List of Renamed Bases-- Part 6: Fort Hood becomes Fort Cavazos, Fort Pickett Becomes Fort Barfoot

Fort Hood, Texas, becomes Fort Cavazos, named for  Army General Richard E. Cavazos, who received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism during the Vietnam War.

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Fort Pickett, Virginia, becomes Fort Barfoot, in honorof Army  Tech Sgt.  Van T. Barfoot, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions with the 45th Infantry Division during World War II in Italy.

He was a Choctaw Indian.

--Old Secesh

Here Is a List of Renamed Army Bases-- Part 4: Fort Gordon Will Be Renamed Fort Eisenhower

Fort Gordon, Geotgia, will be renamed Fort Eisenhower after General of the Army and President Dwight D. Eisenhower.  He was a five-star general and served as the Allied Supreme Commander of forces in Europe during World War II.

--Old Secesh

Fort Pickett in Virginia Becomes Fort Barfoot

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

**  Virginia National Guard site renamed in attempt to detach from Confederate ties.  (Fort Pickett will be renamed Fort Barfoot.  World War II Medal of Honor recipient Col.Van T. Barfoot.

**  Minor raising funds to move Confederate statue.  (Bell County, Texas.  He is doing the right thing.  Let those who want it removed PAY for it THEMSELVES.)

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

**  How the politics of race will play a key role in Nikki Haley's 2024 campaign.)

**  Stoney on how Mitch Landrieu inspired him to remove Confederate monuments in Richmond.  (Stoney is the mayor of Sad R.  Landrieu was mayor of New Orleans.  Of course, the monuments in New Orleans were taken down much more respectively than what happed in Sad R.)

I Still Say That Those Who Want Statues Removed or Places Renamed Should Pay All Costs Themselves.  --Old Secesh

A New Battle to Preserve Part of the Cedar Creek Battlefied in Virginia

JANUARY 22, 2022

**  3 Charlotte streets officially drop names tied to slavery, Confederacy.  (North Carolina.  Only one of the three were renamed for Blacks.  And that name, the Montford Point Street is entirely a good one as that was where black Marines trained during WW II.)

I don't mind the changing of names of streets or other items so long as they are not ALL renamed for Blacks.

**  Proposed  Virginia Sheetz on Civil War site draws opposition.  (Middletown, Virginia.  This is where a the Battle of Cedar Creek was fought on October 19, 1864,  and the proposed 19.5-acre site is considered a key part of the battlefield.)

Now, this is what I should be writing about  in this blog, not the hurtful stuff that I normally cover.  I wonder how the other side feels about the loss of an actual battle site.)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Renaming Those Bases a Big Thing. Gettysburg of Bases, What About Those Black Activists? Harriet Tubman and the Pentagon

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Most of the Confederate-named bases received the names before World War II.  That was an awful long-time for people not to be offended.  Was it a sudden-woke offense?

**  Retired Marine general, trailblazing  admiral among  new picks who will scrutinize bases with Confederate names.  (Hopefully at least one of the eight is a non-Black.)

**  Members named  to panel scrubbing Confederate icons from DOD.  (Aren't icons considered to be good?)

**  Confederate  military bases just met their Gettysburg.  (You mean Waterloo?)

**  North Carolina commission to work with  local activists to remove Confederate monuments.  (Again, how does a black person get to be an activist?  Wondering if there are any white activists?)

**  Renowned as a black liberator, Harriet Tubman was also a brilliant spy.

**  Here's how the Pentagon will remove the names of Confederates from military bases.

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Renaming Those Confederate Army Bases

JANUARY 4, 2021

**  Letters:  Push Confederate Polk aside,  honor Chennault, a genuine Louisiana hero.  (Fort Polk in Louisiana to have name changed.  Suggesting Claire Chennault, WW II hero. I can go for that.  I am just hoping that not ALL the Confederate fort names will be renamed after Blacks.  Maybe two or three should be so honored, but not every fort.)

**  Three Virginia bases including Fort Lee  to be renamed.

**  Veto override means Fort Lee will get a new name.   Here's the process involved in getting there.  A Congressional committee will be appointed in 45 days and they have until October 2022 to come up with a list of names.  This search process will cost $2 million.  Then it will cost considerably more to actually change the names.

**  Mississippi legislators set to finalize magnolia-themed flag.

--Old Secesh

Taking a Day Off to Salute All of Our American Military on Veterans Day 2020

They are the reason why we have the liberties and freedoms as well as the opportunities to succeed.  There are those who would rather we not have them.  These are the thing desert fatigues line that protects us.

And, that includes the American veterans who wore the gray during the Civil War.

Every one of my blogs today is saluting all American veterans.

In keeping with this, a World War II veteran and a Rosie the Riveter were honored in Centerville, Ohio, today.

