Louisiana's Fort Polk was renamed Fort Johnson on Tuesday to cut ties with Confederate figures and to honor World War I hero Sgt. William Henry Johnson, who served in the all-Black 369th U.S. Infantry Regiment.
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Washington (CNN) — The US Army on Tuesday will officially rename Louisiana’s Fort Polk military base, the latest US military installation to be redesignated as part of an effort to
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN
Washington (CNN) The US Army on Tuesday will officially rename Louisiana’s Fort Polk military base, the latest US military installation to be redesignated as part of an effort to strip Confederate leaders of the honor.
The base will be retitled Joint Readiness Training C