Should US military bases named after Confederates be renamed?

SFC Alfonso Moore different times different views. Each fought for what they believed was the correct way of life. They did not betray the Union.

PO2 Johnathan Kerns Not true

PO1 Richard Mecom dude, this thread is four years old. This conversation was dead and over back when Barak Obama was president and most of the people in this thread aren’t even active members anymore

SFC (Join to see) sorry it just showed up on mine. I do not understand why........

These gallant men took an oath when in the US Army to "support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic" as we all did. When the enemy of the Constitution was domestic as in 1861, they followed that oath as did my great-grandfather and his brothers. DEO VINDICE!

PO2 (Join to see) - Traitor Army?? we are not talking about Nidal Hassan or Berghdal.. You need to read the history of each to understand what they went trough before they took off the blue to don the grey. The Confederate Army were mostly Farmers, their allegiance were to their GOD and to their Families. It was rare if they even heard about what the Government was doing.

Define pussification first, secondly are inferring that since I don’t know what you are alluding to adds me to the genre that you so described?

CMSgt Michael Thomas
Semi-correct, respect those that deserve respect, same goes for leaders; their position, if not the person.
Some did more than those that received the MOH and got something less instead; that is where the load of glorified chicken nugget (so called) leaders lose my respect as it should your respect also.

Capt Richard I P. - You need to re read your history, Slavery was not the monumental reason for the Civil War. You are a product of the liberal Education System. The main reason was state rights and the right to be able to sell and trade across state lines without having to pay tariff's to he federal government. Even back them the politicians were trying to suck the business owners dry by over taxation. You may be surprised to learn that the first slaves in America were brought into the northern ports, most were used as houseboys and butlers and other workers for the rich yanks. The first slave was bought by a free black man. Were you aware of that? Were you aware that before the war at one point there were more slaves up north than there were in the south. Way too much of this is not taught in schools because it does not fit the liberal agenda.

Let bygones be bygones; however, if the history is falsified then scrutiny and correction is needed.
We have a town in Hawaii called Captain Cook. He and most of his crew was killed by the Native Hawaiians (Kanaka Maoli) His name remains but he doesn’t, the history books finally are telling the truth.

MSG (Join to see)
I agree, maintain mission focus. The only luggage you carry is your combat load and ruck.

Capt Richard I P.
Never erase the TRUE history. It is a journal of lessons learned, hopefully.