These bases were named after Confederates, now titles may be ditched. Here's what vets say
As a young military service member, Richard Kingsberry said he wasn’t aware that two of the bases where he served had been named after Confederate leaders Braxton Bragg and Robert E. Lee.
That realization would happen later, but it helped sparked him to join the effort to see names on military boats, installations and other places removed, saying that they sent the wrong message about the nation’s history and ideals.
The effort to remove the namesakes of those who aligned themselves with the Confederacy hit a critical step as the Naming Commission recently put forth several names to replace military installations such as Fort Lee and Bragg that are named in honor of Confederate leaders.
In its place, installations may be named after women, people of African and Latino descent and other national leaders such as Dwight D. Eisenhower, a former president and general.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bases-were-named-confederates-now-090100236.html
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The only thing of large scale was the number of Americans killed. As to the Reb's actual 'existance' -meh!
And we CERTAINLY should not be honoring the 'leaders of the losers.' I remember a president who once said "I like people who weren't captured........" 
Also, I STILL think it is outrageous that they named an airport in DC after the person who destroyed the Air Traffic Controller Union. What kind of message is THAT sending.... 
The US awarded 20 Medals of Honor for the massacre at Wounded Knee. The army opened fire on women, children and old men including the use of rapid fire artillery.
USA USA USA!!!
