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The list of military ‘items’ named for Confederacy is more than 750 long

In addition to installations and ships, there are hundreds of streets, buildings and signs that may be recommended to change.

By Meghann Myers

2 years ago

In this Oct. 16, 2015, file photo a bridge marks the entrance to the U.S. Army's Fort Benning as the sun rises in Columbus, Ga.

Defense bill in danger over Confederate-named military bases

Despite President Trump's veto threat, Democrats moved to rename military bases named after Confederate officers in an annual defense policy measure that has passed every year since the Kennedy administration.

By Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press

3 years ago

No one knew they were fighting specifically for venerable US military installations until today

We live in the upside-down.

4 years ago

This move would end naming bases, ships in honor of the Confederacy and its leaders

The Army operates 10 installations named after Confederate military commanders.

By Leo Shane III and Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

Confederate names at Naval Academy could face rough seas

At the U.S. Naval Academy, where the names of the nation’s military heroes adorn many buildings, two structures honor the memory of American naval officers who fought against the United States of America.

7 years ago

Meet the Navy ships named in honor of the Confederacy

The Navy has a history of naming ships after icons of the Confederacy. Such honorifics have turned contentious, most recently in the fatal protests last weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

7 years ago

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