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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Slightly more on topic, do all the forts in the South named after Confederate generals need to be renamed?
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May as well be. Honestly, I never even thought this was a controversy until people from both sides started arguing about it.
I’d actually be surprised if any every day person could even name three of the bases in question. People in the military (then and now) would know the names but likely no idea who the people even are.
Looking into it a bit, once these guys became Generals they weren’t even very good at the job. Never mind who they fought for, they just weren’t good and there are far better and more successful Generals out there that they could be named for.
If they do end up changing names, I suggest Audie Murphy (not a General) for one. If they change the name of Ft Bragg, I suggest MG Scoltes, the first CDR of JSOC, as Ft Bragg is the home of special operations forces.
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