United States Army installation; census designated place in North Carolina
Confederate statue at Arlington comes down after legal battle: Removal marks the culmination of a Congressionally-ordered effort to rid military installations of ...
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/12/20/confederate-statue-removal-arlington-cemetery/
Quick Glance: Judge Allows Removal of Confederate Statue at Arlington National Cemetery Amid Protests
- A federal judge has ruled to allow the removal of a Confederate memorial from Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, following a temporary restraining order submitted by protesting groups.
- The removal of the Confederate memorial is mandated by Congress to be completed by Jan. 1, 2024, according to the Army National Military Cemeteries, which is leading the removal procedures at Arlington.
- A congressional commission in 2021 required the removal of all names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America from all assets of the Department of Defense.
- The Reconciliation Monument at the center of this legal battle is said to offer 'a nostalgic, mythologized vision of the Confederacy, including highly sanitized depictions of slavery,' according to the Arlington National Cemetery.
Pentagon renames Georgia fort in final project to replace bases honoring Confederates
thehill.com/policy/defense/4281059-pentagon-completes-military-base-renaming-project-confederates/
Sexual assault survivors laud Biden order reforming military justice: The overhaul puts independent military prosecutors, not commanders, in charge of ...
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66343729
Quick Glance: Biden reforms military justice to protect abuse survivors
- Independent military prosecutors will handle prosecution of abuse cases instead of military commanders.
- The reform aims to better protect victims and ensure legal decisions are free from military influence.
- These changes mark the most significant transformation of the military justice system since the establishment of the Uniform Code of Military Justice in 1950.
- While the new rules should make it easier for reporting sexual assaults in the future, abuse in the military remains a serious problem.
Good News About Those Military Bases Named After Confederate Officers: Ron DeSantis and Mike Pence aren't happy about it.
slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/07/military-bases-confederate-officers-renamed.html
Louisiana Army base renamed for Black World War I soldier: In a ceremony held Tuesday, Fort Polk was renamed Fort Johnson in honor of World War I hero Sgt ...
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/14/fort-polk-renamed-fort-johnson-honors-sacrifice-of-black-world-war-hero/70320798007/
Watch military chorus from NC wow ‘America’s Got Talent’ judges with ‘perfect tribute’
miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article277238248.html
Opinion: 160 years later, the South fights on: Republicans in Congress have loudly denounced recent efforts by Democrats to create new ethics rules for the U.S ...
ajc.com/politics/opinion-160-years-later-the-south-fights-on/BUWNA3QCW5GWZBJ5HZGDVA45B4/
The enslaving Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg suddenly has become a Republican primary rallying cry, after Fort Bragg in North Carolina was renamed to Fort ... Show more wapo.st/3Pl3GwA
Supreme Court declines to review North Carolina's decision to nix license plates with Confederate flag
pbs.org/newshour/politics/supreme-court-declines-to-review-north-carolinas-decision-to-nix-license-plates-with-confederate-flag
Who was Fort Bragg named after? The South’s worst, most hated general.: Mike Pence and Ron DeSantis say they would restore the Fort Bragg name if elected ...
washingtonpost.com/history/2023/06/16/fort-bragg-renamed-fort-liberty-braxton-bragg/
DeSantis wants Confederate general’s name restored to army base: Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to restore the name of a U.S. Army base in North Carolina to that of a ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/06/12/desantis-wants-confederate-generals-name-restored-to-army-base/
Even by Trump-era GOP standards, this is a base pander : To curry favor with the ultra-right, Ron DeSantis and Mike Pence are trying to relitigate the removal of ...
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/14/pence-desantis-pander-fort-bragg/
Quick Glance: Renaming of Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty
- Patti C. Elliott persuaded the special commission to officially rename Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty.
- The base commander, Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, mentioned Patti Elliott’s role at a ceremony to mark the change.
- Ron DeSantis and Mike Pence oppose the name change and promise to undo it if elected.
