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Secretary of Defense OK's base renaming of Fort Gordon, others
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFort Gordon is one step closer to being Fort Eisenhower. On Thursday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J....
A Yale scholar helped rename Confederate landmarks
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 11 months agorename bases Military bases across the country have already received new names, in light of ongoing changes to remove Confederate references to federal...
Charita Goshay: People who attack their own country don't need to be honored
The Repository via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFort Bragg, North Carolina, is a big part of my family's story. In the summer of 1959, my uncle Jon...
A celebration of legacy: Fort Gordon officially becomes Fort Eisenhower at renaming ceremony
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPresident and five-star general Dwight D. Eisenhower now officially has a military installation...
Opinion: My family lost the Civil War. Last year they finally gave up this symbol of power
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoEditor’s Note: K. Denise Rucker Krepp, a career Navy civilian employee, is a former Maritime...
These bases were named after Confederates, now titles may be ditched. Here's what vets say
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs a young military service member, Richard Kingsberry said he wasn’t aware that two of the bases...
'Soldier on': Special Forces recognizes long-time Fort Bragg veteran, employee
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFORT BRAGG — For the past 70 years, retired Command Sgt. Maj. David Clark has woken up at 4 a.m. to...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III approves renaming of military bases
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Department of Defense has approved the renaming of nine military bases that honor confederate...
At a key moment in the war, the US is rushing to get powerful Abrams tanks to Ukraine faster
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn M1A2 Abrams at the Army Armor School at Fort Benning in Georgia on April 29, 2022.US Army/Spc....
House Republicans urge Pentagon to block removal of a Confederate memorial from Arlington National...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe elaborately designed monument in Arlington National Cemetery offers a mythologized and sanitized...