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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Army won't be renaming any bases named after Confederates
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/army-foresees-no-changes-to-bases-named-for-confederate-generals-1.354456WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) Despite the furor over displays of the Confederate flag in South Carolina and other onetime secessionist states, the Pentagon does not intend to rename military installations named after Confederate generals or other officers.
Some of the countrys biggest military bases, among them Fort Bragg, N.C., and Fort Hood, Texas, carry the names of Confederate heroes who were once reviled north of the Mason-Dixon line but revered throughout the South.
But the Army doesnt view the names as representing the Confederacy.
Every Army installation is named for a soldier who holds a place in our military history, said Brig. Gen. Malcolm Frost, chief spokesman for the Army. Accordingly, these historic names represent individuals, not causes or ideologies.
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The Army won't be renaming any bases named after Confederates (Original Post)
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underpants
(182,877 posts)1. It would cost a fortune.
Contracts would have to rewritten. Orders too.
catnhatnh
(8,976 posts)2. Hey General Frost-
-"Those" soldiers no more hold a place in our military history then do Hirohito or Rommel. In short they are enemy commanders and losers. They hold a place as enemies and losers for the same reasons-going to war against us and killing US troops. I'll bet if congress voted to cut off funding for installations named for confederates you would soon enough find US military leaders worthy of having their names placed on them...
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)3. That's it. I'm boycotting all Army bases til they're changed.