CPT Private RallyPoint Member 8277561 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-777973"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fif-you-were-asked-to-choose-a-name-for-base-between-fort-benavidez-or-fort-forrest-what-would-you-decide%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=If+you+were+asked+to+choose+a+name+for+base+between+Fort+Benavidez+or+Fort+Forrest+what+would+you+decide%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fif-you-were-asked-to-choose-a-name-for-base-between-fort-benavidez-or-fort-forrest-what-would-you-decide&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AIf you were asked to choose a name for base between Fort Benavidez or Fort Forrest what would you decide?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-you-were-asked-to-choose-a-name-for-base-between-fort-benavidez-or-fort-forrest-what-would-you-decide" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="84db9b996011d6596084507dd8061da9" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/777/973/for_gallery_v2/25b83e34.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/777/973/large_v3/25b83e34.jpg" alt="25b83e34" /></a></div></div>I have had a lot of discussions about this topic and I am frankly really surprised about what I hear. I like to rephase the discussion about this topic. First, I don&#39;t think we are rewriting history. We make history. We change with the times. If not, we might still have UCP uniforms. <br /><br />I like to ask it this way, if there was a new base and you were only given two options what would you name it after? A Confederate General or a US Army Veteran? If they say a Confederate General I like to ask why they support the Confederacy and their Army? I can&#39;t speak about other but I support what the US stands for. I have read a few books and I like to think I know enough to understand why a separatist movement started and multiple states seceded. 2023-05-11T23:10:59-04:00 CPT Private RallyPoint Member 8277561

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-777973"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fif-you-were-asked-to-choose-a-name-for-base-between-fort-benavidez-or-fort-forrest-what-would-you-decide%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=If+you+were+asked+to+choose+a+name+for+base+between+Fort+Benavidez+or+Fort+Forrest+what+would+you+decide%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fif-you-were-asked-to-choose-a-name-for-base-between-fort-benavidez-or-fort-forrest-what-would-you-decide&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AIf you were asked to choose a name for base between Fort Benavidez or Fort Forrest what would you decide?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-you-were-asked-to-choose-a-name-for-base-between-fort-benavidez-or-fort-forrest-what-would-you-decide" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="e3d91581a8c0357e83807a541bf1eb69" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/777/973/for_gallery_v2/25b83e34.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/777/973/large_v3/25b83e34.jpg" alt="25b83e34" /></a></div></div>I have had a lot of discussions about this topic and I am frankly really surprised about what I hear. I like to rephase the discussion about this topic. First, I don&#39;t think we are rewriting history. We make history. We change with the times. If not, we might still have UCP uniforms. <br /><br />I like to ask it this way, if there was a new base and you were only given two options what would you name it after? A Confederate General or a US Army Veteran? If they say a Confederate General I like to ask why they support the Confederacy and their Army? I can&#39;t speak about other but I support what the US stands for. I have read a few books and I like to think I know enough to understand why a separatist movement started and multiple states seceded.

2023-05-11T23:10:59-04:00 2023-05-11T23:10:59-04:00 Maj Kim Patterson 8277644

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I would like to know why the specific US Army veteran is a choice, I’m from New England so not much of a fan of the confederacy. I would like more info on what Gen Forest did, so here I sit on the fence. <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="38789" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/38789-11a-infantry-officer-2nd-bct-101st-abn">CPT Private RallyPoint Member</a>

2023-05-12T01:06:16-04:00 2023-05-12T01:06:16-04:00 MSG Private RallyPoint Member 8277695

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If I had to choose between to two, I&#39;d go for the SF dude. His story is one of badassery

2023-05-12T02:27:30-04:00 2023-05-12T02:27:30-04:00 MSG Chuck Farley 8278072

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Benavidez! I had the honor of meeting MSG B when he spoke at my Q corse graduation!

2023-05-12T09:35:37-04:00 2023-05-12T09:35:37-04:00 SSgt Lawrence Bolen 8278083

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>1 bad MF&#39;r

2023-05-12T09:44:37-04:00 2023-05-12T09:44:37-04:00 SSgt Private RallyPoint Member 8278384

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My question is this. Why doesn&#39;t Master Sergeant Benavidez have a base named after him already?

2023-05-12T12:30:51-04:00 2023-05-12T12:30:51-04:00 SFC Kelly Fuerhoff 8278447

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I&#39;m surprised 9% voted for Forrest - but then again if I knew who did I probably wouldn&#39;t be.

2023-05-12T13:11:02-04:00 2023-05-12T13:11:02-04:00 2023-05-11T23:10:59-04:00