{"id":1494078,"date":"2022-05-27T07:59:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T11:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1494078"},"modified":"2022-05-27T07:59:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T11:59:54","slug":"to-fight-racial-injustice-woke-u-s-army-set-to-rename-nine-historic-bases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/to-fight-racial-injustice-woke-u-s-army-set-to-rename-nine-historic-bases\/","title":{"rendered":"To Fight Racial Injustice, \u201cWoke\u201d U.S. Army Set to Rename Nine Historic 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\">26<\/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%2Fto-fight-racial-injustice-woke-u-s-army-set-to-rename-nine-historic-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=1494078&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--><div><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. Army is undergoing a makeover.<\/p>\n<p>The branch is set to rename nine posts due to something dastardly: At present, the monikers memorialize Confederate icons.<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-carolina-government-and-politics-2c635453129124a462ea79691e634ce9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n[I]n the aftermath of the [George Floyd] killing\u2026Congress ordered a comprehensive plan to rename the military posts and hundreds of other federal assets such as roads, buildings, memorials, signs and landmarks that honored rebel leaders.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Naming Commission held its first meeting in March of 2021. Six months later, the group took name suggestions from the public.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n[T]he commission received more than 34,000 potential names, which it said included about 3,670 unique ones that could possibly be used. That list was later narrowed to about 100 before the final nine were chosen to be recommended to Congress.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The project points to a change of heart:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>As recently as 2015, the Army argued that the (Confederate) names did not honor the rebel cause but were a gesture of reconciliation with the South. \u2026 The change in the military\u2019s thinking was reflected in congressional testimony by Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a month after Floyd\u2019s death. He said that the current base names could be reminders to Black soldiers that rebel officers fought for an institution that may have enslaved their ancestors.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>You may remember Gen. Milley for his <a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/streiff\/2021\/06\/24\/secdef-austin-and-jcs-chairman-milley-show-they-are-completely-devoted-critical-race-theory-at-the-expense-of-combat-effectiveness-n401747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defense of Critical Race Theory<\/a> woking up West Point:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, comments on Critical Race Theory. We need more white men in positions of power to speak out like this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O52WnGme3n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/O52WnGme3n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott Bayer #THEBOOKCHAT co-founder (@Lyricalswordz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lyricalswordz\/status\/1407793054686326795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Per the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-carolina-government-and-politics-2c635453129124a462ea79691e634ce9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AP<\/a>, completion of a names list constitutes \u201cthe latest step in a broader effort by the military to confront racial injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of the outlet (as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenamingcommission.gov\/faqs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheNamingCommision.gov<\/a>), here\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-carolina-government-and-politics-2c635453129124a462ea79691e634ce9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rundown<\/a> of the embroiled bases and their rechristening recommendations:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Virginia\u2019s <strong>Fort Pickett \u2013> Fort Barfoot<\/strong>, after Tech Sgt. Van Barfoot, a Medal of Honor recipient who served in World War II<\/li>\n<li>Alabama\u2019s <strong>Fort Rucker \u2013> Fort Novosel<\/strong>, after Chief Warrant Officer Michael Novosel, a Medal of Honor recipient who served in World War II and Vietnam<\/li>\n<li>Virginia\u2019s <strong>Fort A.P. Hill \u2013> Fort Walker<\/strong>, after Mary Edwards Walker, a doctor who treated soldiers in the Civil War and later received a Medal of Honor<\/li>\n<li>Texas\u2019s <strong>Fort Hood \u2013> Fort Cavazos<\/strong>, after Gen. Richard Cavazos, who served in the Korean War, received the Distinguished Service Cross, the second-highest military award, and became the Army\u2019s first Hispanic four-star general<\/li>\n<li>Georgia\u2019s <strong>Fort Benning \u2013> Fort Moore<\/strong>, after Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, who served in Vietnam and received the Distinguished Service Cross; and his wife Julia, who prompted the creation of teams that do in-person notifications of military casualties<\/li>\n<li>Virginia\u2019s <strong>Fort Lee \u2013> Fort Gregg-Adams<\/strong>, after Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Gregg, known as a logistics leader; and Lt. Col. Charity Adams, who led the first female Black unit of the Army deployed in World War II<\/li>\n<li>Georgia\u2019s <strong>Fort Gordon \u2013> Fort Eisenhower<\/strong>, after President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who led allied forces in Europe in World War II<\/li>\n<li>Louisiana\u2019s <strong>Fort Polk \u2013> Fort Johnson<\/strong>, after Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black Medal of Honor recipient who served in the Army in World War I<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fort Bragg is the only base not set to be renamed for a person.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n[P]anel members said\u2026local residents were adamant that they wanted a name that wasn\u2019t on the final list: Fort Liberty.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Society is in mid-revolution. Not to be excluded, the military has really upped its woke quotient:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2021\/05\/07\/military-generals-call-for-increased-diversity-encourage-more-women-in-combat-n375925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Military Generals Call for Increased Diversity, Encourage More Women in Combat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2022\/03\/11\/report-u-s-army-mandates-training-to-help-soldiers-shake-off-their-sex-assigned-at-birth-n534959\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Army Mandates Training to Help Soldiers Shake off Their Sex \u2018Assigned at Birth\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2021\/07\/09\/report-navy-says-sailors-can-use-whichever-locker-room-suits-their-gender-identity-n408686\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Navy Says Sailors Can Use Whichever Locker Room Suits Their Gender Identity<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2022\/03\/31\/u-s-army-revolutionizes-its-fitness-standards-so-girls-can-pass-n543598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Army Revolutionizes Its Fitness Standards so Girls Can Pass<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2021\/06\/26\/nevada-air-force-base-hosts-drag-show-and-its-part-of-a-softer-gentler-military-n403048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nevada Air Force Base Hosts Drag Show<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2021\/02\/09\/army-lipstick-nail-polish-people-first-equity-inclusivity-n324428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Army Announces the Allowance of Lipstick, Nail Polish, and Better Breastfeeding<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amid America\u2019s house-cleaning, not even the woods are safe:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nature Journal Rips America&#8217;s National Park Names for Honoring &#8216;White Supremacy&#8217; <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sa8aBfw0o6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/sa8aBfw0o6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RedState (@RedState) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedState\/status\/1524670720420286466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So goes our national upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>If you ask me, \u201cFort Bragg\u201d is more appropriate than ever \u2014 we now live in a world obsessed with virtue signaling.<\/p>\n<p>If the advised changes seem insufficient, you\u2019ll be encouraged to know the nation\u2019s not nearly done. We\u2019ll continue pummeling the problematic, until no stone is left unturned\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Throwback Thursday\u2026<\/p>\n<p>School Votes to Remove a Racist Rock \u2014 Because It Was Called Something Terrible 95 Years Ago<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uGCzL6ZhhZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/uGCzL6ZhhZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/brHIhMEqex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/brHIhMEqex<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Parker (@alexparker1984) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexparker1984\/status\/1529723921519370241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>-ALEX<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>See more content from me:<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2022\/05\/26\/its-official-barbie-goes-transgender-n570148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It\u2019s Official: Barbie Goes Transgender<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2022\/05\/25\/begging-to-be-canceled-bill-burr-attacks-the-idea-of-a-pregnant-man-n570104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Begging to Be Canceled: Bill Burr Attacks the Idea of a Pregnant Man<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2022\/05\/25\/university-forces-all-graduates-through-antiracism-and-microaggression-training-n569492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University Forces All Graduates Through \u2018Antiracism\u2019 and Microaggression Training<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Find all my RedState work\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redstate.com\/alexparker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>here<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Thank you for reading! 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