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U.S. Army Veteran served in Japan at end of Vietnam War
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Charles Officer was born in Enid, Oklahoma, in 1955. In 1966, when he was 11...
Fort Augusta? Fort Versace? These and other names considered to replace Fort Gordon
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA commission authorized by Congress to remove the names of Confederates from military installations...
Pentagon renames Georgia fort in final project to replace bases honoring Confederates
The Hill via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Pentagon on Friday in a ceremony renamed the U.S. Army base in August, Ga., to honor the service...
Army officially designates Fort Moore, dropping Confederate name Benning
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Army's training hub in Georgia was renamed Fort Moore during a ceremony Thursday, replacing the...
It Happened in Crawford County: Troop 40 members take on a different kind of service
Telegraph-Forum via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoEditor's Note: This is the last of a three-part series on Boy Scout Troop 40 from the 1960s....
Halfway through base name changes, business as usual across the Army
Army Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Army crossed the halfway mark in the final phase of shedding its Confederate base names when...
With Eisenhower renaming, Army’s 100+ years honoring Confederates ends
Army Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFORT EISENHOWER, Ga. — When this installation’s former namesake invaded Maryland, the U.S. Army shot...
The cost to rename 9 Confederacy-honoring Army bases has doubled
Military Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe cost of renaming the nine Army bases that honored the Confederacy has nearly doubled, an Army...
Forts Cavazos, Barfoot and Liberty — new names for army bases honor new heroes and lasting values,...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLt. Gen. Arthur Gregg attends a ceremony on April 27, 2023, in which a military base was renamed in...
Army Avoids War Hero Names as Fort Bragg Instead Becomes Fort Liberty
Military.com via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFort Bragg, North Carolina, was redesignated as Fort Liberty on Friday, marking it as the only major...