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The Army and Navy academies should change the names of landmarks and memorials honoring Confederate leaders, according to the final Naming Commission report to Congress.
The Naming Commission identified a dozen assets named for Confederate leaders and sympathizers at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and three assets at the U.S. Naval Academy, according to a report the group submitted to Congress.
The Naming Commission released the latest of its recommendations to rid the military of tributes to secessionists who fought against the U.S. during the Civil War.