What Now, Even a GAR Statue "Vandalized" in Indiana and That Military Thing

June 10, 2020

**  County posts notice of removal of "camp facilities"  at courthouse protest site; protesters say they were told to leave county property by 10:01 Tuesday or face arrest.  (Bloomington, Indiana.  They even put graffiti on the GAR monument. For those of you who don't know, the GAR was a fraternal order of Union soldiers during the war.  Who'd have figured Union soldiers would get the same treatment as Confederates.  I just don't know about these "protesters."   Must have been asleep in history class.)

**  Navy to remove public displays of Confederate flag, following Marine Corps lead.  (So, the Navy embarrasses self like the Corps.)

**  Confederate flag to be banned from public spaces on Navy ships.

**  Navy orders removal of Confederate flag; Army bases may be renamed.

**  Army willing to discuss renaming Fort Bragg, which was named after a slave owner and Confederate leader.

Again, I am of the opinion that U.S. military bases shouldn't be named after generals who fought against the United States.  However, I believe that since those bases have been fact for so long, those who really want the names changed should put their  money where their mouths are and pay for it.  No public money should be used.  Also, I'm not a huge fan of General Bragg.

Really, a Union Statue?  Too Bad These People Don't Know Much About History.  Well, There Were the Rioters in Birmingham Who Attacked a World War I Statue.   --Old Secesh