READ OF THE DAY
Renaming 9 Confederate-honoring Army posts will cost $21M
By Meghann Myers and Irene Loewenson
Aug 9, 11:15 AM
Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division walk to their C-17 aircraft for a jump on April 13, 2021, at Fort Bragg, N.C. (Spc. Emely Opio/Army)
The first part of an independent commission’s report on the project to strip Confederate namesakes from installations, ships, awards and more went to Congress on Monday, according to a release.
Along with the reasons for the renaming and the process by which new names were selected, the report
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT Charlie Lee
PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ]
SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) SrA John Monette SFC Bernard Walko
SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace SGT Mark Anderson SGT Steve McFarland SFC Ralph E Kelley