Fort Rucker will be renamed for Michael Novosel Sr., of Enterprise. He was a military aviator for more than 40 years and received the highest military honor for his service in Vietnam.
The new naming recommendations are expected to be formally announced later today. ABC is reporting Fort Bragg will be renamed Fort Liberty. Fort Hood will be named after Richard E. Cavazos, the first Latino to reach the rank of a four-star general in the Army. Fort Gordon will be named for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Army general who led allied forces in Europe during WWII before becoming president.
Fort Pickett will be named named after Van Barfoot, who received the Medal of Honor for his service in WWII and is of Native American descent. Fort A.P. Hill will be renamed for Dr. Mary Walker, a Medal of Honor recipient for her service during the Civil War. Fort Benning will be renamed after Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, a decorated soldier whose time in Vietnam is recounted in the movie, “We Were Soldiers.
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