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Latest "Army bases named for Confederate generals" stories
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Senate’s top Republican ‘OK’ with removing Confederate names from military bases
The Kentucky senator said he'll live with whatever lawmakers decide as they debate an annual defense policy bill for the military in the coming weeks.
By Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press
It’s time for the Army to reject Confederacy in the spirit of reconciliation
These men may have been reconciled and their citizenship restored for the sake of the republic, but their records as oath breakers cannot be reconciled without the tacit underwriting of the cause for which they fought, says the author of this commentary.
By Earl M. Wilson