Army to consider changing names of forts named after Confederate generals
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy signaled their willingness to discuss scrapping Confederate names on forts across the country, Army Col. Sunset Belinsky said Monday evening.They are open to having a bipartisan dialogue on renaming the bases, according to Belinsky. The Army has 10 posts named after Confederate generals across the South, including major installations at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort […]
