In a recent speech at Fort Bragg, former President Trump announced his intention to restore the names of Army bases previously dedicated to Confederate generals, despite legal requirements for their renaming. The Army stated that these bases would instead be named after other American soldiers with initials similar to the original names. For example, Fort Eisenhower will revert to Fort Gordon, honoring a Confederate figure, but will honor a different soldier instead. Trump's announcement sparked debate, particularly as he sought to reclaim previously stripped titles under Congress's mandate from 2020.
Mr. Trump, however, contradicted that explanation in his announcement, at one point saying that the Army would be restoring the name of one Army base in Virginia - Fort Gregg-Adams - to Fort Robert E. Lee.
The Army said it would take immediate action to restore the old names of the bases originally honoring Confederates, but the base names would instead honor other American soldiers with similar names and initials.
Can you believe they changed that name in the last administration for a little bit? Mr. Trump asked, as soldiers in the crowd.
For example, Fort Eisenhower in Georgia... would revert to the name Fort Gordon, once honoring John Brown Gordon, the Confederate slave owner and suspected Ku Klux Klan member.
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