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Louisiana’s Fort Polk became the latest U.S. Army installation to shed its Confederate namesake on Tuesday when it was officially renamed Fort Johnson after a Black World War I hero. The base now honors Sgt. William Henry Johnson, whose actions on the front lines in France earned him the nickname Black Death during his lifetime […]
New York Army National Guard Sgt. William Henry Johnson, circa 1919. New York National Guard hide caption toggle caption New York National Guard Louisiana’s Fort Polk became the latest U.S. Army installation to shed its Confederate namesake on Tuesday when it was officially renamed Fort Johnson after a Black World War I hero. The base […]
FT. JOHNSON, La. — A U.S. Army base in western Louisiana has been renamed to honor Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black hero of World War I who received the Medal of Honor nearly a century later. Ft. Johnson had previously been named after a Confederate commander, Leonidas Polk. Tuesday’s renaming is part of the U.S. […]
A U.S. Army base in western Louisiana was renamed Tuesday to honor Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black hero of World War I who received the Medal of Honor nearly a century later. Fort Johnson had previously been named after a Confederate commander, Leonidas Polk. The renaming is part of the U.S. military’s efforts to […]
Gerry Broome/AP This photo shows an entrance sign to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, April 24, 2007. CNN — North Carolina’s Fort Bragg is now Fort Liberty, as the US Army on Friday redesignated one of the largest military installations in the world. The renaming was formalized in a . . .
The US Army renamed Virginia’s Fort Lee military base Thursday in honor of two Black service members, following a branch-wide push to rename bases named after Confederate leaders. A sign marks one of the entrances of the US Army base Fort Lee, which was renamed as Fort Gregg-Adams. Retired Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Gregg signs […]
(CNN) The US Army renamed Virginia’s Fort Lee military base Thursday in honor of two Black service members, following a branch-wide push to rename bases named after Confederate leaders. The base will be “redesignated” as Fort Gregg-Adams after Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams, the Army announced on Twitter. It had been […]
“At a time in which there was so much that needed to be done in America, he rolled up his sleeves and stepped in and made an enormous difference. He led a life of extraordinary consequence,” said Mr. Moore, who said he is planning to run for his relative’s congressional seat. Marie Tharp aboard the […]
(CNN) The Navy has renamed a warship in honor of a Black sailor and statesman who had been born into slavery, as part of the US military’s ongoing effort to remove names that commemorate the Confederacy. The guided missile destroyer USS Chancellorsville, which was named after a Confederate victory in the Civil War, was renamed […]