Commission finds 1,100 Confederate-linked DoD assets that could cost $62.5M to remove
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Commission finds 1,100 Confederate-linked DoD assets that could cost $62.5M to remove
(Stars & Stripes) More than 1,100 Defense Department assets have been identified as honoring the Confederacy and it could cost roughly $62.5 million to rename all of them, according to the commission tasked with examining the issue.
Members of the congressionally mandated Naming Commission said Tuesday that the group has finished its report and briefed the House and Senate Armed Services committees on its findings. The third — and final — section of the report will be available soon to the public. It focuses on the final costs associated with renaming all assets that the group identified — a number that has increased since the commission began its work — and all recommendations associated with assets not covered by the previous two sections.
The first two sections outlined the renaming of the nine Army bases that bear Confederate-linked names, which is expected to cost about $21 million, and the second focused on the U.S. Military Academy and the Naval Academy, which will cost about $451,000.
“Our goal was to inspire everyone in the Department of Defense, local communities and the nation with names that have meaning…Read the rest
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