Virginia’s Fort A.P. Hill has been renamed Fort Walker as part of ongoing Biden Administration actions to remove names associated with the Confederacy from U.S. military installations, Richmond Channel 6 News reported. The renaming pays tribute to Dr. Mary Walker, a dedicated volunteer nurse and doctor during the Civil War who was ineligible to serve as a physician due to her gender, the news report said.
“What a fitting tribute that today we designate this installation Fort Walker, the only installation in the Army named solely for a woman,” Major Gen. Trevor Bredenkamp said at the renaming ceremony, the news report said.
Brig. Gen. Mary Krueger said that one’s gender should not hinder their aspirations or impact. Retired Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg, after whom Fort Gregg-Adams was named, said Dr. Walker’s family deserved to see her honored in this way.
With this ceremony, all three military bases in Virginia that were previously named after Confederate figures have now completed their name changes, the news report said.
Tom Jones, President of the American Accountability Foundation, has accused President Biden of following a “woke” agenda in the military. Jones criticized Biden’s appointment of what he sees as “woke advocates” to senior military positions in an Aug. 21 tweet, creating potential conflicts between social considerations and the primary mission of the armed forces, in his view, the Daily Signal reported on Aug. 22.
