SSFB Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Quote Army Maj. Gen. Paul Stanton, the commander of Fort Eisenhower and the Army Cyber Center of Excellence, right, and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Starrett unveil a bust of General of the Army and President Dwight D. Eisenhower during a renaming ceremony Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. The former Fort Gordon, Ga., was the last of nine Army bases to be renamed this year to drop their former names honoring Confederate generals. (Corey Dickstein/Stars and Stripes) FORT EISENHOWER, Ga. — The names of Confederate leaders who took up arms against the United States in the Civil War have been fully stripped from Army installations, as the former Fort Gordon in Georgia was renamed Fort Eisenhower on Friday. The post, which carried the namesake of Confederate Gen. John Brown Gordon since its inception as Camp Gordon in 1941, now carries the name of one of the Army’s most historic and revered figures — former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a five-star Army general who commanded all Allied forces in defeating Nazi Germany in World War II. A ceremony marking the name change was held on the post’s parade grounds, a location where Eisenhower as president conducted his final review of troops as commander in chief in January 1961 in the waning days of his second presidential term, officials at the post noted Friday. “We’re transitioning from arguably a failed leader [as a namesake] to the visionary world leader who resonated with all of the soldiers that he led on a world stage,” said Army Maj. Gen. Paul Stanton, the commander of Fort Eisenhower and its Army Cyber Center of Excellence, which trains the service’s cyber and signal forces. “He was recognized and admired. There’s no doubt … the soldiers under his command knew they were being led by a man of character, and he inspired them to do their life’s best work on a daily basis — whether that be in combat, whether that be in training, or whether that be later in life as a statesman. “So, he’s absolutely the right namesake.” https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-10-27/fort-eisenhower gordon-georgia-confederate-11850282.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted October 30, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 30, 2023 I feel so much better now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted October 30, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 30, 2023 Looks like there will never be a Fort Trump Thenames of Confederate leaders who took up arms against the UnitedStates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted October 30, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, Skidooski said: I feel so much better now It’s the right thing to do and should have been done a long time ago. Of course you side with the cult of traitors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted October 30, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 30, 2023 The right thing to do is name a fort after a tranny. Fitting for this day and age 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted October 30, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 30, 2023 tries too hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSFB Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Skidooski said: The right thing to do is name a fort after a tranny. Fitting for this day and age Fort Snotty? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted October 30, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 30, 2023 Fort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted October 30, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, SSFB said: Fort Snotty? With a giant Maglite statue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 20 minutes ago, SSFB said: Fort Snotty? AKA Sandy's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 My kid's birth certificate will always say Ft Gordon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Wait, this place wasn't named after Jeff Gordon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSFB Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, racinfarmer said: Wait, this place wasn't named after Jeff Gordon? That's probably what those cousin-fucker terrorists thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, SSFB said: That's probably what the cousin-fucker terrorists thought. Well shit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyAspirated Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Good, relegate the losers to comic books only! Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted October 30, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 30, 2023 12 minutes ago, NaturallyAspirated said: Good, relegate the losers to comic books only! Neal Yeah…fuck history….SMH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyAspirated Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 5 hours ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Yeah…fuck history….SMH. Army base names are where your history is learned? Interesting. Neal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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