Charlie Kirk sign removed from Tennessee highway after veterans object
Vietnam veterans pushed the move after saying the road honors 25 Sumner County service members who died in the Vietnam War.
- The Tennessee Department of Transportation is relocating the Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway signs to Long Hollow Pike in Goodlettsville after Vietnam veterans objected to their placement on State Route 386.
- State Route 386 has long served as Vietnam Veterans Boulevard, dedicated to 25 Sumner County service members who died in the Vietnam War; veterans argued the memorial should remain exclusively for those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
- After learning veterans were never consulted before installation, State Rep. Johnny Garrett reversed his decision. "I thought it was a good location," Garrett said, adding he took immediate action upon learning the site was sacred ground.
- Veterans expressed appreciation for Garrett's quick response, believing the new location respects both the memorial and those honored on Vietnam Veterans Boulevard. "The most important thing is that we can honor both," Garrett said.
- Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was killed in September 2025 while speaking in Utah; Tennessee legislators have since named multiple pieces of legislation after him, including the Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act.
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The U.S. ultraconservative wave is not only eager to make its own the patriotic symbols of the country. Now, to the renaming of some civilian infrastructures, such as Florida Airport, which this month has adopted the name of President Donald J. Trump International Airport, has added the re-baptizing of a stretch of a state highway north of Nashville (Tennessee), specifically on State Route 386 in Sumner County.
Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway Signs to Be Moved After Vietnam Veterans Object to Shared Memorial
Signs honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a Tennessee highway will be relocated after Vietnam veterans objected to placing the memorial along a roadway that has long been dedicated to local service members killed in the Vietnam War.
Tennessee moves Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway after outcry from veterans
Tennessee officials moved signage for Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway Thursday after outcry from Vietnam veterans. For decades, State Route 386 had been designated Vietnam Veterans Boulevard, commemorating 25 Americans who died in the conflict. This year, the legislature voted to commemorate the same stretch of highway for the late conservative activist. Kirk was assassinated last fall while talking at a college campus in Utah. Bob Schricker, pres…
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