Fort Pickett, an Army base in Virginia named after Confederate Gen. George Pickett, was renamed Fort Barfoot on Friday in honor of Col. Van Barfoot, a Native American World War II hero. It was the first of nine bases set to be renamed this year. nyti.ms/40zSCxX
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@nytpolitics We don’t want to celebrate people who systematically enslaved people and continue to celebrate their “history”
@nytpolitics THIS WILL MAKE OUR FORCES MORE EFFECTIVE LETHAL
@nytpolitics These Fascists think they can erase history like the Fascists before them.
@nytpolitics My mom would be proud of the positive changes in the South! Thank You but we have much more to do! 🇺🇸