‘Frustrated’ Vietnam veterans force reversal of Charlie Kirk highway naming

Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA decision to name a section of a Tennessee highway after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was reversed following objections from Vietnam veterans. State Route 386, long known as Vietnam Veterans Boulevard, was initially also designated the Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway after his assassination last September. Sumner County Commissioner Jeremy Mansfield announced the reversal, stating that veterans were "angry and frustrated" about the shared designation and had not been consulted. The Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway designation has been relocated to Long Hollow Pike in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, to honor Kirk without conflicting with the veterans' memorial. Republican State Representative Johnny Garrett was responsible for the state bill that initially designated the highway section for Kirk. In fullSigns for Charlie Kirk Memorial highway to be moved after Vietnam veterans objections to sharing the roadMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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