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No, Not That Lee. Pentagon Finds Black Hero to Rechristen Base Long Named for Robert E.

11 juin 2025 à 17:24
The Army unveiled a list of seven installations that the Trump administration is reverting, sort of, to earlier names venerating Confederate heroes.

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Pvt. Fitz Lee, who served in Troop M, 10th Cavalry, in 1899 with his Medal of Honor on his jacket, which has the faint stripe of a single chevron signifying his rank.

Trump Says Army Bases Will Revert to Confederate Names

10 juin 2025 à 20:07
The move would reverse a yearslong effort to remove names and symbols honoring the Confederacy from the military.

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President Trump spoke to Army troops at Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Tuesday.
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