Navy orders removal of Confederate flag; Army bases may be renamed – By Christen McCurdy (UPI) / June 9 2020
June 9 (UPI) — Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday announced Tuesday that he has directed staff to begin preparing an order that would prohibit the Confederate battle flag from all public spaces and work areas aboard Navy installations, ships, aircraft and submarines.
Also on Tuesday, Army leadership expressed an openness to renaming posts named in honor of the Confederacy.
“The order is meant to ensure unit cohesion, preserve good order and discipline, and uphold the Navy’s core values of honor, courage and commitment,” Gilday wrote on Twitter Tuesday.
On Monday an Army official told POLITICO that the service is “open” to renaming the service’s 10 bases and facilities that are named after Confederate leaders, and Tuesday Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley endorsed efforts to “explore the issue” of renaming those 10 bases.
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