Triumphant generals become national heroes and are publicly honored in different ways. From statutes to buildings their names destined to be carried on for future generations to admire.
Which brings us too today.
U.S. Army bases have a tradition of being named after famous generals.
However, something happened over the years (You guessed it - racism) and some military bases were named after traitorous generals.
In other words, Confederate generals from the Civil War were honored, instead of Union generals. The Lost Cause of the South was being honored in nine military bases. The irony was as thick as a brick.
That's changed.
The congressional commission overseeing the removal of Confederate names from military bases released a list of potential new names on Wednesday.
The commission received over 34,000 recommendations during a public comment period to rename the nine Army bases.
That list has been narrowed down to 87 potential names. The commission, Army base leaders, and the local communities will send their recommendations to Congress by Oct.1.
The Pentagon will have until early 2024 to carry out the commission's suggestions.
It's never too late to right a wrong.
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