Report summarizing the recommendations of The Naming Commission's findings regarding army bases as mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which mandates the removal of names, symbols, displays, monuments and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America. "Part 1 of the three-part Naming Commission Final Report .... recommends new names for nine military bases (Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Fort Polk, Louisiana; Fort Benning and Fort Gordon in Georgia; and Fort A. P. Hill, Fort Lee and Fort Pickett in Virginia), the disposition of all Confederacy-affiliated and named …
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The Naming Commission - Final Report to Congress, Part I: United States Army Bases
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The Naming Commission: Final Report to Congress
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Naming Commission Final Report: Part 1
Description
Report summarizing the recommendations of The Naming Commission's findings regarding army bases as mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which mandates the removal of names, symbols, displays, monuments and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America. "Part 1 of the three-part Naming Commission Final Report .... recommends new names for nine military bases (Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Fort Polk, Louisiana; Fort Benning and Fort Gordon in Georgia; and Fort A. P. Hill, Fort Lee and Fort Pickett in Virginia), the disposition of all Confederacy-affiliated and named Department of Defense assets on those bases, and additional guidance for the nine bases." [Executive Summary, Page 2]
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103 p. ; col. ill.
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Table of Contents: Executive Summary - Preface - Introduction - Methodology -- Renaming, Removal, and Naming Criteria -- Asset Inventories and Cost Estimates -- Renaming Assets and Removal Plan -- Local Sensitivities -- Grave Markers -- Museums -- Selecting the Recommended Base Names -- Selected the Final Recommended Base Names - Base Name Recommendations -- Message from the Chair -- Fort Benning -- Fort Bragg -- Fort Gordon -- Fort A.P. Hill -- Fort Hood -- Fort Lee -- Fort Pickett -- Fort Polk -- Fort Rucker -- Cost Assessment -- Other Recommendations - Appendices & Notes -- Appendix A: Section 1749, NDAA FY20 -- Appendix B: Section 370, NDAA FY21 -- Appendix C: Base Renaming Finalists -- Appendix D: Base Renaming Semi-Finalists -- Appendix E: Base Renaming Candidate Pool -- Appendix F: Confederacy-Affiliated Asset Inventory (for nine Army bases only) -- Notes
Website documenting the work of the Naming Commission, including their final report and recommendations regarding Department of Defense assets (e.g., names, symbols, displays, monuments, or paraphernalia) that commemorate the efforts of the Confederate army and any costs associated with changing them.
United States. Naming Commission.The Naming Commission - Final Report to Congress, Part I: United States Army Bases,
report,
August 2022;
Washington, D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2285378/:
accessed June 7, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.