Army Changes Base Names that Honored Eisenhower, Black Soldiers, and Women

The Army is moving quickly to bring back the original names of bases named for Confederates

The Trump Administration is skirting a federal law by finding new namesakes for the bases with the same last names as Confederate soldiers.

No, Not That Lee. Pentagon Finds Black Hero to Rechristen Base Long Named for Robert E. - Overpasses For America

In its latest move to undo diversity efforts, the Army announced this week that it had found ways to restore the names of seven installations that long venerated Confederate heroes. But in the case of Fort Lee in Prince George County, Va., the Pentagon did it with a curious twist. Rather than restore the name of Gen. Robert E. Lee, the Confederate commander who defended slavery, the Army found Pvt. Fitz Lee, who was Black and fought in the Spani…

Letter to the editorProud Kansas heritage - Newton Kansan

We Kansans should be proud of our heritage. Eisenhower, a great leader raised in Abilene is the most notable. A standout at West Point who led our allied forces to defeat Hitler’s Nazis. He was not shy by exposing the Nazi atrocities to the world. Trump claims of antisemitism is the reason he attacks Harvard while being antisemitic himself. He praised Neo Nazis and stereotyped Jewish people. As president Eisenhower led our country to prosperity …

Army changes base names that honored Eisenhower, Black soldiers, and women

The Army is changing the names of seven bases back to their original ones by renaming them for soldiers with the same last names from other war eras. The move reverses the Biden administration’s efforts to remove names honoring Confederate leaders.

Ft. Eisenhower releases statement about name-change

FT. EISENHOWER, Ga. (WJBF) - Seven Army installations whose names were changed in 2023 because they honored Confederate leaders are all reverting back to their original names, the Army said Tuesday. Master Sgt. Gary I. Gordon (Courtesy of DOD) But to be clear, they are being renamed for different people who were not associated with the confederacy, but have the same last name as the original honoree. Fort Gordon was changed to Fort Eisenhower t…