Phototreat/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon is not considering renaming U.S. Army bases in the south that are named after Confederate generals.
It’s a question that came up given the current debate about Confederate symbols.
Some major Army bases in the south are named after famous Confederate Army generals. They included Fort Hood in Texas, Fort Benning in Georgia, Fort AP Hill in Virginia and Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
“As of now, there’s no discussion of adjusting our current naming policies,” said Army Col. Steve Warren, the Pentagon spokesman.
Warren said the decision to name military installations is handled by the services themselves, “and as of now, there are no current plans to change policies regarding how installations are named.”
The Army’s response to the possibility of reviewing base names came from Brig. Gen. Malcolm B. Frost, the chief of Army Public Affairs.
“Every Army installation is named for a soldier who holds a place in our military history. Accordingly, these historic names represent individuals, not causes or ideologies. It should be noted that the naming occurred in the spirit of reconciliation, not division,” he said.
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