- It was suggested to retain the Fort Bragg name by specifying it refers to a Union general, Edward S. Bragg.
Fentanyl has taken a record toll on the Army. Families demand answers.: The Army lost at least 127 soldiers to fentanyl between 2015 and 2022 ...
washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/12/fentanyl-overdoses-military-fort-bragg/
Editorial stance on Frost, SPLC is disappointing | Letters: Readers speak out on our editorial criticizing Rep. Maxwell Frost and the Southern Poverty Law Center ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/06/15/editorial-stance-on-frost-splc-is-disappointing-letters/
Fort Bragg drops Confederate namesake for Fort Liberty, part of US Army base rebranding
apnews.com/article/army-base-renaming-fort-bragg-liberty-dcfe8bd9eeaa8373d2338bf99a4cac69
Quick Glance: Fort Bragg Renamed Fort Liberty in US Army Base Rebranding
- Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake to become Fort Liberty, as part of a broader Department of Defense initiative to rename military installations named after Confederate soldiers.
- The change was motivated by the 2020 George Floyd protests and ongoing efforts to remove Confederate monuments.
- The cost to rename Fort Bragg, one of the largest military installations in the world, will total about $6.37 million.
- Fort Polk will be the next installation to change its name on June 13 to Fort Johnson.
Fort Hood Gets a New Name: Fort Cavazos: The third-largest U.S. military base will now honor Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos, the first Hispanic American person to ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/09/us/fort-hood-rename-cavazos.html
Air Guardsman Jack Teixeira Arrested in Connection With Leaked Documents: Jack Teixeira of Massachusetts taken into custody
wsj.com/articles/leak-documents-likely-came-from-air-national-guardsman-at-fort-bragg-official-says-dbf48c0a
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America May Finally Be Done With Donald Trump: As military bases shed their Confederate names and the ex-president’s legal troubles worsen ...
theintercept.com/2023/03/28/confederate-army-base-rename-trump/
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Howie Carr: Happy Mugshot Day, Democrats! Church of Trump Derangement Syndrome miracles have begun
bostonherald.com/2023/04/02/howie-carr-happy-mugshot-day-democrats-church-of-trump-derangement-syndrome-miracles-have-begun/
US Army special forces train to defend Taiwan during Chinese invasion: Exercise involved Chinook helicopters inserting elite soldiers into mock-up of urban ...
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4879221
Why Do So Many Soldiers Keep Dying at Fort Bragg?: Investigative reporter Seth Harp joins Fever Dreams to unpack a shocking spate of overdoses, murders ...
thedailybeast.com/why-do-so-many-soldiers-keep-dying-at-fort-bragg
6 Army bases named after Confederate leaders get dates for new names: Nine U.S. Army bases are being redesignated, shedding names honoring the Confederacy.
axios.com/2023/03/25/fort-hood-new-name-name-fort-cavazos
Six options considered for renaming Louisiana National Guard facility that honored Confederate general
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/louisiana-national-guard-camps-confederate-name-to-change/article_ab0ebb1b-1f13-577e-a840-5bfd299c3e36.html
Soldier found shot to death in North Carolina. Now, fellow soldier charged with murder
charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article273379250.html
Cold case went unsolved for over a decade. Now, former NC soldier charged with murder
charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article272311333.html
Suspected Chinese spy balloon may cross into North Carolina on Saturday, report says
charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article272089047.html
US military starts removing base names, items related to Confederacy: The Pentagon on Thursday ordered a Defense Department-wide effort to begin removing the ...
thehill.com/policy/defense/3801619-us-military-starts-removing-base-names-items-related-to-confederacy/
Cold case went unsolved for over a decade. Now, former NC soldier charged with murder
sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article272311333.html
US military ‘downplayed’ the number of soldiers exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ : PFAS pollution on military bases is being ‘purposefully underestimated’
theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/23/us-soldiers-pfas-forever-chemicals-higher-rate-pentagon-military
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