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Ilbusca/Getty Images(FORT LEE, Va.) -- Fort Lee, a U.S. Army post named after the leader of the Confederate army during the Civil War, was renamed Fort Gregg-Adams in honor of two Black U.S. Army trailblazers during a redesignation ceremony Thursday. "I hope that this community will look with pride on the name Fort Gregg-Adams and that the name will instill pride in every soldier entering our mighty gates," said Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg, one of the pioneers the Virginia post is renamed after, during the ceremony. Among his accomplishments in over 35 years of service beginning in 1946, G...

Army makes history Thursday by naming Fort Gregg-Adams after a person still living, as well as the first post honoring Black soldiers

Fort Lee base renamed in honor of Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt . Col. Charity Adams, marking a first in US history - Anadolu Ajansı

After more than a century as Fort Lee, the Army officially renamed the post Fort Gregg-Adams on Thursday, honoring two Black officers who helped pave the way for an integrated military.

The US Army renamed Virginia’s Fort Lee military base Thursday in honor of two Black service members, following a branch-wide push to rename bases named after Confederate leaders.