Americas / Daily Excelsior
Renaming of military bases stirs debate over Confederate ties
WASHINGTON, July 27: In 2023, amid a national reckoning on issues of race in America, seven Army bases names were changed because they honoured Confederate leaders. Now, those same bases are reverting back to their original names, this time with different namesakes who share Confederate surnames the Army found other service members with the same last names to honour. The move is stirring up conversation in and outside military circles. Skeptics wonder if the true intention is to [] The post Re
27 Jul 2025 12:39 pm