Update on the battle streamers initiative
It's time for everyone to get involved---what can YOU do?
When the Trump Administration took office, the national office of the Sons of Confederate Veterans sent out a message, on February 12th, about base renamings. Here is part of that message; the emphasis is in the original:
We need to keep President Trump, VP Vance, and Secretary of Defense Hegseth on our side. Derogatory remarks…will not aid our effort. Here is what you can do to help.
As much as we want the names of the bases changed back to their original names that will take an Act of Congress because Congress passed Legislation in 2021 to change the names. Correcting these tragedies will require Congressional Legislation. The new administration in Washington is rejecting the Woke ideology. This provides us an opportunity to launch a counterattack against the Woke ideologues who attacked our Southern Heritage. If we act decisively, we can restore Military Base names, once again allow Southern National Guard Units to display unit battle honors won during the “Civil War,” and restore the Arlington Reconciliation Monument.
I read this to mean that SCV national has determined that at least some Congressional action is needed, to remedy the excesses of the Naming Commission. One of the best ways to do that is to amend the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, or “NDAA.”
The NDAA funds the Defense Department. It is one of those big omnibus bills that Congress passes every year, because it HAS to. Otherwise, the DOD would stop functioning worldwide. So, lots of Congresscritters tack controversial legislation on…
WHAT CAN I DO???