Fight over Confederate base names unsettled even after lawmakers back changes
Leo Shane III and Joe Gould
Don’t take down those Fort Bragg road signs just yet.
Republicans and Democrats in both the House and Senate voted overwhelmingly this week to back legislation forcing the Defense Department to rename military bases honoring Confederate leaders, including Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Hood in Texas and Fort Benning in Georgia.
The moves came despite repeated veto threats from President Donald Trump over the issue and parallel new Defense Department orders banning the display of the Confederate battle flag on all installations, amid a military-wide reckoning over divisive symbols from the Civil War.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/07/23/fight-over-confederate-base-names-unsettled-even-after-lawmakers-back-changes/
