Trump's Move to Restore Old Army Base Names Highlights Nebraska Man's Heroics at 18 in World War I
For more than a century, Fort Benning’s name honored a Confederate general who supported slavery. The military changed the name of the Army base in Georgia two years ago, but now the Trump administration is set on restoring the familiar one — this time for a different Benning. The new namesake is Fred Benning, a […]
Coroner Names Veteran Shot 9 Times in Officer-Related Shooting in Wyoming
The name of an Army veteran killed in an officer-involved shooting on June 6 has been released. Trae Stewart Spurlock, 26, of Casper, was shot nine times at The Ridge at Blackmore Apartments on Thursday night in the 5000 block of Pay it Forward Drive, according to a press release and preliminary report obtained from […]
LA 2028 Olympic Committee Names Retired Army Lt. Gen. Reynold Hoover Its New CEO
LOS ANGELES — The organizers of the 2028 Summer Olympics have reached far outside the sports world for their new chief executive, hiring a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general who served in the White House and as chief of staff for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Reynold Hoover arrives at a crucial juncture for LA28, […]
Despite Vows to Reverse Them, Changing Base Names Has Noble Purpose
The opinions expressed in this op-ed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Military.com. If you would like to submit your own commentary, please send your article to opinions@military.com for consideration. Those who hope to become president of the United States should not play politics with the renaming of Army bases. […]
Army Wants Confederate Names Gone from National Ranger Memorial. Retired Soldiers Object
More than 100 retired U.S. Army Rangers signed a letter sent to Congressional leaders to “strenuously object to the defacement and desecration of the National Ranger Memorial.” That’s how those veterans describe the decision to remove from the memorial the names of Rangers associated with the Confederacy. The May 23 letter the National Ranger Memorial Foundation sent to Speaker of the […]
Army Avoids War Hero Names as Fort Bragg Instead Becomes Fort Liberty
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was redesignated as Fort Liberty on Friday, marking it as the only major Army base not having a namesake honoring a significant figure in the force’s history. Fort Liberty is broadly considered one of the Army’s highest-profile installations, serving as the home of the service’s 82nd Airborne Division — set to […]