**   1st Lt. Walter Pettit, 97, was a member of the Army Air Corps  and saw action in the skies over France and Germany, flying a P-47 Thunderbolt.

**  Ruth Snively, 95,  worked at the Seeburg Factory in Chicago as one of the war's "Rosie the Riveters."  Seeburg was known for their jukeboxes, but during the war made sonar sets for the Navy.

I have my U.S. flags out flying proud.  Hope you have yours as well.

Thank You veterans and, of course, the Greatest Generation.  

President Trump Visits Wilmington, N.C., Today to Honor the City as the First WW II Heritage City and the Veterans on the Japanese Official Surrender Anniversary

President Trump will be in Wilmington, North Carolina today for a ceremony on board the battleship USS North Carolina to mark the 75th anniversary of the Japanese surrender on board the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945.  This marked the official end of World War II.

Trump is also in Wilmington to present the city with America's first World War II Heritage City honor for all that went on there during the war.  About a dozen WW II veterans will also be in attendance.

I wonder if there is anyone still alive who actually witnessed the event on board the USS Missouri 75 years ago.

Of course, Wilmington used public safety as reason for the removal of two Confederate statues sometime back.

Let's hope certain groups will stand down for the event.

--Old Secesh

Even in Canada and Washington State. Come On Sad R, Take Down the Lee Statue

AUGUST 29, 2020

**  Protesters in Ridgefield, Vancouver,  rally in support of black lives.  (Canada.  Jefferson Davis Park has two markers for the Jefferson Davis Highway.  For Black Lives Matter and in honor of Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech.

**  Confederate statues would be removed from national parks in Gettysburg, elsewhere under Minn.  lawmaker's bill.  (U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, D. Minnesota.  Imagine a Democrat doing something like this?)

**  Virginia Supreme Court gives Richmond green light  to remove city-owned  Confederate statues.  (There you go, Sad R.  Get that Lee statue down immediately.  You should be embarrassed at what you let BLM do to it.  Shows your class.  Since Sad Richmond is so gung-ho to remove all connection it has to the Confederacy, I am already crossing out the name of that city in all my books.

Last night, I was reading a book about the bread riots that took place in that city and just substituted the word "Sad" whenever the "R" word came up.  I doubt that I will ever go there again.)

**  Laura topples Confederate statue  after parish votes to keep it.  ((Lake Charles, Louisiana.  BLM extremely mad that they didn't get to do it.  But even Mother Nature seems to be against us.  A lot of Confederate markers in Wilmington, N.C. have recently been knocked down by hurricanes.)

**  By the way, congratulations to Wilmington, N.C., for becoming the country's first World War II Heritage City.

**  People hurl racist epithets at protesters outside Confederate  memorial in Clark County.  (Washington. The protesters here are BLMers and their white minions.   I see that BLM got a taste of language much like they give everyone else.  They didn't appreciate it.  Sorry guys.  At least none of their homes or businesses were looted and torched.  Sad to see defenders sinking to BLM level.)

--Old Secesh

The Confederacy Under Attack: New Name for Fort Hood. Who Is for Confederadication? What Is Confederadication

JULY 15, 2020


**  Rename Fort Hood for a deserving Army leader--  Gen. Richard Cavazos:  Patrick M. M. McLaughlin.  (He is a Mexican-American.  I could go for him when the bases are renamed.  I'd definitely support Union generals from the Civil War or generals from WW I and WW II.  As long as they are not Blacks (unless Colin Powell).  Not that I'm against naming the bases after Blacks, but at this point in time, with all this happening against the Confederates and their descendants, that would be too much of a slap in the face.  Wait at least ten years before you start naming the bases for Blacks.)

**  Some chosen to design Mississippi state flag without rebel symbol.

**  Editorial Roundup:  South Carolina.

**  Newspaper covering Confederadication better than anyone else:  Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  Newspapers 100% behind Confederadication:  Washington Post and New York Times.  TV stations 100% behind Confederadication:  CNN.

**  Confederadication:  Removing all traces of the Confederacy.  Combination of the word Confederate and eradication.

--Old Secesh

Army Posts, Cherokees, NASCAR, World War II and Robert E. Lee

JUNE 14, 2020

**  Fort Bragg, named after a Confederate general,  will consider changing its name.

**  In reversal, the Pentagon open to stripping the names of Confederate generals off Fort Hood, other posts.

**  Cherokee Nation removes Confederate statues.

**  Sen. Heinrich:  Remove Confederate names from military bases.

**  Robert Gates joins call for Army bases named after Confederate leaders to be renamed.

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JUNE 15, 2010

**  For black NASCAR fans, the Confederate flag ban is welcome but long overdue.  (I sure didn't know there were black NASCAR fans.  And guess who they pull for if there are any?)

