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A Congressional committee created to manage the removal of Confederate names from military properties has announced new names for nearly a dozen bases.
On Tuesday,The Naming Commissionrevealed its suggestions for renaming nine military installations in its efforts to remove the names of Confederate leaders who fought against the Union during the Civil War.
The Naming Commission’s suggestions, which include people of color and women, are as follows:
— North Carolina’sFort Braggwould be named Fort Liberty in tribute to the “American value” of liberty
— Texas’Fort Hoodwould be renamed Fort Cavazos in honor ofGen. Richard E. Cavazos
— Georgia’sFort Gordonwould be renamed Fort Eisenhower in tribute to former President and Army Gen.Dwight D. Eisenhower
— Virginia’sFort A.P. Hillwould be renamed Fort Walker in remembrance ofDr. Mary Edwards Walker
— Georgia’sFort Benningto be renamed Fort Moore to honorLt. Gen. Hal Moore and Julia Moore
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— Virginia’sFort Pickettwould be renamed Fort Barfoot, acknowledgingTech. Sgt. Van T. Barfoot
— Alabama’sFort Ruckerwould be renamed Fort Novosel, in remembrance ofCW4 Michael J. Novosel Sr.
— Louisiana’sFort Polkwould be renamed Fort Johnson, in recognition ofSgt. William Henry Johnson
— Virginia’sFort Leeto Fort Gregg-Adams, commemoratingLt. Gen. Arthur J. Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams, two Black service members
Representative Adam Smith of Washington said the new names “honor and celebrate the strength and diversity of the service members” and honor “military families and the values that serve as a cornerstone of our democracy.”
“This list is but a first step in addressing Confederate symbolism in the U.S. military, a process that is more than symbolic,” Smith said in astatement.
source: people.com
