New names for Fort Bragg, 8 other Army bases recommended

The suggestions would function an effort by the army to confront racial injustice following George Floyd's dying.
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Fort Bragg would change into Fort Liberty. Fort Gordon could be Fort Eisenhower. And, for the primary time, Military bases could be named after Black troopers and girls. An unbiased fee on Tuesday really helpful new names for 9 Military posts that now commemorate Accomplice officers.

The suggestions are the newest step in a broader effort by the army to confront racial injustice, most not too long ago within the aftermath of the Could 2020 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Fort Bragg, in North Carolina, is the one base that wouldn’t be named after an individual. Two others could be named after Black troopers, and three would come with ladies’s names. Fort Gordon in Georgia would get essentially the most well-known title — commemorating President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who led allied forces in Europe in World Struggle II.

Different proposed renamings would honor lesser-known heroes, together with a number of who acquired the Medal of Honor, the army’s highest award. Fort Polk, in Louisiana, could be renamed Fort Johnson, after Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black Medal of Honor recipient who served within the Military in World Struggle I.

Fort Pickett in Virginia, could be named after Tech Sgt. Van Barfoot, a Medal of Honor recipient who served in World Struggle II, and And Fort Rucker in Alabama, could be named Fort Novosel, after Chief Warrant Officer Michael Novosel, a Medal of Honor recipient who served in World Struggle II and Vietnam.

Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia could be renamed Fort Walker, after Mary Edwards Walker, a physician who handled troopers within the Civil Struggle and later acquired a Medal of Honor.

Fort Hood, Texas, could be renamed Fort Cavazos, in honor of Gen. Richard Cavazos, who served within the Korean Struggle, acquired the Distinguished Service Cross, the second highest army award, and have become the Military’s first Hispanic four-star basic.

Different proposed renaming would honor lesser-known heroes, together with a number of who acquired the Medal of Honor, the army’s highest award.

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Fort Benning, Georgia, could be named after a married couple: Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, who served in Vietnam and acquired the Distinguished Service Cross, and his spouse Julia, who prompted the creation of groups that do in-person notifications of army casualties.

And Fort Lee, Virginia, would get a hyphenated title — Fort Gregg-Adams — and is the one one that will commemorate somebody who stays alive at present: Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Gregg, often known as a logistics chief. Lt. Col. Charity Adams – the opposite half of the title — led the primary feminine Black unit of the Military deployed in World Struggle II.

A last report is because of Congress by Oct. 1, and can embody the prices of eradicating and altering the names. The renaming course of was specified by a legislation handed by Congress in late 2020 The secretary of protection is anticipated to implement the fee’s plan no later than Jan. 1, 2024.

The proposal to vary the names triggered widespread dialogue and debate inside the bases’ communities across the nation. Panel members visited the bases, met with native leaders and residents, and relied closely on their suggestions when selecting the ultimate names, stated the vice chairman, Ty Seidule.