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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Dayton's Lt. Col. Charity Adams honored in Virginia Army base designation
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.
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.
The US Army renamed Virginia's Fort Lee military base in honor of two Black service members, following a branch-wide push to rename bases named after Confederate leaders.
Fort Lee was renamed Fort Gregg-Adams in honor of two Black U.S. Army trailblazers during a redesignation ceremony Thursday.