Army Renames Louisiana Base for Black WWI Hero Who Received Medal of Honor
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The renaming of Fort Polk to Fort Johnson in Louisiana is part of the U.S. military's efforts to address historic racial injustice -- work that included changing the names of nine Army posts that commemorated Confederate officers.
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The US Army has officially renamed Fort Polk as Fort Johnson, the latest US military facility to be redesignated as part of a move to strip Confederate leaders of the honor.
The renaming of Fort Polk to Fort Johnson in Louisiana is part of the U.S. military's efforts to address historic racial injustice -- work that included changing the names of nine Army posts that commemorated Confederate officers.
The US Army on Tuesday will officially rename Louisiana’s Fort Polk military base, the latest US military installation to be redesignated as part of an effort to strip Confederate leaders of the honor.
Fort Polk in Louisiana is being renamed Tuesday for a black U.S. soldier during World War I who received a Purple Heart and Medal of Honor posthumously.
Washington (CNN) — The US Army on Tuesday officially renamed Louisiana’s Fort Polk as Fort Johnson, the latest US military installation to be redesignated as part of an effort to strip Confederate leaders of the honor.
Fort Polk in Louisiana is being renamed Tuesday for a black U.S. soldier during World War I who received a Purple Heart and Medal of Honor posthumously […]
The U.S. Army formally renamed a Louisiana base to honor a Black soldier awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War I and to strip away the name of a Confederate commander.
Fort Pork was rebranded as Fort Johnson in honor of William Henry Johnson — who received the Medal of Honor nearly a century after serving on the front lines of France.
Louisiana's Fort Polk became Fort Johnson, the latest Army base to replace its Confederate name. It now honors a soldier who earned a Medal of Honor a century after the night that made him a hero.
