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My father, a real-life "Saving Private Ryan" veteran (first wave, third landing craft to touch the sand at Normandy), taught me many things, including never to let opinion outweigh fact.

Over 34,000 recommendations were submitted for nine installations named after Civil War rebel leaders.

| Retired Soldier Former soldier and head of the West Point history department Ty Seidule’s Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy—and explores why some of this country’s oldest wounds have never healed….from his official website. “Ty Seidule appointed by the SecDef to the Commission to change Confederate base names.”  Selling his book Robert E. Lee and Me “Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert E. Lee. From his southern childhood to his serv...

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Panelists selected, now work on renaming military sites honoring Confederate leaders will begin February 12 This Nov. 5, 2009, file photo shows the entrance to Fort Hood in Texas. The installation is one of 10 Army locations whose names honor Confederate leaders. (Jack Plunkett/AP) Defense and congressional leaders on Friday unveiled the eight-person panel charged with renaming military sites which currently honor Confederate leaders, work scheduled to be completed in the next three years....

I am pleased to announce today the names of four outstanding leaders who have agreed to serve as the Department's representatives to the...

The commission — created in the most recent National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) — is tasked with planning how to change “names, symbols, displays, monuments and paraphernalia to assets of the Department of Defense that commemorate the Confederate States of America or any person who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America” within three years. ADVERTISEMENT The Army’s 10 bases named after Confederate leaders have received the most public attention, but the legi...