The title of the leader of the Confederation dates back to the army’s bases because the army found other members of the same names

Now, those rules themselves Return to their original namesThis time with different names that share a confederation titles – the army found other members of service with the same last names to honor them.

This step raises the conversation in the military circles and abroad. The skeptics ask whether the real intention is to undermine the efforts made to stay away from the Confederate societies, a case that has long been divided by people who prefer to maintain an aspect of the southern heritage and those who want to raise attractive slavery from courage.

Mark Moreal, President and CEO of the National Urban Association, a civil rights group, said that rename the latest “difference without discrimination.”

The elimination of the names presented by the Biden Administration, many of which honored the members of the service who were women or minorities, is the last step from the Defense Minister Beit Higseth to agree with Trump cleansing Among all programs, policies, books and social media, signal to diversity, fairness and integration.

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The names of the Confederation Return

Federal law now prevents the army from returning to honoring the Confederation, but the move brings back the names that generations of soldiers know. After the election of President Abraham Lincoln, who opposed the expansion of slavery, 11 southern countries from the United States have passed to form the Confederation, or the US Confederation, to preserve slavery, an institution that enslaved millions of Americans of African origin. Their separation led to the civil war, which the CEOs eventually lost in 1865.

By restoring the old names with the soldiers or personalities who were not from the Confederation, “they are trying to be spots,” Moreal said.

For example, Fort Prague in North Carolina, which was changed to Fort Liberty By Biden AdministrationHe was the first to get her original name, in June. The army found another US service member of the same last name, a soldier in World War II. Higseth signed an order to restore the name in February.

“By summoning the name of the Second World War soldier, Roland Prague, secretary Higseth did not violate the speech of the law, but he violated his soul,” Jacques Reed, a member of the Armed Services Committee in the Senate, wrote in a statement opposing “satirical competition.”

In March, Higseth reversed Decision 2023 Fort Benning In Georgia Fort Moore.

The process of restoring the same name was applied to the seven additional foundations: Fort Ap Hill, Fort Pickett, Fort Robert E. Lee in Virginia, Fort Gordon in Georgia, Fort Hood in Texas, Fort Polk in Louisiana and Fort Rocker in Alabama.

The other name changes

Last week, Republican governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landre, announced that he was restoring the name of the largest training site for the National Guard training.

In a post on the social media that announced the name, Landri wrote that in Louisiana, “We honor the courage, not cancel it.” The attachment was what seemed to be a picture created from the artificial intelligence of the grave stone with the word “waking up” on it.

“Let this be a lesson that we must always give him reverence for history and we are not fast in condemning or erasing the dead easily, for fear that we will judge future generations of us and our times,” Landri wrote.

The rules are not the only military assets to be renamed. In late June, Higseth announced that Usns Harvey will be renamed after the Second World War Bahar receiving an honor medal, stripping a ship The name of activists in the field of gay tidyers Those who served during the Korean war.

Critics express their concern about the Confederation Associations and the lack of competence

Moreal said there are other ways to get to know unknown heroes instead of returning a base to a long -related name with the leaders of the Confederation.

“No boycott on the ground will not be called its army on the basis of it after people who tried to overthrow the government,” Murial said. “So, why do people stick to these names?”

Stacy Rosenberg, a professor of teaching participating at the Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University, said she is interested in not being renamed rules. She said that the cost of changing signs through seven rules can be used for something else may have a greater effect.

There is no immediate estimate of cost to change all signs in the rules.

Rosenberg said it is logical to stay away from the Confederate heroes as names, but this last step appears to be a way to attract Trump’s political base.

“I think what we really need to think about is is the rule after that, such a record in the service requires the honor of his name linked to this rule?” Rosenberg said.

Angela Betancourt, a strategy for public relations in the Betancourt Group, and a backup study in the United States, said that the continuous renames of the military bases are a form of brands for what each administration seen by the army.

Although she understands why people feel upset with the return of military bases to a name associated with the Confederation, Betancourt said he should not take from the heritage and legacy of the new name.

“This does not mean that it is not good to do.” “There are definitely heroes, especially African and varied American heroes, they should be honored. I think this is a good way to do this.”

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The Associated Press Press Lolita C in the role, John Hanna and Sarah Klein contributed to this report.