These are the contenders for rebranding Army posts with Confederate namesakes

If they are going to rename them, I fully support MSG Roy Benavides being honored. Dude was a straight-up bad ass…

Meh, it's not like all of those forts were named after the masterminds of their age. Not everyone was Lee or Stonewall Jackson. Some of those forts are named after failure generals. People say things like don't forget history, but most Americans are historical retards including our own service members. Especially our own service members, go out and ask your troop if you're still in why is a place named such and such. Hell, ask yourself what you know. I guarantee most don't know much, and much of the argument is "This is how we've always done it!"

Besides a name, how many here without a google confirmation can say who Confederate Lieutenant General John B. Hood was? Most Soldiers relate Fort Hood to "the hood" as in back on the block, because The Great Place isn't all that great.

While I disagree with the removal of many of the statues, I'm ok with the renaming of the forts so long as it's done with some good purpose. Renaming Hood for example to Benavidez would be a good thing. Master Sergeant Raul "Roy" P. Benavidez was a true hero and received the Medal of Honor, served in the Army and National Guard, is a Texas native, and advocated for Veterans rights and care as well as PTSD treatment. Renaming a fort from a failed Confederate general officer to a paragon of the enlisted force might be a good call.

The issue shouldn't be the rename, as most of the forts are named for failures, the issue should be who is the right name for that fort or installation? Why are they worthy of note? Soldiers like MSG Benavidez are a good call.

That doesn't change where I have been or where I trained. Fort Lee and Fort Benning will always be that to me, because that's where I served. Do you think anyone told me who Confederate Brigadier General Henry L. Benning was? Nope, because I bet none of those above me knew or cared either. Benning to me is a concept of what I did and the people there, not some Confederate general officer, even after learning about the history of my own accord later.

Benning to his credit was not horrible as a flag officer and even bucked the brass against forced conscription, but did suffer a very heavy defeat losing most of his brigade and then went up against Grant later which he also ultimately lost and was forced to retreat. All that said, I'm sure there's a well deserved Georgian service member perhaps a Medal of Honor recipient that the fort could be renamed for.

Nothing like appeasing those that are butt hurt by history brother SSG(P) (Join to see)