Fort Gregg-Adams namesake: Fort Lee renamed to honor 2 Black officers
The U.S. Army renamed Fort Lee to Fort Gregg-Adams Thursday, the first time in military history that an installation was named after Black soldiers.
Source: usatoday.com
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Fort Gregg-Adams renamed to replace Confederate general Lee
The logistics and training base in Prince George County has been renamed to honor two trailblazing Black officers for the Army -- Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Gregg and Lt Col.
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Fort Lee Is Renamed
Fort Lee in Virginia, named for Confederate army Gen. Robert E. Lee, has been renamed Fort Gregg-Adams in honor of two Black officers who made "significant contributions"...
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Army Base Named For Robert E. Lee Changed To Honor Living Black General
The Army renamed Fort Lee, designated after the confederate general Robert E. Lee, after two black officers in a ceremony on Thursday.
Source: dailycaller.com
Army removing Confederate name of Virginia fort to honor Black heroes
Fort Lee, Virginia, named in honor of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, will take on a new name that honors two Black Army trailblazers.
Source: daytonatimes.com
Dayton's Lt. Col. Charity Adams honored in Virginia Army base designation
Dayton's Lt. Col. Charity Adams honored in Virginia Army base designation
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An Army fort named after Robert E. Lee now honors 2 pioneering Black officers
Fort Lee, named after the leader of Confederate forces during the Civil War, was redesignated on Thursday to honor Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams.
Source: kwit.org
Removing the 'legacy of slavery': Fort Lee gets renamed over 150 years after the Civil War
Fort Lee, an Army base in Virginia named after a Confederate general, was renamed on Thursday as Fort Gregg-Adams to honor Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams, two Black officers who served in the U.S. Army.
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US Army renames Fort Lee after 2 pioneering Black Army officers
The US Army renamed Virginias Fort Lee military base in honor of two Black service members, following a branch-wide push to rename bases named after Confederate leaders.
Source: wthitv.com
Fort Lee renamed in honor of 2 Black US Army trailblazers
Fort Lee was renamed Fort Gregg-Adams in honor of two Black U.S. Army trailblazers during a redesignation ceremony Thursday.
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