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A congressional commission tasked with finding names for bases named after Confederate figures delivered nine recommendations for changes to bases including Fort Benning, Fort Bragg and Fort Hood.Our goal was to inspire todays Soldiers and the local communities with names or values that have meani ..
In an effort to confront racial injustice in the military, a panel recommended nine US military bases to have their names changed.
The military gets its first look at which bases should be renamed for heroes that don't include ties to the Confederacy or Jim Crow-era past.
An independent commission is recommending new names for nine Army posts that now commemorate Confederate officers. Among the recommendations: Fort Bragg in...
Fort Bragg would become Fort Liberty. Fort Gordon would be Fort Eisenhower. And, for the first time, Army bases would be named after Black soldiers and women. An independent commission...