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Many notable landmarks bearing the name Eisenhower spread across the country, including the renowned Eisenhower Medical Center, located at Fort Gordon just southwest of Augusta, Ga. Now, the entire U.S.

Georgia’s Fort Gordon was re-designated Fort Eisenhower on Friday, becoming the last of nine Army posts to be stripped of their former Confederate general names.

The Pentagon on Friday in a ceremony renamed the U.S. Army base in August, Ga., to honor the service of former President Eisenhower. Fort Eisenhower, formerly known as Fort Gordon, was the last of nine military posts to receive new names as part of the Biden administration’s initiative to remove names honoring Confederate soldiers. “We’re…

The names of Confederate leaders who took up arms against the United States in the Civil War have been fully stripped from Army installations, as the former Fort Gordon in Georgia was renamed Fort Eisenhower on Friday.

With the official renaming Friday of Fort Gordon to Fort Eisenhower in Georgia, the Army has now renamed nine installations that previously honored Confederate generals.

The Friday ceremony marked the conclusion of the post-renaming process.

With the official renaming Friday of Fort Gordon to Fort Eisenhower in Georgia, the Army has now renamed nine installations that previously honored Confederate generals.

With the official renaming Friday of Fort Gordon to Fort Eisenhower in Georgia, the Army has now renamed nine installations that previously honored Confederate generals.

The Friday ceremony marked the conclusion of the post-renaming process.

The Friday ceremony marked the conclusion of the post-renaming process.