Top general slams Confederacy as 'an act of treason' and says the country needs to take 'hard look' at bases honoring its leaders
David Choi and Ryan Pickrell
Jul 9, 2020, 3:43 PM
US Army Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed Thursday the possibility of renaming 10 US Army bases honoring Confederate leaders and said any change would require the utmost care.
Milley labeled the Confederacy "an act of rebellion."
"It was an act of treason at the time against the Union, against the Stars and Stripes, against the US Constitution," Milley said. "And those officers turned their back on their oath."
He estimated that minorities make up 43% of the US military and that at least 20% of soldiers in the Army are African American.
https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-milley-slams-confederacy-as-an-act-of-treason-2020-7
