A federal panel announced this week it has received more than 34,000 recommendations for renaming Fort Benning, Fort Gordon and other military installations, roads and vessels that are named after Confederate officers or that commemorate the Confederacy.
The Naming Commission stopped soliciting ideas online Wednesday and is now working on a report of its recommendations it will present to Congress by October of next year.
Some of the suggestions for Fort Benning include: Alwyn Cashe, Henry Flipper, Felix Hall, George C. Marshall, Hal and Julie Moore, Colin Powell and Ralph Puckett Jr.
America’s military bases, the panel says on its website, should “appropriately reflect the courage, values and sacrifices of our diverse military men and women, with consideration given to the local or regional significance of names and their potential to inspire and motivate our service members.”
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