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Fort Polk renamed Fort Johnson in honor of Black WWI hero
« on: June 14, 2023, 12:19:58 pm »
Fort Polk renamed Fort Johnson in honor of Black WWI hero
By ROSE L. THAYER
STARS AND STRIPES • June 13, 2023
 

With the striking of an anvil to symbolize the forging of the warrior spirit, the home of the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center in Louisiana was officially renamed Tuesday from Fort Polk to Fort Johnson.

“At the heart of the warrior spirit lies courage, unwavering bravery to face danger head on, to stand firm in the face of adversity and to protect the freedoms we hold dear,” said Brig. Gen. David Gardner, the post’s commander. “If Sgt. William Henry Johnson doesn't exemplify the warrior spirit in its purest form, then I don't know who does.”

Born in North Carolina, Johnson moved to New York as a teenager and enlisted in the Army in June 1917. He was assigned to the 369th Infantry Regiment, an all-Black New York National Guard unit known as the Harlem Hellfighters.

Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, attended Tuesday's ceremony and said Johnson fought in World War I with the National Guard — the first war in which the organization was officially called the National Guard and was considered a professional military force. He thanked the commission tasked with renaming the Army’s nine installations for choosing a member of the National Guard for recognition.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-06-13/fort-polk-johnson-confederate-army-10427731.html
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Re: Fort Polk renamed Fort Johnson in honor of Black WWI hero
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2023, 12:23:00 pm »
It won't do.  Albert Sidney Johnson was a southern general.  How are kids who aren't going to be taught about the Civil War in history going to know which Johnson it is? :whistle:
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Re: Fort Polk renamed Fort Johnson in honor of Black WWI hero
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2023, 09:24:50 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on June 14, 2023, 12:23:00 pm
It won't do.  Albert Sidney Johnson was a southern general.  How are kids who aren't going to be taught about the Civil War in history going to know which Johnson it is? :whistle:
Just look at your Johnson... :shrug: :whistle:
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Re: Fort Polk renamed Fort Johnson in honor of Black WWI hero
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2023, 10:10:40 pm »
Does this mean the soldiers there are going to "parade around with their Johnson's showing?"
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Re: Fort Polk renamed Fort Johnson in honor of Black WWI hero
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2023, 11:08:15 pm »
Just more of the insanity we are currently enduring.
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Re: Fort Polk renamed Fort Johnson in honor of Black WWI hero
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2023, 11:18:43 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on June 14, 2023, 12:23:00 pm
It won't do.  Albert Sidney Johnson was a southern general.  How are kids who aren't going to be taught about the Civil War in history going to know which Johnson it is? :whistle:

I for one will always refer to the bases by their original names.  F' em.
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Re: Fort Polk renamed Fort Johnson in honor of Black WWI hero
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2023, 06:37:12 am »
Quote from: rangerrebew on June 14, 2023, 12:23:00 pm
It won't do.  Albert Sidney Johnson was a southern general.  How are kids who aren't going to be taught about the Civil War in history going to know which Johnson it is? :whistle:

Albert Sidney's surname was actually Johnston, with a "t," just like General Joe Johnston (no relation though).
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Re: Fort Polk renamed Fort Johnson in honor of Black WWI hero
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2023, 09:22:00 am »
Quote from: catfish1957 on June 14, 2023, 11:18:43 pm
I for one will always refer to the bases by their original names.  F' em.

 :yowsa: Me too!
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Re: Fort Polk renamed Fort Johnson in honor of Black WWI hero
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2023, 02:05:00 pm »
Quote from: sneakypete on June 14, 2023, 10:10:40 pm
Does this mean the soldiers there are going to "parade around with their Johnson's showing?"
I don't know, but my guess is if so present arms and attention might be, er, different, especially considering the direction the socialist pervs are pushing the military.
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