Senate Bill to Purge Confederate Names from U.S. Military Could Affect Two Navy Ships

USS Chancellorsville (CG-62), USNS Maury (T-AGS-66) US Navy Photos

Two Navy ships with names tied to the Confederacy could be affected by new legislation from the Senate that seeks to purge those names from U.S. military bases and installations.

Prompted by the ongoing national unrest following the death of George Floyd, the Pentagon and Congress have launched new efforts to curb Confederate iconography in the military.

The bipartisan language in the Senate’s version of the National Defense...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/12/senate-bill-to-purge-confederate-names-from-u-s-military-could-affect-two-navy-ships

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