NOVEMBER 14, 2022
** The Army could have renamed Fort Bragg after Union General Edward Bragg. (North Carolina. I already have said this. Union General Bragg commanded the famed Irom Brigade. This would have been of considerable savings.)
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NOVEMBER 15, 2022
** Confederate soldier statue finds new home at Potter's Field. (Owensboro, Kentucky. It is a pauper's cemetery.)
** Stone Mountain Park Board selects creator of truth-telling exhibit. (Georgia)
--Old Secesh
Since the bases are going to be renamed, I have a short list of ones I think are deserving. I do not want every one of them renamed after a black person. I know that goes against what a lot of people want to happen.
But, here are four Blacks who I think would be good choices"
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. and Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Senior was the first black general in the U.S. Army and the son was the first black general in the U.S. Air Force as well as commander of the Tuskegee Airmen.
Jackie Robinson fought not only to break the color barrier of Major League Baseball, but also the color barrier in the U.S. Army as an officer during World War II.
Colin Powell. I sure wish he had run for U.S. president. I'd have voted for him in a heartbeat.
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Also, we could save a lot of money in renaming Fort Bragg because of General Edward S. Bragg who commanded the famed Iron Brigade during the Civil War. I realize he is a white man, but very deserving in my books.
Again, I am not against renaming the Confederate base names. After all, they did fight against the United States. But, I do not want every base to be named after a black person. Surely we can find some deserving white people as well.
Come On, People. --Old Secesh
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
** Rally calls for removal of Confederate monuments in Jacksonville. (Florida. About two dozen people. That is one huge rally.)
** Last Confederate monument on Md. public land set to come down. (Maryland. The Talbot Boys monument. This was in the Washington Post. Do you suppose they are happy about this?)
** Confederate spy's grave still stands. (Kilburn City, (Wisconsin Dells) Wisconsin Belle Boyd's grave site. The writer, a college student seems to be a real Confederate hater.)
** Scout official: Confederate flags flown by troop in Peach Days parade an honest mistake. (Utah. Boy Scouts)
** Public suggest renaming Fort Bragg after Union General Edward Bragg. (Like I said, a good idea.)
** 2020-21: When Confederate monuments came down from Monument Avenue in Richmond. (Now it's Monumentless Avenue in Sad R. Too bad the Blacks didn't just make their own avenue to honor their people.)
--Old Secesh
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
** Future of Fairfax County roads named after Confederate leaders still up in the air. (Virginia)
** Pitt County commissioners discus fate of Confederate monument. (North Carolina)
** For second time, Pasquotank commissioners approve funding for contractor to remove Confederate monument. (North Carolina. The contractor had originally bid $28,000 but raised it to $50,000. I'd say find another contractor. But, even better, make those who want it removed put their money where their mouth is. YOU PAY FOR IT!!)
** Memory and memorials: Yale scholar's work influences removal of Lee statue. Yale?)
** Motion to revive Confederate monument lawsuit to be discussed in Friday hearing. (Huntsville, Alabama)
** Public suggests renaming Fort Bragg after Union officer Edward Bragg. (Like I've been saying.)
** Nation's top ranking Hispanic veterans association offers picks for renaming Fort Hood.
--Old Secesh
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
** Old South vs. the new America: What Confederate monuments say about us. (From the Hill. A very anti-Confederate piece.
** Activists hail Lee statue removal, say more work remains. (Again, how does one get to be an activist? Does a fairy god mother come over and prang you with her wand? And, of course, the mire work to do is to erase all mention of the Confederacy.)
** America has always run from the truth of itself. (Houston Chronicle)
* 'Like it or not,' Fort Bragg will be renamed. Now, it is just a question of what. (I've already put in the name Edward Bragg, Union commander of the famed Iron Brigade.
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
** Singer Maggie Rogers calls on Easton to remove Confederate Talbot Boys statue ahead of Tuesday night council vote. (Maryland. Well if Maggie says it should go. My question, who is Maggie Rogers?)
--Old Secesh
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
** Pentagon asks public for suggestions of renaming bases that honor Confederates.
** Naming commission tasked with examining Confederate symbols on military bases.
** Augusta commission to vote on c(C)onfederate names. (Georgia. Come on WJBF!!)
** Fort Bragg officials to discuss required name change -- and they want your input. (I already gave my idea. Rename it for Edward Bragg. commander of the famed Iron Brigade during the war. Then there will be very little cost in the renaming process.)
** What would you rename the Army posts and Navy ships that honor the Confederacy?
** Alabama trying to revive lawsuit over Confederate monument.
--Old Secesh
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
** Colonial-era Royal Carriage stirs up modern backlash in Netherlands. (So "Woke" has hit there as well.)
** Forget 'Fort Lee'-- Congress seeks input on replacement for c(C)onfederate names. (8 News ABC, Virginia. (And you'd think a news organization like ABC would know about proper names. Maybe its "blacklash" in the media.
** Fort Bragg seeks public input for base's new name. (I've already suggested Edward Bragg, a noted Union Civil War commander who led the famed Iron Brigade.)
** Virginia is set to remove Richmond's Lee statue on Wednesday. (Sure didn't take them long.)
** Family seeks to rename Fort Benning after Kentucky war hero and his wife. (Lt. Gen. Hal Moore. At least he is a white man. I'd hate to see all of the bases renamed after Blacks. Some should be, however. I'd like to see Benjamin O. Davis (Sr. and Jr.), Colin Powell and Jackie Robinson as three of the names.)
--Old Secesh
