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Fort Lee, an army base in Virginia named after a Confederate general, was renamed to Fort Gregg-Adams to honor two Black officers who served in the U.S. Army. It's one of nine Army installations that will be renamed this year.

At 94 years old, Lt. Gen. Gregg is the only living person in the Army’s history to have an Army base named after him, according to the

Adams, in the foreground, and Capt. Abbie N. Campbell inspect a contingent of the Women's Army Corps shortly after their arrival in England on Feb. 15, 1945. Retired Lt. Gen. Gregg in the ballroom of the Lee Club at Fort Lee. Gregg is the first recipient and namesake of the Army's Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Gregg Sustainment Leadership Award, which recognizes individuals who have made significant and measurable contributions to Army sustainment operations.

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