The US Army said Tuesday it will restore the names of seven Army bases that previously honored Confederate leaders. “We are ...

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The Trump Administration is skirting a federal law by finding new namesakes for the bases with the same last names as ...

Jim McCloughan, drafted into the Army to fight, was awarded its highest honor. Now, he's sharing the lessons from the ...

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SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs today returned a lost Purple Heart medal to the grandson of a World War II veteran who earned it while ...

Fort Hood was changed to Fort Cavazos in honor of Gen. Richard Cavazos, the Army’s first Hispanic four-star, who served in ...

Fort Rucker is back. But this time it’s not named for Confederate Colonel Edmund Rucker but for World War I Capt. Edward W. Rucker, a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross. Rucker doesn’t have ...

The Army post, originally named for Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood, was renamed in 2023 to honor Richard E. Cavazos, America's first Hispanic 4-star general.

Two years ago, Fort Hood in Central Texas was changed to Fort Cavazos in honor of Gen. Richard Cavazos, the Army’s first ...

To restore the original names of the additional seven bases, the Army again found service members with the same last names as the Confederates they were originally named for.