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So, we are possibly on the verge of WWIII, with Biden (apparently prematurely) announcing that nuclear Armageddon is the highest risk since the Cuban Missile Crisis.
But there is an election coming, so getting Dem votes has super high priority.
Somehow, spending lots of money to change the historical names of places is going to "inspire" our troops and improve our military.
Bases to be renamed include:
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The pandering and waste of taxpayer money will never end!
But there is an election coming, so getting Dem votes has super high priority.
Somehow, spending lots of money to change the historical names of places is going to "inspire" our troops and improve our military.
Bases to be renamed include:
- Fort Benning, Georgia - established in 1909, the fort was named for Confederate Brigadier General Henry Lewis Benning, who was born on a plantation owned by his parents and took an active role in pushing for the secession of Georgia from the union
- Fort Gordon, Georgia - established in 1941, the fort was named for Confederate Major General John Brown Gordon, who, after the fall of the Confederacy, became a US Senator and Governor of Georgia
- Fort Bragg, North Carolina - established in 1918, the fort is named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg, whose many losses are cited as highly consequential to the ultimate defeat of the Confederacy
- Fort Hood, Texas - established in 1942, the fort was named for Confederate General John Bell Hood. It was originally built to test and train soldiers to use World War II tank destroyers
- Fort Rucker, Alabama - established in 1942, the fort is named for Confederate General Edmund Rucker. The fort is primarily used for flight training for US Army Aviators
- Fort Polk, Louisiana - established in 1941, the fort was named for Confederate General Leonidas Polk, who was also the first Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana and subsequently the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America
- Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia - established in 1941, the fort was named for Confederate General Ambrose Powell Hill, a native Virginian who fought in the Mexican-American war and the Seminole Wars before he joined the confederacy
- Fort Pickett, Virginia - established in 1941, fort was named for Confederate General George Pickett, who is best know for leading the futile battle offensive on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg
- Fort Lee, Virginia - established as Camp Lee in 1917, the fort was named for famed Confederate General Robert E. Lee and is located on the historic grounds where Captain John Smith established some of the first plantations along the James River in the 17th century
US Army WILL rename nine forts that honor Confederate generals at a cost of $63M: Lloyd Austin defends move saying installations are 'powerful public symbols of our military'
- Following years of debate, the US Defense Department will rename nine US military bases named after Confederate generals
- The renaming process will also include 1,000 other Army installations named for Confederate Army generals and affiliates around the country
- Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the names of the forts and installations should 'inspire all those who call them home, fully reflect the history and the values of the United State
US Army WILL rename nine forts named after Confederate generals
After half-a-decade of debate, the US Department of Defense ha announced it will rename the nine US military bases that bear named of officers of the Confederacy.
The pandering and waste of taxpayer money will never end!
