See the proposed new names for Army bases that honor Confederate soldiers

One of the entrance signs to facilities in Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C. Photo: Logan Mock-Bunting/Getty Images

A commission established by Congress has submitted recommendations to rename nine Army bases that currently bear the names of Confederate military officers, the Washington Post reports.

Why it matters: The proposal follows a broader push to denounce Confederate memorials, a move that has been amplified in recent years amid the Black Lives Matter movement and a national reckoning with the country's racist history.

Details: The U.S. has named military installments after white men for decades. The proposal would rename many of the bases after women and people of color.

  • Fort AP Hill, Virginia, would become Fort Walker for Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, the suffragist, prisoner of war and surgeon.
  • Fort Benning, Georgia, would become Fort Moore for Hal and Julia Moore, a U.S. commander during the Vietnam War and an Army Community Service advocate, respectively.
  • Fort Bragg in North Carolina would become Fort Liberty.
  • Fort Gordon, Georgia, would become Fort Eisenhower for President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
  • Fort Hood, Texas, would become Fort Cavazos for Richard Cavazos, the Army's first Hispanic four-star general.
  • Fort Lee, Virginia, would become Fort Gregg-Adams, for Arthur Gregg and Charity Adams, a former three-star general and the first African American woman to be an officer in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, respectively.
  • Fort Pickett, Virginia, would become Fort Barfoot, for Van Barfoot, a Native American Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his service during World War II.
  • Fort Polk, Louisiana, would become Fort Johnson, for William Henry Johnson, an African American sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for his service during World War II.
  • Fort Rucker, Alabama, would become Fort Novosel for Michael Novosel, an Army chief warrant officer who received the Medal of Honor for his service during the Vietnam War.

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