leave them alone. Our history is just that. One thing that we need to remember is that the men that these bases are named after, wether they were confederate or union, they were Americans first and they all went to schools like West Point to become officers. Where they ended up on either side of the line is irrelevant. They were doing the job that they were trained to do. These were great men. They were great officers. They deserve to be honored for their service and their sacrifice. Stop trying to change history. It is just that, history. Get over it.

Response by AN Ron Wright made Nov 22 at 2024 4:32 PM

AN Ron Wright — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:32:13 -0500

All they are trying to do is to erase history. Most of these bases have been there decades if not longer and only the last 8 years they became offensive. This speaks to hate and division pushed onto America from the Obama/biden admin

Response by SGT Ruben Lozada made Nov 22 at 2024 6:16 PM

SGT Ruben Lozada — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:16:09 -0500

Good afternoon SSG Carlos Madden. Excellent post. Thank you for sharing this Brother Carlos. I don't think this is a great concept. I'm sure there are other deserving individuals that should be honored. :->

Response by MCPO Gary Uzonyi made Nov 22 at 2024 7:33 PM

MCPO Gary Uzonyi — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:33:12 -0500

I believe for the sake of history they be left as is. However, if they absolutely must be changed, name them after other Civil War Heros.

Response by 2LT Randolph Rhode made Nov 22 at 2024 10:04 PM

2LT Randolph Rhode — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:04:57 -0500

Apparently you have not tried to secure military hospital medical records for a VA disability claim. Renaming makes it harder.

Response by MSG William Wold made Nov 23 at 2024 9:18 PM

MSG William Wold — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 21:18:32 -0500

Leave it alone already.

Response by SFC Phillip Webb made Nov 24 at 2024 9:12 AM

SFC Phillip Webb — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 09:12:41 -0500

Ft. Polk will always be Ft. Polk to me, Ft. Benning will always be Ft. Benning to me, and Ft. Bragg will always be Ft. Bragg to me. They are a part of MY history and no WOKE p,,,y will ever take that away from me. I have already studied American (and world) history in depth and I know the truths. You can't change my history or lie to me about America's (or the world's) history to me. And for the black Americans who are concerned about Black history, I have already proven on multiple occasions that I know more about Black history than most of the Blacks that I know or have met. I am white.

Response by PO1 William Van Syckle made Nov 25 at 2024 4:08 AM

PO1 William Van Syckle — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 04:08:23 -0500

All my documents say Fort Polk, Fort Gordon, Fort Bragg, Fort Hood, etc… I will never call them anything else. It’s as simple as that…..

Response by SGT(P) Michael Walker made Nov 25 at 2024 10:46 AM

SGT(P) Michael Walker — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:46:38 -0500

Doesn’t really matter, they will all be named after nazi’s or Russians now!

Response by SGT Richard L. Stone made Nov 25 at 2024 11:23 AM

SGT Richard L. Stone — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 11:23:32 -0500

Leave it alone.

Response by PO1 William Robertson made Nov 28 at 2024 4:51 AM

PO1 William Robertson — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 04:51:52 -0500

How about leaving the names intact? They were all Americans, regardless of what side they fought for.

Response by SGT Brian “Doc” Burry made Nov 28 at 2024 9:53 PM

SGT Brian “Doc” Burry — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 21:53:45 -0500

Leave history alone, and do not rewrite politically agenda based history

Response by Edward Samsen made Dec 22 at 2024 3:28 AM

Edward Samsen — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 03:28:04 -0500

Leave them as they are, stop trying to rewrite history.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 22 at 2024 8:49 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 20:49:25 -0500

I find these name changes utterly repugnant. I will always refer to the Forts as they were before the 2023 name changes. I absolutely refuse to call them by their new names. I and a buddy stationed at Fort Benning during our careers recently spent a week there on vacation for the 40th anniversary of the 3rd Ranger Battalion of which he was an original member. Whenever we talked to anyone, it was only referred to as Fort Benning, and that is what it will always be!

Response by Sgt Hollie Landram made Dec 23 at 2024 5:39 AM

Sgt Hollie Landram — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:39:13 -0500

None. They're fine as they are. Everything does not need to be "fixed". They're honored because of military strategies or wars/battles won. Not everything is about race.

Response by COL Patrick Briley made Dec 23 at 2024 12:43 PM

COL Patrick Briley — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:43:28 -0500

Renaming the bases is pretty stupid and supported by spineless leaders who have no appreciation of history. As a former DPW, I can tell you the cost of doing this was in the millions and our idiotic congress ensured that the DoD put that at the top of the list, which meant remediating mold in barracks, military construction, routine maintenance, was put on back burner. So....Soldiers lose because of dumb decisions.

