“It has been suggested that we should rename as many as 10 of our Legendary Military Bases, such as Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Hood in Texas, Fort Benning in Georgia, etc. Those advocating for changing the names of the military bases say that keeping the Confederate references serves to commemorate such injustices. ADMcEnany suggested that the president would veto legislation that authorizes defense programs if it included the renaming of bases. So that is an absolute nonstarter for the president.”ADMcEnany likened changing the bases’ names to HBO Max temporarily removing “Gone With the Wind” from its programming over racist depictions. This isn’t the first time there have been calls to change the names of some of the country’s most prominent bases.

Source: Washington Post June 10, 2020 20:48 UTC