Fort Gordon introduced as Fort Eisenhower as final US Army base removes Confederate name
The last of the U.S. Army bases named for a Confederate general was formally introduced as Fort Eisenhower Friday. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth arrived at the Augusta, Georgia, installation in a vintage World War II Jeep like the ones used to cart around war hero and 32nd president Dwight D. Eisenhower, according to Task & Purpose. Eisenhower commanded Allied Forces battling the Axis ...