You Vote: The battle over military bases with Confederate names

You weigh in on the pressure to rename installations honoring Confederate war figures.

Published: June 12, 2020 7:26am

Updated: June 12, 2020 11:07am

From Fort Bragg to Fort Hood, a growing number of lawmakers and military leaders are getting behind efforts to rename military installations honoring Confederate leaders.

The GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee, in fact, approved an amendment to rename military bases in a closed-door session this week, one of many responses to racial insensitivity concerns in the aftermath of George Floyd's death in the custody of Minneapolis police.

President Trump said he strongly opposes such re-namings.

You weigh in.

Should Confederate names be removed from military installations in the aftermath of George Floyd's death?

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