Judge says US Army can remove Confederate Memorial in Arlington Cemetery
By Brad Brooks and Steve Gorman (Reuters) -A federal judge in Virginia on Tuesday ruled that Army crews can continue removing a confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery, as Congress has mandated…
Army Renames Its Largest Base ‘Fort Liberty’ In Bid To Scrub Confederate Legacy
Army Renames Its Largest Base ‘Fort Liberty’ In Bid To Scrub Confederate Legacy Micaela Burrow on June 2, 2023 The Army’s Fort Bragg became Fort Liberty on Friday as the Army rounds…
North Carolina’s Fort Bragg sheds Confederate name, becomes Fort Liberty
(Reuters) – Fort Bragg, the U.S. Army base in North Carolina that is among the world’s largest military installations, was formally renamed Fort Liberty on Friday, part of a broader effort to…
Army Base Named For Confederate Commander Who Championed Secession Renamed After Legendary Vietnam General
Army Base Named For Confederate Commander Who Championed Secession Renamed After Legendary Vietnam General Micaela Burrow on May 11, 2023 Fort Benning, a U.S. Army base named after a Confederate commander who…
Army Base Named For Confederate Leader To Be Renamed After Hispanic General
Army Base Named For Confederate Leader To Be Renamed After Hispanic General Micaela Burrow on May 9, 2023 Fort Hood, the U.S. Army base in Killeen, Texas, named for a Confederate general,…
Retired Rangers Warn Of ‘Whitewashing’ History After Pentagon Scrubs Confederate Names From Memorial
Retired Rangers Warn Of ‘Whitewashing’ History After Pentagon Scrubs Confederate Names From Memorial Micaela Burrow on May 5, 2023 The U.S. Army’s order to scrub names on the Ranger Memorial thought associated…
Projected Cost To Scrub Army Bases Of Confederate References Nearly Doubles As First Of Nine Bases Is Renamed
Projected Cost To Scrub Army Bases Of Confederate References Nearly Doubles As First Of Nine Bases Is Renamed Micaela Burrow on March 24, 2023 The cost to rename nine military bases, expunging…
Biden Admin Scrubs Name Of Confederate Doctor Who Did ‘Groundbreaking Work To Humanize War’ From VA Facility
Biden Admin Scrubs Name Of Confederate Doctor Who Did ‘Groundbreaking Work To Humanize War’ From VA Facility Micaela Burrow on January 19, 2023 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) scrubbed references to…
Pentagon Begins Process Of Scrubbing Confederate Names, Symbols From Military Assets
Pentagon Begins Process Of Scrubbing Confederate Names, Symbols From Military Assets Micaela Burrow on January 5, 2023 The Department of Defense (DOD) will officially begin the estimated $62 million process of renaming…
108-Year-Old Arlington National Cemetery Confederate Statue Recommended For Removal
108-Year-Old Arlington National Cemetery Confederate Statue Recommended For Removal Bronson Winslow on September 15, 2022 A 108-year-old Confederate statue in Arlington National Cemetery has been recommended for removal by The Naming Commission,…
Ad in Pennsylvania governor’s race shows Republican in Confederate uniform
By Jarrett Renshaw and Phil Stewart PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro on Wednesday plans to debut a new online ad aimed at Black voters that features his Republican…
Confederate flag-waving man found guilty in Capitol riot case
WASHINGTON – A Delaware man who flew the Confederate flag inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was found guilty along with his son of the felony charge of obstruction during…
U.S. commission recommends renaming nine Army bases to strip Confederate legacy
WASHINGTON – A Congressionally mandated commission announced on Tuesday its recommendations for changes to the names of nine U.S. Army bases that currently honor the Confederacy and Confederate leaders. The recommended changes,…
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