US EditionLocal Army Soldier Reacts to Fort Gordon Name Change, Honoring Different Soldier Sharing Same Last Name
- Fort Lee will be renamed after Private Fitz Lee, a Medal of Honor recipient, as the Defense Department announced changes to military base names on June 10.
- Other Virginia bases, Fort Walker and Fort Barfoot, will also revert to their original names, Fort A.P. Hill and Fort Pickett, honoring different individuals.
- Rep. Jennifer McClellan criticized the name changes, calling it a 'slap in the face' to past renaming efforts.
- The changes are part of a broader initiative that includes reverting names of bases originally named after Confederate leaders despite previous legislation against such names.
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Local Army soldier reacts to Fort Gordon name change, honoring different soldier sharing same last name
GROVETOWN, Ga. (WJBF) - After being known as Fort Eisenhower for less than two years, the Augusta military base will be known as Fort Gordon once again. President Donald Trump announced plans Tuesday to rename seven military bases across the country. Along with Fort Eisenhower, others included in that list are Fort Pickett, Fort Hood, Fort Lee, Fort Polk, Fort Rucker, and Fort A.P. Hill. Fort Liberty was also changed names back to Fort Bragg jus…
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Relatives of the late Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams-Earley anticipated it, but when President Donald Trump announced their parents' names would be stripped from the Virginia base, they were still surprised.
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