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BumRushDaShow

(156,766 posts) Sat Jul 12, 2025, 08:09 PM Jul 12

Virginia military base renamed Fort Lee to honor Black Medal of Honor recipient, not Confederate general

Source: Scripps News

Posted 11:10 AM, Jul 12, 2025

A military installation in Virginia has returned to its former name but with a new honoree, as Fort Gregg-Adams was officially renamed Fort Lee during a ceremony Friday morning.

"We mark the transition between two proud chapters in our installations history," Fort Lee Garrison Commander Col. Rich Bendelewski said at the ceremony.

The name change is part of President Donald Trump's directive to restore the original names of seven military bases that were previously renamed due to their Confederate ties.

While the base has reclaimed its original name, it now honors a different historical figure. Rather than Confederate General Robert E. Lee, the installation now pays tribute to Private Fitz Lee, a Black soldier from Dinwiddie County who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions as a Buffalo Soldier during the Spanish-American War in Cuba.

Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/military/virginia-military-base-renamed-fort-lee-to-honor-black-medal-of-honor-recipient-not-confederate-general

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Virginia military base renamed Fort Lee to honor Black Medal of Honor recipient, not Confederate general (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jul 12 OP

wink wink msongs Jul 12 #1

They think we are stupid. Irish_Dem Jul 12 #2

well poozwah Sunday #9

They need to at least back that up with a portrait of Lee for visitors and dignitaries to see. Omnipresent Jul 12 #3

Gosh who will ever know? BOSSHOG Jul 12 #4

well played creon Jul 12 #5

Yeah right. RhapsodyFav Jul 12 #6

Good... Godot51 Sunday #7

They probably thought it was the Lee from 90-some years earlier BumRushDaShow Sunday #8

msongs

(71,806 posts)

1. wink wink

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 08:11 PM

Jul 12

Irish_Dem

(72,427 posts)

2. They think we are stupid.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 08:16 PM

Jul 12

poozwah

(344 posts)

9. well

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 13, 2025, 08:32 AM

Sunday

well, we have elected trump twice and almost three times which does indicate an certain level of stupidity.

Omnipresent

(7,004 posts)

3. They need to at least back that up with a portrait of Lee for visitors and dignitaries to see.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 08:25 PM

Jul 12

We can’t tolerate any ambiguity from trump and his shitheads from their shitshow!

BOSSHOG

(43,317 posts)

4. Gosh who will ever know?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 08:44 PM

Jul 12

Two fricking name changes in 6 months. Fraud, waste, abuse, ignorance, insanity.

Should we name an Army Base for a traitor to the US and a losing General in our Civil War or to a Black Patriot who earned a CMH? Imagine A Black Servicemember being recognized for anything during the period of the Spanish American War.

Racism, one of the top ten conservative values.

Imagine Hegseth getting drunk this week while all the spotlights are on Noem.

creon

(1,744 posts)

5. well played

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 09:11 PM

Jul 12

nice evasion

RhapsodyFav

(63 posts)

6. Yeah right.

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Sat Jul 12, 2025, 11:14 PM

Jul 12

Godot51

(554 posts)

7. Good...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jul 13, 2025, 04:24 AM

Sunday

... but someone in this administration will want to add robert e. to the name as soon as drumpf finds out.

By the way, in the U.S. military, it's Colonel Lee. He never achieved the rank of general in the U.S. Army, only as a traitor in the traitorous confederate "army".

BumRushDaShow

(156,766 posts)

8. They probably thought it was the Lee from 90-some years earlier

Reply to Godot51 (Reply #7)

Sun Jul 13, 2025, 05:09 AM

Sunday

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