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Fort Polk

American  

noun

  1. a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in W central Louisiana, SW of Alexandria.


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Fort Polk in Louisiana will be the next installation to change its name June 13 to Fort Johnson, in honor of Sgt.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023

She planned on a career as a military dentist, and there are no indications anyone in her unit based at Fort Polk, Louisiana, saw her as a controversial figure in any way.

From Salon • May 8, 2022

But duties change, and by the time Jackson turned 1, his family had moved to Fort Polk, La. At 6, the family moved back to Germany for another two years.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2021

More woodpecker homes were destroyed in the 85,500-acre Vernon Unit of Kisatchie National Forest, where most of the birds lived near the Fort Polk Army Base.

From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2020

Sims, who is black, said that when he returned from the war, he was assigned to Louisiana’s Fort Polk, which is named after a Confederate general.

From Washington Post • Jun. 12, 2020

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