With the official renaming Friday of Fort Gordon to Fort Eisenhower in Georgia, the Army has now renamed nine installations that previously honored Confederate generals.

The Army has finished renaming nine installations that previously honored confederate generals with the redesignation Friday of Fort Gordon in Georgia to Fort Eisenhower.

The Defense Department has until the end of the year to complete the recommendations of the congressionally mandated Naming Commission. The Naming Commission was tasked with identifying items in the U.S. military named after figures from the confederacy.

The commission’s final recommendations included renaming nine installations across the country named after Confederate generals.

  • ryrybang@lemmy.world
    30·
    1 year ago

    Was driving by Fort Walker the other day and they did a great job on all the exit signs, boundary markers, and what not. Didn’t see a single “AP Hill” anywhere. Naming Army installations after quite literal traitors is absolutely insane.

  • tempest@lemmy.ca
    8·
    1 year ago

    It was weird that they ever had them to begin with.

    I wonder if the Soviets ever had installations named after white military commanders.

  • Jeff@lemm.eeEnglish
    41·
    1 year ago

    I like the choice of this forts name the best of them all.

  • torknorggren@lemm.ee
    1·
    1 year ago

    I would have preferred they use the names of Union generals, but I suppose many of them are already taken.

  • pugsnroses77@sh.itjust.works
    221·
    1 year ago

    whoop dee doo. militarys still wasting billions of tax dollars and causing havoc on the rest of the world. idgaf about some stupid ass fort names they just shouldnt be there at all