Posted on 08/16/2017 4:05:37 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Navy official: Ship name honoring Confederate victory unlikely to change
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz 4 hours ago
As America churns through a bloody debate over the place Confederate monuments occupy in the modern day United States, a Navy cruiser named in honor of a Confederate Civil War victory is unlikely to see its named changed, a service official said Wednesday.
The guided-missile cruiser Chancellorsville was commissioned in 1989 and derives its name from an 1863 battle considered to be the greatest victory of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
The Navy named several vessels in honor of the Confederacy throughout the 20th century, including the submarine Robert E. Lee, the Stonewall Jackson and submarine tenders named after a Confederate boat and its commander.
But a Navy official speaking on the condition of anonymity Wednesday said that even though the Chancellorsville is named after a Confederate victory, the name comes from a battle, not an individual, and soldiers on both sides died.
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During the pre-election speeches, Michelle said Barak has a lot of work to do change our history and traditions. Congratulations to the Establishment in Washington DC for achieving that goal.
Here in the northeast libs are going to be very disappointed as many of their streets and schools are renamed; every state here was settled at least 300 years ago, had legalized slavery, and has the names of founding fathers (national and local) on many streets/schools.
Now that the “Russian Collusion” conspiracy theory has been debunked the leftists Democrats, their MSM flying monkeys, and RINOs have started up a new “controversy” with ANTIFA. God I hate them.
Suits need to be filed demanding to know the cost to the taxpayers to move the monuments and rename everything. If course, it would do no good if the public is not informed. Don’t be sure if Trump’s Twitter account is cancelled.
This country has already spent billions buying off the permanent welfare class; I see your point, but nobody in government is going to say something is too expensive for our self-anointed lowest caste.
Every major Army installation south of the Mason Dixon line is named for a confederate general. Fort Hood, Fort Jackson, Fort Benning, Fort Lee, Fort Rucker....
It’s bad luck to rename a boat/ship.
How about Ft. Bragg, named after Braxton Bragg? I’m not advocating that. But I’d gladly advocate the renaming of all those Robert Byrd buildings, etc., in West Virginia.
Brice’s Crossroads.
Destruction of our history ping list. I think this will be
a high volume ping list. Please let me know if you want on
or off the list.
Lee considered a victory that cost him Thomas Jackson sorely bought.
I thought Ft Hood was named after the KKK hoods that democrats like to wear.
Rename the sub “Jimmy Carter”.
He was/is a racist.
Maybe even sink the sub!
How about Ft. Bragg? Shut it down!
At some point, they will want to change the names of Jacksonville, Jackson, Leesburg, and any other towns and cities named for Confederates or slave owners......................
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