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Forts Cavazos, Barfoot and Liberty — new names for army bases honor new heroes and lasting values, instead of Confederates who lost a war

  • Written by Jeff South, Associate professor emeritus, Virginia Commonwealth University
Forts Cavazos, Barfoot and Liberty — new names for army bases honor new heroes and lasting values, instead of Confederates who lost a warLt. Gen. Arthur Gregg attends a ceremony on April 27, 2023, in which a military base was renamed in his honor. Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

One by one, the names of Confederate generals are being removed from U.S. military bases.

On April 27, 2023, Fort Lee, a military base in Virginia named for a Confederate general, was renamed f...

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