{"id":1491916,"date":"2022-05-25T15:14:39","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T19:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1491916"},"modified":"2022-05-25T15:14:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T19:14:43","slug":"fort-liberty-new-names-proposed-for-fort-bragg-other-army-bases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fort-liberty-new-names-proposed-for-fort-bragg-other-army-bases\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Liberty? New Names Proposed For Fort Bragg, Other Army Bases"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffort-liberty-new-names-proposed-for-fort-bragg-other-army-bases%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1491916&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Fort Bragg and eight other Army bases may soon have new names following recommendations from an independent commission submitted on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The military has long considered changing the names of military bases named after Confederate officers. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the first black defense secretary, has helped oversee the renaming effort under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s announcement highlights the commission\u2019s efforts to propose nine new installation names that reflect the courage, values, sacrifices, and diversity of our military men and women,\u201d he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2022\/05\/24\/confederate-base-renaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> following the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The recommendations could result in the first military bases being named after black soldiers and women, while Fort Bragg could be renamed Fort Liberty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo others would be named after Black soldiers, and three would include women\u2019s names. Fort Gordon in Georgia would get the most well-known name \u2014 commemorating President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who led allied forces in Europe in World War II,\u201d the Associated Post <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-carolina-government-and-politics-2c635453129124a462ea79691e634ce9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOther proposed renamings would honor lesser-known heroes, including several who received the Medal of Honor, the military\u2019s highest award. Fort Polk, in Louisiana, would be renamed Fort Johnson, after Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black Medal of Honor recipient who served in the Army in World War I,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n<p>A report is due to Congress by October 1 regarding the proposed costs of changing the names of the Army bases. The new names would go into effect before the end of 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">Maryland Democratic Rep. Anthony G. Brown, an Army veteran, shared his positive response to the announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">\u201cI learned to fly helicopters at Fort Rucker. I deployed to Iraq from Fort Bragg, and I earned my jump wings at Fort Benning. All these bases honored men who wouldn\u2019t want me or other Black Americans serving in uniform, let alone in Congress,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/anthonybrown.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1724#:~:text=I%20deployed%20to%20Iraq%20from,uniform%2C%20let%20alone%20in%20Congress.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">\u201cThis is about more than names and symbolism; who our military chooses to honor sets a path forward for other necessary reforms to make our armed services more inclusive, diverse and just,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">In addition to the recommended renaming of Army bases, the commission involved has been assigned to identify other military assets with Confederate ties to consider renaming. The full list includes more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenamingcommission.gov\/inventory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">750 names<\/a> across military locations.<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">\u201cThe Commission established criteria focused on ensuring the names considered for military installations appropriately reflected the courage, values, sacrifices and demographics of the men and women in our armed forces, with consideration given to the local or regional significance of names and their potential to inspire and motivate service members. Full details will be included in the Commission\u2019s final report,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenamingcommission.gov\/faqs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> the Naming Commission.<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">The group\u2019s task only includes Department of Defense assets and does not include new names for National Guard installations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fort Bragg and eight other Army bases may soon have new names following recommendations from an independent commission submitted on Tuesday. The military has long considered changing the names of military bases named after Confederate officers. 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