by Jim Heath | Jun 18, 2020 | Headlines, Military, Race
The Naval Academy has initiated an investigation into racist tweets made by an account identified as a midshipman first class. Members of the Naval Academy community, and others outside of it, began sharing screenshots Monday of racist tweets made from an account...
by Jim Heath | Jun 16, 2020 | Headlines, Military, Race
Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he’s “OK” with renaming military bases such as Fort Bragg that are named after Confederate Army officers, declining to side with President Trump and other Republicans opposed to the move. The Kentucky senator said...
by Jim Heath | Jun 11, 2020 | Headlines, Military
The country’s top military official apologized today for taking part in President Trump’s walk across Lafayette Square for a photo op after the authorities used tear gas and rubber bullets to clear the area of peaceful protesters. “I should not have been there,” Gen....
by Jim Heath | Jun 11, 2020 | Headlines, Military, Race
Retired Army General David Petraeus, one of the most senior US military commanders of the post-9/11 era, says the names of Confederate “traitors” should be removed from U.S. military bases. The former CIA Director wrote in The Atlantic that “it is...
by Jim Heath | Jun 8, 2020 | Headlines, Military
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy is now “open” to renaming the service’s 10 bases and facilities that are named after Confederate leaders in a reversal of the service’s previous position. Defense Secretary Mark Esper also supports the discussion,...
by Jim Heath | Jun 7, 2020 | Headlines, Military
The U.S. Marine Corps has issued detailed directives about removing and banning public displays of the Confederate battle flag at Marine installations — an order that extended to such items as mugs, posters and bumper stickers. “Current events are a stark reminder...