Response by TSgt Jeff Tessman made Dec 23 at 2024 9:22 PM

TSgt Jeff Tessman — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 21:22:52 -0500

Stupidity dictating a demand… What a sad day!

Response by LTC Jason Carter made Dec 25 at 2024 11:24 AM

LTC Jason Carter — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 11:24:10 -0500

I have a suggestion, leave the names alone. Save that Billion dollars (or however much it was) and put it to good use. Update barracks, chow halls, etc. They've been named that for over 100 years and now's a good time to rename them? Seems nobody complained until very recently

Response by SFC Timothy Ross made Dec 26 at 2024 7:12 AM

SFC Timothy Ross — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:12:04 -0500

Being directed does not make it a done deal, or that a change in mission may be needed to achieve victory. This is our history. So much Blood, Sweat, and Tears has been lost to defend our freedom. Those soldiers that shed those Blood, Sweat, and Tears were from every Color, Faith, and Ideology in the world bound together with an oath to defend this Nation and it's Constitution. Even in side our ranks there were many victories that caused us as soldiers to recognize the changes needed to bring equality to our family. It is a disgrace to our Nation The United States Of America to bend a knee to this woke ideology. The last election demands this dishonor to our heritage be stopped. These names show the world how far our Nation has come from a dark past to a bright future together all as one people able to overcome.

Response by 1SG Rick Seekman made Dec 26 at 2024 8:06 AM

1SG Rick Seekman — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:06:26 -0500

hope that they go back to there former names. lets stop erasing history.

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 26 at 2024 6:09 PM

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:09:02 -0500

Already done. Opinions at this point have no impact on the events.

Response by PO3 Dan Harrison made Dec 27 at 2024 10:40 AM

PO3 Dan Harrison — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:43 -0500

Go back to their original names.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 2 at 2025 12:59 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:59:04 -0500

One word....DON'T. This reflects the brilliance of our current CnC....thankfully for less than 3 more weeks!!!

Response by SPC Randy Torgerson made Jan 4 at 2025 7:08 PM

SPC Randy Torgerson — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 19:08:34 -0500

Not only do I disagree. I think your going to find out that the new administration is going to put a stop to this non-sense.

Response by PO3 Donald Murphy made Jan 23 at 2025 11:22 PM

PO3 Donald Murphy — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:22:40 -0500

As an interesting aside, I served onboard a nuclear missile submarine - our key deterrent weapon. I retired in 1993 and interestingly enough, there were two sister shapes with interesting names:

USS Robert E Lee
USS Stonewall Jackson

Response by PO1 Kenneth Brock made Jan 30 at 2025 9:37 AM

PO1 Kenneth Brock — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 09:37:47 -0500

If possible name them based on the County they are located

Response by PO1 Kenneth Brock made Jan 30 at 2025 12:27 PM

PO1 Kenneth Brock — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:27:35 -0500

Response by SP5 George Butts made Feb 8 at 2025 11:57 AM

SP5 George Butts — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:57:10 -0500

One thing came to mind as I read this post and responses that made me think. I visited the Pearl Harbor Memorial and watched an old video of the crew of the Battleship Missouri giving a military-honor burial to the Kamikaze pilot who died crashing into the ship. The pilot was not honored for his politics or national ideology; HE was honored as a loyal & brave solider who carried out HIS mission.

Response by MAJ Jay Callaham made Feb 8 at 2025 4:19 PM

MAJ Jay Callaham — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:19:59 -0500

To those who served on those bases, the original names ARE the names. Period. I've never set foot on Ft. "Liberty" or "Cavasos" or any of those that are newly named. The were and ever shall be FORT BRAGG and Fort Hood to me. Those posts were given those names originally as a sign of reconciliation, a recognition of the former Confederate States and people as fully accepted parts of the United States of America. Should that line of thought no longer apply? No more reconciliation? No more consideration of those states and people as fully American? Restore the original names and then leave 'em be. The WOKE BS should never have been infused into the military in the first place, and should be expunged now.

Response by Capt James F. (Jim) Bard, Jr. made Feb 8 at 2025 10:20 PM

Capt James F. (Jim) Bard, Jr. — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 22:20:13 -0500

My suggestion for renaming is simple - don't do it. The Civil War was fought by Americans against other Americans; someone had to lose. These men were on the losing side, but they remain notable Americans.