U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy is open to renaming military bases named after Confederate generals, an issue getting increased attention in recent weeks amid nationwide protests against police brutality and racism following the death of George Floyd, Fox News has learned. U.S. Army installations named after Confederate generals include Fort Benning in Georgia and Fort Bragg in North Carolina. The branch had indicated earlier this year it was opposed to the idea after the Marine Corps announced this past April it was banning Confederate flags from its installations. In a message delivered to the Army last week, McCarthy wrote that his views on the matter had evolved amid nationwide protests. And because your Army is a reflection of American society, those divisions live in the Army as well,” McCarthy wrote in a joint statement with Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville and Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston.

Source: Fox News June 09, 2020 00:56 UTC