these “confederate” generals earned their ranks under the US army command before the south seceded didn’t they?
ironic… democrats in the south secede, lose a war and their slaves and now the democrats want to re-write history
renaming the bases for democrat heroes doesn’t seem right either…
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how is removing a monument re-writing history.
WuWei
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Not the same guy.
He was one of my commanders.
The Colonel is “well thought of” in the community. Quite possibly the toughest Warrior to ever walk through the valley…
WuWei
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No, most of them were promoted upon switching.
promoted from colonel or private? they still went to officer training under the US army didn’t they?
I would think that counted for something…
awesome. i love honoring our history, as flawed as it was
WuWei
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Captains became Generals. Especially in the south. Probably why they lost. They had a lot of generals.
I didn’t know that… interesting… thank you
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Safiel
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Plenty of clowns in the north. A good part of the reason why it took the north as long as it did to win. Better commanders on the part of the north could have brought the war to conclusion as early as 1863, given the massive manpower, industrial and logistical advantage held by the north.
Hell, McClellan probably ****** away at least a year and a half just by his own lack of effort.
I saw a recommendation that Bragg retain its name. The thinking being that Bragg did more to ensure yankee victory than any northern general
WuWei
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Trump said ain’t none of them changing. 
president biden will change the names in january or february
Someone’s gonna have to remind him which side of the debate he is on.
JimmyC
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Yes, time to get the popcorn
The Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday voted to require the Pentagon to rename military bases and other assets named after Confederate generals, a move that puts the Republican-led panel on a collision course with the White House.
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I wonder if West Virginia will follow everyone’s lead and remove the name of the racist Klansman, Robert Byrd?
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NJBob
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Too bad, it’s a shame we bases named after losers.
Should New Jersey change it’s name then?
We did kick their ass during the Revolutionary War.
They’re losers too, right?
a group of texas vets want to rename fort hood for Special Forces Master Sgt. Roy Benavidez.
a true hero and medal of honor winner
wounded by a landmine and told he’d never walk again.
not only did he walk again he joined the special forces
a few years later he rescued his 12 man team when they were pinned down.
Despite being wounded in the face, head, and right leg, Benavidez dragged wounded team members onto a helicopter. He was then wounded in the back and abdomen.
the chopped then crashed.
he rescued the wounded men again and called in airstrikes to push the enemy back
an enemy soldier attacked him and stabbed him in both arms before he killed him with his knife
by the time he got back to base he was assumed dead and was being zipped into a body bag when he spit to show he was alive.
he was awarded the medal of honor and passed away in 1998.
and unlike hood who was never even in texas and was a traitor benavidez was a native texan.
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