When the 90 soldiers from the 16th Field Services Company arrived home at Fort Lee on Tuesday after 15 months in Iraq, they moved into barracks built in 1951. "This is what they came into," said ...

Fort Lee, which is currently named after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, was built about 25 miles south of Richmond, Virginia, in 1917 after the U.S. declared war on Germany during World War I.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The final decision on the recommendations for the new names of three U.S. army bases — Fort Lee, Fort Pickett and Fort Hill — in Virginia has been announced.. T he ...

Rep. Wesley Hunt argued against removing confederate names from military bases during an appearance on"Real Time" Friday, ...

The U.S. Army garrison in Central Virginia once known as Fort Lee was renamed Fort Gregg-Adams on Thursday, honoring two Black former officers who helped pave the way for more racial inclusivity ...

Among those changed in April 2023 was Fort Lee in Prince George County, whose title memorialized Confederate Gen. Robert E.

A sign marks one of the entrances of the U.S. Army base Fort Lee in 2021 in Petersburg, Virginia. Virginia’s Fort Lee, named after Confederate leader Robert E. Lee, will be renamed Fort Gregg ...

Fort Lee will revert to its original name after being briefly named Fort Gregg-Adams. The new Fort Lee will be named after Private Fitz Lee, a Buffalo Soldier and Medal of Honor recipient.

Lee received his Medal of Honor while he was in the hospital at Fort Bliss, Texas. His health declined quickly after the rescue mission, with severely limited vision, swollen limbs, and abdominal pain ...

For example, Fitz Lee was born in Dinwiddie County in central Virginia, while Robert E. Lee was born in Westmoreland County, part of Virginia’s Northern Neck and more than 100 miles from Dinwiddie.

Fort Lee will revert to its original name after being briefly named Fort Gregg-Adams. The new Fort Lee will be named after Private Fitz Lee, a Buffalo Soldier and Medal of Honor recipient.

For example, Fitz Lee was born in Dinwiddie County in central Virginia, while Robert E. Lee was born in Westmoreland County, part of Virginia’s Northern Neck and more than 100 miles from Dinwiddie.