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Fort Polk Army Base in Vernon Parish, LA | MilitaryBases.com

 

FORT JOHNSON, La. — A U.S. Army base in western Louisiana was renamed Tuesday to honor Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black hero of World War I who received the Medal of Honor nearly a century later.

 

Fort Johnson had previously been named after a Confederate commander, Leonidas Polk. The renaming 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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1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Naming a US military base after a U.S. military hero.

 

Entirely appropriate.

 

Who could possibly object?!

Not me. Polk was an incompetent as a general, not sure why he deserved this honour.

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