William LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for Procurement and Procurement, has instructed all U.S. Department of Defense entities to “start fully implementing” the Nomenclature Commission’s recommendations. writes about it Top.
According to the publication, the Pentagon has until January 1, 2024, to rename military bases named after Confederate generals. These are Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Benning and Fort Gordon in Georgia, Fort Lee, Fort Hill and Fort Pickett in Virginia, Fort Hood in Texas, Fort Polk in Louisiana and Fort Rucker in Alabama.
Additionally, there are plans to rename more than 1,100 streets, schools, and buildings, symbols, monuments, and properties in the United States and abroad that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America.
previously in the USA opened A time capsule hidden in the pedestal of General Lee’s statue.