United States Military Begins Multi-Million Project Renaming Army Bases, Navy Ships Linked To Confederacy

The Department of Defense said last week that Pentagon officials have begun work to rename military infrastructure associated with Confederate States from America by early 2024.

Officials Announced plans to rename over 1,000 items on nine U.S. bases Army, two U.S. ships Navy and American military installations.

“Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante, today directed all DOD organizations to begin full implementation of the Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense, a.k.a. the Naming Commission and those recommendations,” Pentagon Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Tell the reporter Thursday Loudly Task and Purpose.

Crews has begun the removal of the 108-year-old monument commemorating the Southern army’s war against enslaved people in Arlington National Cemetery. ).Virginia as in

“I think we are confident, you know, each of the services has clear instructions in terms of what it is that they need to focus on, and where the secretary is confident that the services are and will continue to take that seriously,” Ryder. Military.com The total cost of the project was not disclosed.

Ryder, However Calculations Naming Commission The amount is approximately $62.5 million. final report $21 million in funding will be used to rename the nine

About base Army states listed by Southern numbers, including consecutive Confederate, Benning, Gordon, Bragg, Hood, Rucker, A.P. Polk, Hill and Pickett. The Lee committee will recommend a new name for the base, eg renaming

The to Fort Bragg. Fort Liberty According to reports, the official proposal to rename

Commission to Benning. Fort Moore. Lt Served during Gen. Hal Moore Commission officials have yet to name the two Vietnam War ships, Commission officials identified USS

Although and USNS Navy. Chancellorsville The USS Maury was given its name after the

The Army won a Chancellorsville battle, and the USNS was named Confederate after the Civil War, which made the Maury go to Matthew Fontaine Maury , reports Navy.com. Confederacy $41 million in funding will be earmarked for various streets, signs, buildings and street names. Military The announcement comes after

Approximately officials removed memorials and memorials last month

The the 220-year-old U.S. Military Academy West Point Academy began the process of “commemorate or memorialize the Confederacy.”

The removing all 13 memorials and memorials during the holidays Those posted afterward removed those said that showed their respect“multi-phase”, including portraits and busts of the former West Point. Confederacy E. West Point Superintendent Gen.Robert Removal in response to Lee order of

The (DOD) to October in Department. Defense After the National Defense Authorization Act outcry over

‘s death in 2020 Confederate, monuments hit the country, resulting in the removal of many statues. George Floyd In 2021, the largest May memorial exhibited in the United States, the statue of In September was removed in Confederate, Lee. Richmond contributed to this report. Virginia

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