**  Why the Confederate flag flew during World War II.

**  House minority leader wants to end tax support for Confederate Park.  (Alabama.  He is a Democrat.  I'm surprised he doesn't want it torn down.  You know how Democrats are.)

**  CNN Tapper:  'Stop honoring traitors and terrorists' with careers as Confederate generals.  (Imagine someone from CNN saying something like this.  I am shocked.)

**  How did Robert E. Lee feel about Confederate monuments?

--Old Secesh

15 Days Until Virginia's Confederate Statue Orgy

Yep, folks, just 15 days until Virginia gets to "legally" go on its state sanctioned tear-down of Confederate statues, and I know Richmond and Charlottesville are really anticipating that.  It will be cause for a great party with all sorts of cheering, hand-clapping and back-slapping.  There will be so much joy for some.

I wonder how many other statues will be coming down in the state between July 1 and July 4?

Every Southern state is having the repulsive Confederate Hate virus, but Virginia, the former capital of the Confederacy, especially so.

The whole state is now on my boycott list as a result, which, as a Civil War buff, is difficult with all the battlefields there.  Plus, traditionally, I stop in Wytheville, Virginia, for gas on my way to North Carolina as this is the cheapest gas during the whole trip.  Next time, I will wait until I get to North Carolina to fill up.

Plus, I was planning on driving the Crooked Road for that experience.  And, if you've been following my Tattooed On Your Soul:  World War II blog, I've been writing about Bedford, Virginia, and its role as America's World War II City because 19 of its 34 sons died on D-Day.  I won't be visiting it for  now.

Just some of the things I will be missing about Virginia (but not that horrific traffic gridlock in the northern part of the state between D.C. and Virginia).

All that will have to wait until I find a way to forgive Virginia for its transgressions.

So Sad.  But, No Money From Me.  --Old Secesh

Of Flags, Schools and An Intelligent Look at the Statue Question

January 26, 2020

**  District plans Confederate flag apparel after complaint.  (Colchester, Connecticut.   The parent of a bi-racial student said that a classmate had showed him a sweatshirt with a Confederate flag on it.  All it took was her complaint.  I sure wish I had that much power.)

Of interest.  The Norwich (Connecticut) Bulletin had an online poll asking respondents should offensive apparel, like shirts with a Confederate flag, be banned in school districts.  77% said yes, 23% said no.  I don't know how scientific this is.

**  Alumni sue after Virginia school drops Confederate General's name.   (Washington Lee High School in Arlington County is now Washington Liberty High School.  Again, I am in favor of changing the name of any Confederate-named school if the majority of the students are  Blacks.

**  Letter:  Let monument go to a museum.  (Salisbury, N.C.)

**  Editorial:  Battle of the statues will not end well.(Fredericksburg, Va.)  The Editorial Staff makes a good point.  In other words, if the Confederate statues come down because some find them offensive, then that opens the door for these to come down.  What about statues of:

Founding Fathers--  any one who owned slaves
John F. Kennedy--  sexual relations
Franklin D. Roosevelt--  Thousands of Japanese people forced to relocation centers during WW II.
Harry Truman--  Atom bomb
Union Soldiers--  What they did in the occupied Confederacy
U.S. soldiers--  Any number of things they did in war time.
Martin Luther King Jr--

I would like to add these to the list of things Martin Luther King Jr. had:  sexual relations, violence where he went, the way Blacks responded to his assassination with riots, burning, looting.

Finally, some Words of Wisdom out of Virginia.

We Could Be Opening a Real Can of Worms.  --Old Secesh

Things to Know About Pearl Harbor

Well, more than five.

From the December 7, 2019, Kankakee (Illinois) Daily Journal "Five things to know about Pearl harbor."

**  The attack destroyed or damaged  about 20 Navy ships and more than 300 planes.

**  Drydocks and airfields were likewise destroyed.

**  2,403 sailors and soldiers and civilians were killed.

**  Nearly all the battleships at Pearl Harbor were significantly damaged:  Maryland, West Virginia, California, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Tennessee were either sunk of badly damaged.  All, however, were raised and repaired and fought.  The USS Arizona and Oklahoma were both sunk and never fought again.

**  Despite this,the U.S. Pacific Fleet was not knocked out of the war..

**  The Japanese failed to destroy the most important onshore facilities:  oil storage depots,  repair shops, shipyards and submarine yards.  As a result, the U.S. was able to rebound rather quickly.

**  Unexpected American reaction.  The attack united the country with a desire to go to war,

**  When FDR asked for a declaration of war the next day,  Congress was just one vote shy of unanimous, with Rep. Jeannette Rankin of Montana voting against it (she had also voted against the WW I declaration).  She said, "As a woman I can't go to war, and I refuse to send anyone else."

--GreGen