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Fort Gordon renamed Eisenhower, last of 9 bases scrubbed of Civil War names
« on: October 28, 2023, 03:46:56 pm »
Fort Gordon renamed Eisenhower, last of 9 bases scrubbed of Civil War names

The home of the Army's Cyber Command and Signal Corps changed its name from that of a Confederate general to the former president and World War II supreme commander.

BY MATT WHITE | PUBLISHED OCT 27, 2023 5:42 PM EDT
 
Fort Gordon was renamed Fort Eisenhower on October 27, the last of nine Army bases to replace the name of a Confederate officer. Army photo.
   
The current Secretary of the Army arrived at Friday’s ceremony in a vintage World War II jeep, a throwback image that fit the moment of renaming an Army base dedicated to modern high-tech warfare after a general synonymous with wars of the last century.   

Fort Gordon, home of the Army’s Cyber Command, Signal Corps and both the Cyber and Signal schools, is now Fort Eisenhower, a namesake of the former president and supreme commander of allied forces during the decisive years of World War II.

Eisenhower’s new base commander, Major Gen. Paul T. Stanton, noted in a brief speech that the ceremony was being held on the same parade ground where Eisenhower gave a final address to troops as he neared the end of his presidency.

“Gen. Eisenhower, sir, we are on the same field where it thrills our hearts to fulfill your legacy,” said Stanton. “To reuse your 1952 campaign slogan, ‘it’s time for a change.’ And here on Fort Eisenhower, ‘we like Ike.’”

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/fort-gordon-eisenhower/
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Re: Fort Gordon renamed Eisenhower, last of 9 bases scrubbed of Civil War names
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2023, 03:49:09 pm »
I'll bet most Americans, unless they have studied the Civil War, wouldn't have known those bases were named after southern generals if the military hadn't raised the issue. **nononono*
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Re: Fort Gordon renamed Eisenhower, last of 9 bases scrubbed of Civil War names
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2023, 04:24:10 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on October 28, 2023, 03:49:09 pm
I'll bet most Americans, unless they have studied the Civil War, wouldn't have known those bases were named after southern generals if the military hadn't raised the issue. **nononono*
Precisely.
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Re: Fort Gordon renamed Eisenhower, last of 9 bases scrubbed of Civil War names
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2023, 04:35:09 pm »
Our military is so stuck on stupid I'm amazed they manage to consistently reach their recruiting goals.

Oh wait!   :pondering:
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Re: Fort Gordon renamed Eisenhower, last of 9 bases scrubbed of Civil War names
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2023, 04:49:37 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on October 28, 2023, 03:46:56 pm
Fort Gordon renamed Eisenhower, last of 9 bases scrubbed of Civil War names

The home of the Army's Cyber Command and Signal Corps changed its name from that of a Confederate general to the former president and World War II supreme commander.

BY MATT WHITE | PUBLISHED OCT 27, 2023 5:42 PM EDT
 
Fort Gordon was renamed Fort Eisenhower on October 27, the last of nine Army bases to replace the name of a Confederate officer. Army photo.
   
The current Secretary of the Army arrived at Friday’s ceremony in a vintage World War II jeep, a throwback image that fit the moment of renaming an Army base dedicated to modern high-tech warfare after a general synonymous with wars of the last century.   

Fort Gordon, home of the Army’s Cyber Command, Signal Corps and both the Cyber and Signal schools, is now Fort Eisenhower, a namesake of the former president and supreme commander of allied forces during the decisive years of World War II.

Eisenhower’s new base commander, Major Gen. Paul T. Stanton, noted in a brief speech that the ceremony was being held on the same parade ground where Eisenhower gave a final address to troops as he neared the end of his presidency.

“Gen. Eisenhower, sir, we are on the same field where it thrills our hearts to fulfill your legacy,” said Stanton. “To reuse your 1952 campaign slogan, ‘it’s time for a change.’ And here on Fort Eisenhower, ‘we like Ike.’”

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/fort-gordon-eisenhower/
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Re: Fort Gordon renamed Eisenhower, last of 9 bases scrubbed of Civil War names
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2023, 06:28:42 pm »
Whew! Now that they've renamed the bases and melted down the Gen. Lee statue, the Civil War never happened. What a relief!!

As noted on the thread about Gen. Lee:

"Everything faded into mist. The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth."
-- 1984, George Orwell
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Re: Fort Gordon renamed Eisenhower, last of 9 bases scrubbed of Civil War names
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2023, 06:31:36 pm »
Quote from: Jack Russell on October 28, 2023, 04:49:37 pm
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“Gen. Eisenhower, sir, we are on the same field where it thrills our hearts to fulfill your legacy,” said Stanton. “To reuse your 1952 campaign slogan, ‘it’s time for a change.’ And here on Fort Eisenhower, ‘we like Ike."

I have sleepless nights thinking we are going to get into a major conflict.  Woke shit will be our death.
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Re: Fort Gordon renamed Eisenhower, last of 9 bases scrubbed of Civil War names
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2023, 06:34:32 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on October 28, 2023, 03:49:09 pm
I'll bet most Americans, unless they have studied the Civil War, wouldn't have known those bases were named after southern generals if the military hadn't raised the issue. **nononono*

The fact that  Miley and Lee are American Generals is the only common theme worth mentioning.
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Re: Fort Gordon renamed Eisenhower, last of 9 bases scrubbed of Civil War names
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2023, 06:49:23 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on October 28, 2023, 06:34:32 pm
The fact that  Miley and Lee are American Generals is the only common theme worth mentioning.

At least Lee was dedicated to Virginia, or "my country" as he referred to it, which is more than "Thoroughly Woke Milley" can claim.
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