Ft. Hood will be undergoing a name change to Ft. Cavazos. According to the DoD memo, they have until Jan 2024 to complete the changeover.

I knew it was only a matter of time. The only unknown was the new name.

https://www.theguardian.com/us...no-four-star-general

Well that sounds very stylish.

Ft. Benning is going to become Ft. Moore, named for Hal Moore.

The whole thing is just stupid beyond belief. Weren't these names chosen as part of reconciliation with the South?

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Originally posted by PASig:
Ft. Benning is going to become Ft. Moore, named for Hal Moore.

The whole thing is just stupid beyond belief. Weren't these names chosen as part of reconciliation with the South?

Moore is very deserving of having a base named after him and I'm perfectly fine with a Fort Patton, Eisenhower, Ridgeway, Clark, etc...they're all deserving.
My understanding is the naming of bases after Confederate figures was about healing the country, as the worn torn South needed to be rebuilt and a growing insurgency threatened to keep the Union army in-place for years and years along with a intransigent surrounding community. Not sure why the Navy had a cruiser named after the battle of Chancellorsville, a Confederate victory, other than there was a lot of American's that died on both sides.

The people most vocal about renaming of bases, are also the most ignorant about insurgencies and are hell bent on creating a mythology of 'white supremacy motive' where they need to re-open scars that had long closed. Renaming could've happened in the 80's or, 90's when the social environment wasn't so toxic. I remember a few friends who garduated from West Point back in the 90's and returned there in mid-2000's, they were disappointed that the curriculum was still heavily devoted to the Civil War, rather than WWII and more contemporary conflicts. The Army had a chance to update itself, instead we have the perpetually aggrieved and offended, looking for victories in all areas of 'traditional bastions of Americana', the military is one of those pillars.

They just can’t leave well enough alone.
History cannot be changed it happened.

Who is going to go back and correct all those service records?

Well it just shows once again what this current Administration is focused on

Along with willing to waste taxpayers money at ease

The last I read it is going to cost over $20 million to change everything: Bases, signs, maps, letter heads etc..

I was watching a show and the talking heads stated that no one will use the new names because everyone knows these bases as the Traditional names.

I sure as hell won't

What will they re-name Fort Dix?

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What will they re-name Fort Dix?

Fort Cox?

This crap won't stop with Confederates. Statues of Abraham Lincoln (who freed the slaves), Theodore Roosevelt and others have been vandalized or torn down. It's just a matter of time before their names are removed or changed.

If they were going to rename it, I would say they picked the name of a good soldier to change it to.

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Originally posted by downtownv:
What will they re-name Fort Dix?

Was he an evillll Confederate?

I don’t even think it’s officially Fort Dix anymore? One of these ridiculous mashup names like Super Duper Joint Base Maguire-Dix-Lakehurst-Ramalamadingdong

I graduated from a high school named after a Confederate officer who was born in the town. An article from 2018 showed that there were at least 110 schools named after Confederate officers, leaders, etc., across the U.S. but that there were petitions to change some of them. Sure enough, someone started a petition online to rename my school before students and alums started one to keep it as it is. Last I heard, most of those signing the petition for changing weren't from the area, but as other schools change, those pushing for such changes will change their focus to schools like my alma mater.

1. How will this help our military to kill more of our enemies?

2. How will this help to keep member of our military, and our citizens, safe?

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Originally posted by downtownv:
What will they re-name Fort Dix?

I have an idea but will respect Para's code of conduct.

Why didn't they name it Audie Murphy?

They dropped Jefferson Davis from the College name. Not much else has changed.

Altering/Erasing history is straight out of the Marxist handbook.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Who is going to go back and correct all those service records?

My DD 214 says I was discharged at - WARNING: HURTFUL NAME FOLLOWS - Ft Lee, VA. Is it now invalid?

In 1967/1968, due to the rampant drug use, Fort Hood was also known as Fort HEAD!