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Army begins removing Confederate names from military bases . . . and that’s a good thing, long overdue
On Friday, the renaming date changing Fort Hood to Fort Cavazos was announced. General Richard Cavazos was the first Hispanic officer to achieve 4-star rank.
Also on Friday, Fort Pickett in Virginia was renamed Fort Barfoot.
An Army base in Blackstone, Virginia, officially changed its name from “Fort Pickett” to “Fort Barfoot” Friday in honor of Col. Van Barfoot, a World War II Medal of Honor recipient.
“Fort Pickett is the first of nine Army installations to be redesignated this year, and I could not think of a more fitting soldier to have the first honor,” director of the Army National Guard, Lt. Gen. Jon Jensen, said in a ceremony Friday. “Thanks to this historic renaming in honor of one of America’s great heroes, members of the Army and our country will surely know of the impact Col. Barfoot had on our nation.”
Fort Barfoot is the only one of the nine being redesignated which is a National Guard installation, according to the Virginia National Guard.Barfoot’s children attended Friday’s ceremony, along with representatives from Virginia-based Native American tribes and the Choctaw Nation — the tribe that his maternal grandmother was a member of.
What’s next: Fort Rucker in Alabama will be renamed Fort Novosel on April 10 as a way to honor Michael Novosel, an Army chief warrant officer who earned the Medal of Honor for his service in the Vietnam War.
Fort Lee in Virginia will be renamed Fort Walker on April 27, per local news reports. The base is honoring Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, a former prisoner of war and surgeon. **
Fort Benning in Georgia will be renamed Fort Moore on May 11 to honor Hal Moore, a U.S. commander during the Vietnam War and Julia Moore, an Army Community Service advocate.
Yes, but: Fort Gordon, in Georgia, Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia, and Fort Polk in Louisiana do not have dates yet for their renaming, per the Military Times.
** As has been pointed out in the comments, clicking on the April 27 link goes to a local press article that indicates different honorees.
While Fort Pickett is now known as Fort Barfoot, there are two more U.S. military bases in Virginia named for people with ties to the Confederacy that are set to be redesignated and the date that for to happen has been announced for one of them.
Fort Lee will be redesignated as Fort Gregg-Adams on April 27.
The fort will honor two Black officers: Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams.
The article goes on to say that Fort A.P. Hill will be named for Dr. Walker.