RandomGuy
06-13-2023, 08:13 PM
An Army base that might elicit memories of hot, swampy field training has a new name. Fort Polk, Louisiana is now officially Fort Johnson.
The base was renamed at a ceremony on June 13. Fort Johnson is one of nine installations being redesignated this year, as the Army removes the names of Confederate officers from its bases, streets, and buildings. Some of the Army’s most prominent bases have already been renamed, including Fort Liberty, North Carolina from Fort Bragg earlier this month and Fort Moore, Georgia, formerly Fort Benning, which was renamed on May 11.
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https://taskandpurpose.com/news/fort-johnson-fort-polk-renamed-army-jrtc/
The base was renamed at a ceremony on June 13. Fort Johnson is one of nine installations being redesignated this year, as the Army removes the names of Confederate officers from its bases, streets, and buildings. Some of the Army’s most prominent bases have already been renamed, including Fort Liberty, North Carolina from Fort Bragg earlier this month and Fort Moore, Georgia, formerly Fort Benning, which was renamed on May 11.
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https://taskandpurpose.com/news/fort-johnson-fort-polk-renamed-army-jrtc/