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Step into a DFAC (Dining Facility or cafeteria) on an Army post and you may overhear a soldier talk about the FOB (Forward Operating Base) they were at during their last deployment and whether the air conditioner worked in their CHU (Containerized Housing Unit or trailer.)  And now there’s this tongue twister: CNIDODCCSAAPWSVCSA. It refers to the just-formed “Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense that Commemorates the Confederate States of America or Any Person Who Served Voluntarily with the Confederate States of America.” Lawmakers mandated the commission to eradicate symbols linked to the Confederacy from U.S. military installations, including changing the names of historic Army posts like Fort Bragg, N.C.; Fort Benning, Ga.; and Fort Hood in Texas. The eight members were sworn-in on March 2, 2021 during their first virtual meeting. Pentagon officials said they discussed the organization and their duties. They are required to brief Congress on th

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