Among the many widely controversial actions of the Biden administration was the decision to rename a slate of military bases located across the United States.
This week, the US Army confirmed that seven such institutions are now officially going to be known by their previous names.
While they will all now match their pre-Biden identities, they will not all honor the Confederate military figures they were initially named after.
As the Washington Times reported:
Fort Pickett in Virginia, renamed Fort Barfoot under Mr. Biden, was originally named for Confederate General George Pickett.
ADVERTISEMENTIt will now honor 1st Lt. Vernon W. Pickett, a World War II soldier who destroyed Nazi positions with grenades in France. He was later captured by the Germans but escaped and made it back to his unit. Lt. Pickett was later killed in combat and awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
Fort Hood, renamed Fort Cavazos under Mr. Biden, is Fort Hood again, but this time in honor of Col. Richard B. Hood, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I.
Army officials on Tuesday said then-Capt. Richard Hood directed artillery fire under intense German machine gun attacks. After his gun crew was lost to enemy fire, he reorganized and returned fire within minutes, restoring combat capability. The Army post in Texas had originally been named for Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood.
Fort Gordon, Fort Eisenhower under Mr. Biden, is back, this time in honor of Master Sgt. Gary Gordon, who received a posthumous Medal of Honor for valor during the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, better known as “Black Hawk Down.”
News of the restored names quickly began to spread via social media:
#BREAKING: President Trump just announced he is RESTORING the names of military bases which received woke name changes
Fort Pickett
Fort Hood
Fort Gordon
Fort Polk
Fort A.P. Hill
Fort Robert E. LeeALL being restored!
LEFTIST TEARS INCOMING pic.twitter.com/GoWvdWaAau
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 10, 2025
BREAKING: President Trump is RESTORING the names of multiple U.S. military bases:
• Fort Pickett
• Fort Hood
• Fort Gordon
• Fort Rucker
• Fort Polk
• Fort A.P. Hill
• Fort Robert E. LeeWelcome back
pic.twitter.com/bxlzemDtXg
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 10, 2025
Surely Democrats support their heroes being restored?
— capifico22 (@capifico22) June 11, 2025
Fox News also covered the latest development:
“For a little breaking news,” Trump said during a speech at Fort Bragg, “we are also going to be restoring the names to Fort Pickett, Fort Hood, Fort Gordon, Fort Rucker, Fort Polk, Fort A.P. Hill, and Fort Robert E. Lee.”
The crowd erupted in cheers and Trump continued: “We won a lot of battles out of those forts. It’s no time to change. And I’m superstitious. You know, I like to keep it going, right? I’m very superstitious. We want to keep it going.”
The seven bases were renamed in 2023 under a Pentagon directive carried out by the Biden administration, following a 2021 law passed by Congress.
ADVERTISEMENTIn response to Trump’s announcement, the U.S. Army released a statement defending the original decision. “The Army will take all necessary actions to change the names of seven Army installations in honor of heroic Soldiers who served in conflicts ranging from the Civil War to the Battle of Mogadishu,” the statement said. “Five of them received the Medal of Honor, three received the Distinguished Service Cross and one received the Silver Star.”
Here’s a full clip of Trump’s remarks at Fort Bragg:
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