Gums,
My beef is not with Novosel being one of the people having a base named after them.....it is the reason behind it that chafes my butt.
Fort Bliss was named for a LtCol who participated in removing the Cherokee and Seminole Indians to the Indian Territories....and he gets a pass.
I could go down a list of bases that are named after people with similar "racist" backgrounds.
Do we re-name Washington as Ol'George owned Slaves?
How about Fort Sam Houston .....he was very much into owning Slaves and supporting Slavery.....and Fort Sam Houston is the Army Medical Training Base in Texas.
We have colleges and universities named for Slave Owners....and for Confederate Officers....so should they change their names too?